How can architects build a new world of sustainable beauty? By learning from nature. Michael Pawlyn describes three habits of nature that could transform architecture and society: radical resource efficiency, closed loops and drawing energy from...
Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs In 1994, only 59% of the population had access to clean and safe drinking water. Eighteen years later, we have progressed to a national average of 94.7% access to basic water services for all...
Containing stormwater on mining property in line with the Water Act of 1998 has been an important way for South African mines to reduce their impact on the environment, according to SRK Consulting’s principal hydrologist, Peter Shepherd. “The Water...
The sustainability priority for the next 20 years will be finding solutions that work for developing countries where young, rapidly growing populations need jobs, food, and energy. So says Standard Bank director of Group Sustainability, Karin...
ColorMatrix, a subsidiary of PolyOne Corporation, an innovator of liquid colour and additives for plastics, has announced plans to open a new facility in Africa. The new facility, which will be located in the Montague Gardens industrial precinct in...
It’s been 100 years since chemical activities in South Africa were formally coordinated. From the introduction of chemicals which supported the mining industry in 1912 right through to the development of renewable energy technologies today; South...
Take a look in the office cleaning cabinet. You will likely find at least 15 different cleaning agents designed to clean 15 different things. The irony is that one product could probably clean everything, but cleaning companies wouldn’t want you to...
In pursuit of more sustainable human settlements, lowest life cycle costs should be a fundamental objective. Enhancing thermal comfort and lowering heating and cooling energy through the use of clay brick walling envelopes is an important...
A recent study by BMi Research Consumer Division to test if consumer attitudes towards recycling had changed much showed that consumers at the higher end of the market still recycle out of obligation and those at the bottom end still do it for the...
The Southern African Association for Energy Efficiency (SAEE) appreciates that growth and development cannot occur without using energy, but the SAEE promotes the efficient use of energy to ensure a sustainable supply and induced economic growth...
