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Greener Building Techniques Begin To Gain Traction In South Africa
The green building industry in South Africa is showing signs of maturation, with increasing numbers of architects, engineers and product suppliers showing interest in the sector, not only to discover more about it and understand it, but seeking ways in which to successfully implement and create greener buildings.The recent Green… Read more...
Property Expert Francois Viruly forecasts South African Property Industry Trends
Francois Viruly, a leading property economist, will provide the built environment professionals at the Green Building Conference 2011 with an indication of what the South African property industry trends will be for the next 18 months. Viruly, who has over twenty years of experience in the analysis of the South… Read more...
Green Buildings are Healthier, Happier Places
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) wants to encourage South Africans to pay more attention to ‘green buildings’, or erecting structures with both the environment, and the occupants of the building in mind. Our urban areas are growing at a steady pace and our skylines ever-changing. The… Read more...
Ecosystems vs. Economics: Reconciling Ecological and Financial Value in the Green Building Sphere
The conflict persists: the need to preserve ecological systems versus the need to use land for development and building. The reason for this conflict more often than not can be attributed to economic restraints. How do you reconcile ecological value with financial value?This has proved a difficult task, particularly when… Read more...
Offsetting Carbon Emissions from Green Building Conference
Leading sustainable media and events company Alive2green organized the Green Building Conference and Exhibition earlier this year. In order to offset the carbon emissions produced by various aspects of the conference it contacted Food and Trees for Africa (FTFA). FTFA calculated the amount of trees needed to offset the… Read more...
