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Thursday, 20 October 2011 09:15 |
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 Under the guidance of editor, Llewellyn Van Wyk, Vol 4 of the South African Green Building Handbook will not only be more visual, but also more factual, with focus on applicable principals backed up by case studies and references, providing accessible information about ecological design that engages with the relationship between people, buildings, and natural systems.
The Green Building Handbook is read by built environment stakeholders: clients, developers, professionals, contractors, and customers – providing them with an understanding of how buildings can be designed, built and operated to maximise their performance ecological in relation to human and environmental health.
The publication, through its well researched and peer reviewed editorial content, seeks to inject inspiration and a new energy among these stakeholders and to advance the market, in some small way towards a more sustainable built environment.
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Posted by Enviroadmin
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Wednesday, 12 October 2011 10:23 |
 The Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa (SESSA) has applauded new building standards which will be gazetted on November 9 this year requiring that at least 50% of the annual average hot water requirement of all new buildings must be met by sustainable or energy efficient technologies as opposed to electrical resistance heating technology.
SANS 10400-XA, Energy Usage, as the new standard is known, is to be implemented in tandem with the revised SANS 20 National Building Regulations.
The Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa (SESSA) welcomed the promulgation of SANS 10400-XA saying it paved the way for the country to begin realising meaningful energy savings.
Until now, the deployment of sustainable or energy efficient technologies to provide hot water to domestic, commercial and industrial buildings has been driven in the main by environmental arguments, as the country’s relatively cheap electricity charges have made the utilisation of carbon-based energy sources highly cost-effective.
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Posted by Enviroadmin
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Tuesday, 04 October 2011 09:48 |
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 The official Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) Convention and Exhibition is South Africa’s leading green building conference and exhibition, providing access to the latest, cutting edge, exciting information via international and local experts!
Running for its 4th consecutive year from the 26th – 28th October 2011, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in Cape Town, South Africa - the annual convention provides an inspirational platform for world-class education, knowledge sharing and decision-maker networking concerning sustainability and the built environment, and will include the following:
- Education day (pre-conference): Detailed master classes and workshops
- Conference: Two days of keynote speeches, panel discussions and facilitated debates
- Knowledge: Updates on Green Star SA, government policies, greening existing buildings
- Networking: Opening cocktail, formal convention dinner and exhibition hall tea/lunches
- Exhibition hall: Access to the latest innovations in green building products and services
Register today at: http://gbcsa-convention.org.za/register
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Posted by Enviroadmin
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Tuesday, 08 March 2011 14:06 |
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The Green Building Conference and Exhibition returns to Sandton Convention Centre in 2011 and will provide a powerful mix of international and local content for built-environment professionals and stakeholders.
World renowned designers and experts will accompany South Africa's own leaders in sustainable construction in a new extended plenary format
Opportunity to attend a real-time green building design charrette – a collaborative session in which a group of design professionals and experts practically tackle a green building.
An exhibition of more than 100 exhibition booths is being planned for the 2011 Green Building Exhibition in the Sandton Convention Centre to discuss and network with an extensive gathering of design professionals and built-environment stakeholders in the Centre Ball Room and delegate sessions will take place on the same level in the perfectly presented Conference facility next door.
Confirmed international green building and planning speakers such as Megan Holder, Barbara Lippiatt, Jean Francios Koenig and Matt Vaudin.
Confirmed regional experts such as Llewellyn van Wyk (Conference Chairman), Nina Maritz, Barry Bredenkamp and Eamonn O'Rourke
3 design charrettes in the afternoon of day 2 will provide delegates practical insight into planning and designing a green building.
Prime exhibition spaces and early-bird delegate discounts are available until the end of February 2011.
The Green Building Conference will retain the focus on three kinds of content for delegates in 2011.
International presentations from star architects, designers and/or planners
Highly relevant plenary content for local professionals and
Even more emphasis on practical, technical, locally applicable green building implementation through the green building design charrettes.
An expanded exhibition hall of leading product and service providers will complement the agenda and will serve as a meeting ground where delegates and exhibitors network, engage and do business.
For more information visit: www.greenbuilding.co.za
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