Concrete has a low embodied energy which is an important factor for “green building”, says Bryan Perrie, managing director of The Concrete Institute. Perrie says embodied energy is the energy consumed for the raw material extraction,...
An appeal to industry to set itself ‘’outrageous” – yet attainable – sustainability targets has been made by Rob Boogaard, CEO and president of the Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) operations of Interface – the world’s largest modular...
By Songo Didiza* We are pleased to introduce the Green Building Design Group (GreenBDG), a proudly South African black managed and controlled non for profit organisation that was established in 2016. The GreenBDG offers an open platform for the...
The average cost premium of building green over and above the cost of conventional construction – or green cost premium – is a mere 5% and can be as low as 1.1%. This is according to the Green Building in South Africa: Guide to Costs and Trends...
