The 11th Annual Green Building Convention will be taking place from the 3 – 5 Oct 2018 at the Century City Convention Centre in Cape Town. This year the convention theme is: THE RACE TO ZERO. There will be a focus on buildings that achieve net zero carbon emissions, as well as building with net-zero water, […]
Tensile Cables offers a range of rod systems which are ideal for roof trusses, structural supports, and bracing. The benefit of these systems lies in the galvanised steel rod that has higher stiffness than the equivalent size cable. One of the system products offered is an adjustable toggle fork with a right hand thread on […]
The large pool in a Constantia house was finding little use after the departure of family, and the cost of maintenance was becoming exorbitant. With Cape Town running out of water some lateral thought was needed – a borehole and a green pool which formed the reservoir for the garden water supply was the simple […]
Tensile Cables was approached by Isipani Construction and Bentel Associates International to supply trellising for a feature wall at the new Whale Coast Mall in Hermanus. Bentel Associates International developed the design concept supplied by JL Design, and detailed a trellis to soften a screen wall for a loading bay at the Shoprite entrance. After consideration was […]
Image courtesy of www.sans10400.co.za In Eindhoven, The Netherlands, companies are working together with Eindhoven University of Technology and the local municipality on Project Milestone – a project using 3D printed houses for the first time. The buildings need to conform to building regulations, and meet the requirements of layout, style and comfort of the homeowners who […]
One of the systems of balustrades that Tensile Cables offers for easy installation is a 4mm socket & wood screw to socket & wood screw solution. The benefits of this system is its clean finish into an all timber post balustrade without the need for stainless steel dome nuts protruding out of the outside of […]
Tension Structures was commissioned to design and install the walkway atriums; as well as two entrance roofs for an accumulative area of 2,500m2 at Lusaka’s Garden City Mall in Zambia. Tensile Cables supplied the cables for the structures. This project features conical peaks reminiscent of snow capped mountains that run along the entirety of the […]
In an effort to scale up the low carbon building efforts in South Africa’s major cities, the Green Building Council in collaboration with the C40 Cities initiative – a group of major world cities trying to cut climate-changing emissions – has launched The ‘My Green Home’ project. The project told the story of The Ngewana […]
Tensile Cables recently supplied a large rectangular stainless steel cable trellis for a green wall in a small city garden in Kloof Road, Cape Town. The design brief was for a neat and formal garden. The landscape designers on the project, Contours Design Studio in collaboration with John Jacob Interiors, wanted to create a space filled […]
Images courtesy of Clad News International architecture practice von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) were tasked with an upgrade of the Slaski Stadium in Chorzów, Poland in order to bring it up to international standard for track and field competitions. gmp were appointed to expand the structure to hold 54,500 seats and improve its operational […]
