Nelson Mandela University Construction Management

04/10/2026

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123-year-old Corner House at 77 Commissioner Street, Joburg C*D, for sale for R117m - 8,000m2 mixed-use. First structure 1886 Beit's House corrugated iron/wood, then 2-storey 1893, current commissioned by Randlord Hermann Eckstein designed by Leck and Emley completed 1903 as Joburg's first skyscraper 9-10 storeys 38m tallest commercial building in SA then, steel frame designed in New York imported, stone from Warmbaths now Bela-Bela, copper bay windows, 493 windows, elevators, electric lighting, waterborne sanitation, marble stairs, teak parquet, basement fireproof strong rooms for gold storage. Housed Hermann Eckstein & Co, Central Mining and Investment Corp, Crown Mines from 1909, sold to Barclays 1964, declared national heritage monument 1999, acquired 2003 by Urban Ocean in disrepair and restored to offices, apartments, penthouse, coffee shop, parking, 3 elevators, events/film shoots. Marketed by Peak to Peak, proposal to convert two floors to 5-star boutique hotel with concept room done and rooftop to upmarket restaurant, close to retail and public transport.

01/10/2026

Professor John Smallwood, Emeritus Professor of Construction Management, will be delivering a presentation 'Preventing the collapse of buildings and structures: Is compliance the solution?' to the Master Builders Association Western Cape (MBAWC) Health & Safety Seminar, Cape Town, 7 October 2026.

For more information contact Shahieda Hendricks or Deon Bester:

[email protected]
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https://www.mbawc.org.za/events/ohs-seminar-2026-2

28/09/2026

Murray Selkirk, who has 42 years’ experience in the construction project environment, will present ‘Health and Safety ‘lessons learnt’ in various capacities in public entities and other stakeholders in the construction industry’ to the Association of Construction Health and Safety Management (ACHASM) Nelson Mandela Bay Metropole Chapter meeting, Port Elizabeth, Tuesday, 06 October 2026.

25/09/2026

Dr Brett Williams presented an overview of ‘Strata’ a new online HSE Risk Assessment database tool that incorporates 11 different types of risk assessments, to the Association of Construction Health and Safety Management (ACHASM) Nelson Mandela Bay Metropole Chapter meeting, Port Elizabeth, Tuesday, 01 September 2026.

The official launch of the platform will be on 29 September, 10:00 – 11:00. You can register at:

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24/09/2026

Fire forces evacuation of NMB municipal building:

Fire forces evacuation of NMB municipal building

23/09/2026

I meant to congratulate the lead author, Dr Jean-Pierre Basson, Head, Department of Architecture, and PhD (Construction Management), Nelson Mandela University graduate wrt the publication of 'A Seven-Step BIM Collaboration Model for AEC Education: Bridging Disciplinary Silos Through BIM Maturity Level 3 Implementation', Buildings, 2026, 16(7), 1282; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings16071282 on 24 March.

The growing implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) within the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries has placed increased pressure on higher education institutions to prepare graduates for interdisciplinary digital collaboration. In many emerging higher educatio...

21/09/2026

Gqeberha hotel refurbishment signals faith in city’s tourism potential:

A major refurbishment of the Courtyard Hotel forms part of City Lodge Hotels’ wider investment in its Gqeberha properties, while beachfront businesses are investing in infrastructure and security as t…

17/09/2026

The International Ergonomics Association (IEA) 2027 Congress will be staged in London, United Kingdom, 23 - 25 August 2027:

https://ergonomics.org.uk/events-calendar/iea2027.html

15/09/2026

https://businesstech.co.za/news/energy/875482/major-south-african-university-trying-not-to-pay-eskom-r60-million/

One of South Africa's biggest universities is cutting dependence on Eskom and trying to reduce its hefty electricity bill.

14/09/2026

I delivered two presentations to the International Conference on Sustainability, Engineering and Ecological Design for Society (SEEDS), London, United Kingdom, 1 - 3 September 2026.

The second paper was ‘Converting Inner-City Abandoned Buildings Into Residences’ co-authored with Prof Tirivavi Moyo and Khaya Panziso, Dept. of Quantity Surveying, Nelson Mandela University. The attached visuals include the cover and title plages, Causes of Abandoned Buildings, and Recommendations.