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This week’s Friday funny; ...a case study for expanding escalator capacity!
In the week where many delegates discussed the Maintenance of Engineering Infrastructure in Developing Countries in Gaborone, Botswana, the Development Bank released its study about the maintenance of infrastructure.
An expected shortage in water will force the government to implement demand-side-management (DSM) at a local level for water, the country has been warned.
DVD with pratical tips to prevent spreading diseases
Written by The newsdesk
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
DuPont Sustainable Solutions has released the DVD-based training series, "Infection Control In Long-Term Care: Protect Your Residents, Protect Yourself," a timely training program that addresses the unique challenge of disease-prevention in long-term care facilities.
A dispute between Egypt and upstream African nations has brought to the fore a long-standing controversy over who has rights to the waters of the Nile. The outcome could have profound consequences for the ecological health of the river and for one of the world’s largest tropical wetlands. One of the culprints is the High Dam in Aswan in Egypt.
With new public transport systems as the legacy of the FIFA 2010 World Cup it is expected that more people will make use of the various new systems, opening new opportunities for developers and facility managers.
Close to 40 stadiums were built or refurbished while South Africa got prepared for the FIFA 2010 World Cup and many times the question has been asked; how will these stadiums become sustainable? Use for the PSL season is the most likely solution. But with the start of the 2010-2011 season only one month away, several stadiums seem to miss the boat, including Ellis Park, Orlando Stadium and the Bidvest Wits stadium.
