SAICE Western Cape is saddened to hear of the passing of Emeritus Professor George Ekama, who passed away at the age of 73 on Sunday 19 February.
He obtained his BSc degree, a postgraduate diploma and a PhD degree in Engineering, all from the University of Cape Town (UCT). From 1978, he worked as a Research Officer at UCT…
SAICE has begun regular engagements with the City of Cape Town on matters relating to civil engineering and service delivery in the City. Our objective is to listen to the City and the respective challenges they experience and identify opportunities for SAICE to support the City.
We have held two engagements with the City to date and both have been quite insightful and informative. Matters addressed to date include…
On Wednesday 4 May, the SAICE Stellenbosch Student Chapter and Civil Engineering Laboratory Managers lead engineering students on a tour through the Civil Engineering Laboratories
This was the first time that many of the students had seen the facilities of the Civil Engineering Department…
Stephen Luger, a technical director at PRDW, addressed the branch on his topic “The Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Erosion and Flooding”. It was an excellent presentation drawing on his significant experience in coastal engineering and the impact climate change would have on it.
If you missed the presentation and would like to listen to it, Stephen has kindly provided a video recording of the presentation which you can access here.
SAICE: Notes on WCPDF activities – 4 June 2022
Provincial Planning & Development Forum
The most recent meeting was held on 3 June. Unfortunately, I joined very late, but it seemed that the 26/27 May WCPDF Conference had a heavy influence on the discussion…
Western Cape Property Development Forum (WCPDF)
Conference: 26 and 27 May in the CTICC. From Surviving to Thriving
Really well organised and an interesting array of speakers.
Mancom Meeting 12 April:
• One Lisa from a township development firm quoted as having said that the real heroes in the housing crisis are the micro-developers.
• WCG Economic War Room has gone quiet.
The SAICE Western Cape AGM was held on Wednesday 20th November 2019 at the Athenaeum in Newlands.
The finals of SAICE WC’s inaugural MERIT competition took place on 10 October 2019 at Aurecon. After eight weeks spent battling it out in the Early Years of the competition, the top six teams came together for six hotly contested final rounds.
The Brunel International Lecture series was established in 1999 in memory of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), one of the world’s most respected pioneering engineers. Each lecturer is chosen by the International Committee for his or her contribution to civil engineering. It is also a forum to strengthen the links between ICE and the engineering institutions both in the UK and abroad.
On the 2nd of October 2019, the SAICE UCT Student Chapter hosted the 10th Annual Cocktail Evening in the New Engineering Building at UCT. The primary aim of this event is to expose civil engineering students to developments in industry…
John Anderson considers the design of pedestrian bridges to be urban design because they form part of the urban landscape. John, together with his SMEC colleagues, Maja Wilson and Jonathan Adams, presented to SAICE members on Wednesday 18 September the recent addition to the V&A Waterfront’s landscape – the V&A Swing Bridge.
On 17 July 2019 the branch hosted David Ramsey, a civil engineer and qualified coach, who shared some his insights related to experiential leadership and management development in the engineering environment. The talk was run as an interactive workshop covering the basic theory behind leadership styles, motivating people, the role of a manager and driving change.
Eight brave teams have spent the last 8 weeks battling out the first rounds of SAICE WC’s first local MERIT competition. MERIT is a construction simulation game in which teams of up to 6 people work together to make decisions as managers of a fictitious construction company. It’s a great way for young professionals to learn about the intricacies involved in running a business, strategy and teamwork. The top six teams will be competing in the finals at Aurecon on 10 October.
The year got off to a roaring start with a presentation on the challenges of big infrastructure projects. We held the water competition. We are currently involved with the planning of the Bridge building competition and the Regional awards evening. Look out for communication regarding the two events.
We must be grateful that the inflow to the dams providing Cape Town’s water was “normal” for weeks 21 to 27, dam levels hitting 44% at the end of June, 59% by mid-August and 74.2% on 25 September…
“You can shake and shake the ketchup bottle, first none ‘ll come and then a lot ‘l” – not that Byron…
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