10 th December 2018 Dear ASAQS Members, The Executive Director, along with other senior staff members recently...

As we prepare for the industry-wide shut down in December, I wish to thank everyone for their invaluable contributions thr...

The ASAQS membership fee collection rate for this year is at 91.5% – slightly below the previous year’s collections when c...

“During 2018 we lobbied for the regulated appointment of quantity surveyors to infrastructure projects,” says Larry Feinbe...

The Specifile Shopping Mall & Retail Design online magazine is unique in that it is a combination of informative artic...

“I’m currently self-employed and do handyman jobs to put bread on the table. I recently did some repair work for a client...

Notification regarding the new JBCC suite of documents dated May 2018 The following new JBCC documentation is availa...

The salary survey was conducted in March 2018. Results were extracted from approximately 102 participating firms (some o...

The latest edition of the RICS Construction Journal takes a look at corruption and ethics. How do you compete for work...

WORKPLACE STRESS, STRAIN ON PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING, ENGAGEMENT AND TEAM COHESION OF R...

The ASAQS Wits Student Chapter hosted their 3 rd annual Women’s Spring Breakfast (formerly known as the Women in Construc...

Neil Bullen, Global Head of Real Estate at Turner & Townsend flew in from the UK to give a presentation at a round tab...

On Saturday October 6 th 2018, the ASAQS Wits Student Chapter hosted their first annual ASAQS WSC Student Conference. The...

The International Construction Measurement Standards (ICMS) is a new, high level international standard that aims to provi...

How to Build a Successful Career in the Construction and Built Environment Industry The HardHat Professional (...

The second edition of the General Conditions of  Contract  for Construction Works, which is commonly referred to...

New ASAQS Guide to Life Cycle Costing 2018 document to assist built environment professionals   There is a g...

I heard of Mike's sudden passing this afternoon and thought I'd immediately share this sad news with you. Mike was apparen...

The ASAQS Wits Student Chapter together with the School of Construction Economics and Management had the opportunity...

We thought it might be a good idea to throw this week's spotlight on ethics, seeing that the SACQSP wants all registered q...

          At the Council Committee Meeting held on 5 September 2018, there were a...

  A delegation from the National Construction Authority (NCA) of Kenya, as well as other Kenyan Government Agenc...

On the 23 rd of August 2018, the ASAQS Wits Student Chapter hosted a speed mentoring event that featured up and coming pr...

One of our sponsors, QS Plus, is reaching out to all Quantity Surveyors and Building Contractors, New Dimension Techn...

Johannesburg experiences highest construction cost inflation in Africa The cost of global construction is set to ri...

The property market performed slightly better in the second quarter of 2018, with rentals picking up for several property...

The exponential growth of computing power, the Internet of Things (IoT), digitalized information (Big Data), user-gen...

“I have established a family trust for estate planning purposes to make sure my children are looked after when I pass away...

"1968 is the most important year of the 20th century, which made the world the way we now know it,” says Mikhail Zygar, th...

Here is the invention which can turn Sea Water into drinkable water by removing the Sea Salt from the water. The rest rem...

There is nothing that gives me more pride than walking into a University’s lecture hall to give a presentation on Quantity...

Alusani Skills & Training Network®, who are a leading Level 2 B-BBEE training provider to the quantity surveying, cons...

Have you received a phone call or e-mail to renew your entry in the telephone directory? Then be careful or you may get sc...

The Association of Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) is proud to announce that it has received far more General Board Member Nomi...

During May and June we received several queries regarding the VAT increase and the rate applicable to dwellings started...