Denise Bester: Rubbish good for building your house 4:00AM Monday Jul 06, 2009 | Wasted Resource? | People have been building dwellings for over 14,000 years, largely using materials accessible in their immediate environments. Whether that be wood, stone, clay, reeds, or ice, the practice ha...
Seven proven policies that will help build a cleaner planet | ON July 9, the leaders of the world's largest economies will meet in L'Aquila, Italy, at the Major Economies Forum to discuss progress towards a new global climate agreement. In six months, a deal is supposed to be struck in Copenhagen, s...
Building supply company refocuses amid Chapter 11 | A Houston-based building supply company that during the real estate boom expanded into what are now some of the worst-hit housing markets in the country has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. | Bison Building Materials, which dis...
Plan afoot to make buildings disabled-friendly | Galal Fakkar | Arab News | DISABILITY DEBATE: JCCI Chairman Muhammad Al-Fadhl, center, Secretary-General Mustafa Sabri, right, and Muhammad Badugaish participating in the workshop at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Saturday...
Noli bares blueprint for nation building VICE President Noli “Kabayan” De Castro may be coy about his intentions in 2010, but he has a blueprint for nation building. It appears that he is ready with his governance framework should he decide to run. | ...
Job slump hits migrants most The Australian| AUSTRALIAN-BORN workers have been shielded from the worst of the global recession, as employers have mainly ...
Precious and base metals prospects uncertain as China grows and West contracts
