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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...
Record Number of Entries for Energy Efficient Lighting Design Competition
Power utility Eskom this year received a record number of 567 entries from designers for its Energy Efficient Lighting Design competition (EELDC), which closed for entries on July 30.The biennial competition aimed at encouraging the integration of energy efficient lighting in architectural, engineering, and interior design. Professionals and students too… Read more...
World Environmental Week 1-5th June 2010
The theme for this year’s World Environmental Week is 'Many Species. One Planet. One Future' and is being hosted by Rwanda. This theme ties in with 2010 being the International Year of Biodiversity as proclaimed by the UN.June 5th is the official World Environment Day but the week preceding it… Read more...
Aluminium a Tool for Sustainability
Aluminum can contribute to the growing green building market as it is a sustainable material and is easily and frequently recycled, reports the Aluminium Federation of South Africa (Afsa). Afsa aluminium specialist Dr Tony Paterson says that, although the aluminium industry is perceived as using large amounts of energy in… Read more...
Best New Building products
Electricity from urine, bridges made of recycled plastic, and salvation for the engagement ring that went down the sink… The building products industry is exploding with ideas. The “tried and true” is being challenged relentlessly by new products and technologies. Age-old problems are being solved by insightful re-envisioning of familiar… Read more...