Course

This Insights Workshop aims to provide comprehensive guidance on best practices for responding to the climate crisis and conducting a thorough analysis of net zero water in the built environment

Who is this workshop for? 

Professionals working in the green building and property sectors will find this workshop valuable as a grounding to understand net zero water for buildings.

Additionally, this series serves as a potent instrument for businesses embarking on the path towards net zero, providing a framework to promote awareness throughout the organisation. 

Duration

The session will be delivered over a 3-hour online Zoom webinar.

Training Content includes

• Unpacking the concept of net zero water. 
• Exploring how net zero can mitigate the environmental crisis
• Delving into net zero water pathways, strategies and technologies to reduce water demand and offset purchased potable water. 
• Workshopping the Green Star Potable Water Calculator.
• Exploring case studies that demonstrate design innovation around net zero water 

Participants will each receive:: 

• Net Zero Water eBook
• Green Star Potable Calculator 

Certificate of attendance for all participants

Presenter: André Harms - Sustainability Engineer & Founder of Ecolution Consulting

André Harms is a sustainability engineer and founder of Ecolution Consulting, a sustainability and green building consulting firm based in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. André started the firm in 2011, after spending 14 months in Antarctica as mechanical engineer and team leader of the South African National Antarctic Expedition's overwintering team. It was there that his passion for the environment was brought face to face with the critical situation we are facing on our planet.

Since founding Ecolution, André and his team have worked on some of South Africa and Africa’s most exciting sustainable building projects, across many different industries. André is an electro-mechanical engineer by training, with extensive experience in a vast array of disciplines pertaining to design, project management, implementation oversight, energy efficiency, renewable energy, commissioning, green building certifications, and other sustainable interventions in the built environment. André also has a host of credentials, including being a qualified Renewable Energy Professional, Commissioning Process Provider, as well as a Green Star, Net Zero and EDGE Accredited Professional.

CPD

Validated by the South African Institute of Draughting (SAID) for Architects and Engineers (0.5 CPD credits)

About the Net Zero Insights Series:

The primary goal of the series is to equip participants with a foundational understanding and operational perspective on environmental sustainability in the building sector. This series is made up of four online workshops designed to offer your organisation a technical overview in order to support your journey towards a net zero future. 

The series comprises the following net zero workshop sessions: 

1. Water
2. Waste
3. Ecology 
4. Carbon

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