New IESSA president appointed
The IESSA Cape Town branch’s 2014 AGM was held at Twenty Fifty, a growing, mixed-use work place where young entrepreneurs, designers, creators and non-profit organisations share, connect and grow. A new “alliance” was formed out of IESSA’s need for a venue and Twenty Fifty’s need for lighting. In exchange for the use of the […]
The South African Flameproof Association (SAFA) will host its annual symposium on 13 November 2014 at Graceland Casino, Secunda, and is inviting those interested in presenting papers to submit synopses on the theme, “Explosion prevention in hazardous areas”. Topics will include explosion prevention in mines; ATLs; protection type: Exi; dust ignition protection by enclosure […]
Speaking during the IESSA Durban Branch AGM, chairperson Dereck Currie said the branch had hosted presentations on safe houses; green innovations; building automation; waste management; light pollution; Eskom systems and a site visit to the Gas to Electricity site over the past year, among others. No nomination forms or emails had been received for […]
In his presidential report delivered at the IESSA AGM on 15 May 2014, outgoing president Greg Marcia said lighting design is a serious profession which has received little recognition largely because there is little in the form of education that can qualify one as a lighting designer. “There are many points of understanding that […]
ACDC Dynamics has named Midrand-based Jade Lee Electrical Wholesalers a platinum partner in its distribution chain. Jade Lee Electrical was founded as a contracting company in 1980 and became a distribution outlet twelve years later. It started out with a staff contingent of eight and office premises measuring only 250 m2. Today, the company […]
Vector publishes exam questions from previous exams issued by the Department of Higher Education and Training as a service to our readers who are studying for their Engineering Certificate of Competency. This month’s paper was set in November 2012. Question 1 The employer requires an exemption from part of the Act in terms of […]
The IESSA Cape Town branch’s 2014 AGM was held at Twenty Fifty, a growing, mixed-use work place where young entrepreneurs, designers, creators and non-profit organisations share, connect and grow. A new “alliance” was formed out of IESSA’s need for a venue and Twenty Fifty’s need for lighting. The Cape Town branch aims to enter […]
The recently promulgated Construction Regulations do not contain a provision excluding construction work started prior to 7 February 2014 from certain or all of the new legal requirements. Such construction sites were therefore required to comply with the new regulations in full. This necessitated substantial changes to documentation and systems of work. The Department […]
The eleventh international Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy (ICUE) conference will be hosted at the African Pride Crystal Towers Hotel, Cape Town, between 18 and 20 August 2014. The conference, which will have the theme, “Energy efficiency in buildings”, provides a forum for professionals, manufacturers, distributors and installers. All energy systems in commerce […]
