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Green buildings, which have features such as solar power, grey water and rainwater harvesting, are essential to reduce global warming and lower owners’ costs. Photo: Supplied
ENERGY EFFICIENT

Sustainable homes help build sustainable futures

We are in an era where the smartest investment decisions are those that align with environmental reality

  • Eva August & Frank Haupt
3 min read
Africa’s cities are the first responders in the face of the climate emergency and need to “act faster and quicker” to tackle it. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
C40 CITIES

Plan for seven African cities in the frontline of the climate crisis

New C40 implementation programme for cities in sustainable waste management and green energy, buildings

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
Twenty years ago, the role of South Africa’s cities in the sustainable energy transition and the scale of their energy consumption was unknown. Today, they’re at the forefront of changing the country’s energy demands and carbon emissions profiles.
BUILDING DESIGN

South Africa’s cities opt for clean energy

Efforts to reduce carbon emissions will hinge on the transport sector

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read
South Africa’s buildings account for 40% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.
BUILDING DESIGN

How designing ‘green’ buildings can help to combat the climate crisis

South Africa’s buildings account for 40% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. But the City of Johannesburg’s new draft green buildings policy aims to change that

  • Sheree Bega
2 min read
Architect David Roberts believes buildings should combine the best of ancient and modern knowledge
EDUCATION

Innovation in construction

Winner: Rammed Earth House

  • Sipho Kings
5 min read
Absa estimates that it is saving 12-million litres of water each year at its north towers building
ABSA

Water Efficiency and Management

Winner: Absa towers north greywater plant

  • Sipho Kings
5 min read