Growing awareness supports green building in SA
20 July, 2010, Christy Van Der Merwe, Engineering News
Global research consultancy Frost & Sullivan (F&S) noted that while green building practices continued to gain momentum in South Africa, the sector still faced challenges, including a misconception of the costs involved in green design and construction, and a lack of appropriate policy and legislation......
Revised energy-efficiency strategy to go before Cabinet by year-end
13 July, 2010, Creamer Media's Engineering News
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) has initiated a "comprehensive" review of South Africa's National Energy Efficiency Strategy, which sets a target for energy-efficiency improvement of 12% by 2015........
Energy efficiency regulations for new buildings published
15 June, 2010, Engineering News- Creamer Media
Trade and Industy Minister Rob Davies has published amendments to energy efficiency regulations, which would make it compulsory for all new buildings to be designed to a standard that minimised the energy use. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Monday invited interested parties to submit comments and input on the energy efficiency regulations for new buildings, which were published in the regulations section of Government Gazette No. 33265..........
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