Green Building Handbook Vol 1

Price: R150

Launch Date: 2009

Synopsis:

• The Key Elements of Green Building
• Local and International Case Studies
• Guide to specifying/purchasing in South Africa
• Government policy and regulation
• Green building in relation to different building types
• Continuing Professional Development, Skills Development,
• Education and Training

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In keeping with its mission to provide practical and applicable content and information for built environment professionals seeking to build ecologically sensitive buildings, Green Building Media has launched the Green Building handbook series which is a collection of contributions compiled into Volumes and published in a high quality A5 format. Edited by Llewellyn van Wyk of the CSIR, the Green Building Handbook Volume 1 provides readers with practical insights into green building designs, technologies, materials and solutions relevant in the South African context and the effect each has on the environmental impact of buildings.

The Green Building Handbook is published in A5, high quality format. Ninety percent of the initial print-run of 10 000 copies were sold and circulated in 2009, mostly from the www.greenbuilding.co.za website. Target audiences include property owners, built environment professionals, government managers and other interested parties as well as home owners via news agents countrywide. Strategic Market penetration is ensured through the verified free circulation process to key Green Building stakeholders that compliments copy sales on the GreenBuiding.co.za website.

In addition to its high quality editorial content, the Green Building Handbook carries promotional material from producers and suppliers of materials, products and services, and these pages form part of the knowledge transfer inherent in the publication.

The Green Building Handbook is the only guide of its kind in South Africa.

Format

Handbook format: A5, high gloss, approximately 250 pages
Print run: 10 000 copies

In addition to its high quality editorial content, the Green Building Handbook will carry promotional material from producers and suppliers of materials, products and services, and these pages will form part of the knowledge transfer inherent in the publication.

The Green Building Handbook is only guide of its kind in South Africa