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A brief introduction to chemical hazards in the life cycle of building products with floor coverings as a case study

Author: Ampofo-Anti, NL Date: Aug 2015 Buildings play an essential role in the social and economic advancement of human societies. However, modern buildings contain numerous synthetic, chemically processed and or treated materials, most of which have never been tested to determine ... Read more
Environmental labelling of buildings and construction products: lessons for South Africa from global trends

Author: Ampofo-Anti, NL Date: Jul 2012 Environmental labelling enables consumers to use their purchasing choices to protect the environment. The concluding declarations of the first three Earth Summits however caution that to truly serve this purpose, environmental labelling should ... Read more
Future-proofing the environmental performance of low-income housing: a South African case study

Author: Ampofo-Anti, NL Date: Sep 2012 The construction of homes provides social and economic benefits to society, but contributes significantly to environmental degradation. The focus of both international and South African efforts to improve the environmental performance of the ... Read more
Highlighting the gap between critical outcomes requirements and built environment education in South Africa

Author: Ampofo-Anti, NL Date: Jun 2007 This paper aims to highlight the discrepancies between current built environment education and Critical Outcomes requirements of the South African National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Read more
Lessons for South Africa from global trends in environmental labelling of buildings and construction products

Author: Ampofo-Anti, NL Date: Feb 2012 This chapter examines the international state-of-the-art of environmental labelling of buildings and construction products; and discusses ways in which the emerging South African framework for environmental labelling could benefit from the ... Read more
Sustainable consumption and production strategy for South African construction products

Author: Ampofo-Anti, NL Date: Jun 2009 The adoption of green building principles and the rollout of energy efficiency regulations for buildings are not sufficient to align the environmental performance of South African construction products with the requirements for environmental ... Read more
What role can Life Cycle Assessment play in the selection of green construction materials?

Author: Ampofo-Anti, NL Date: Jul 2009 The green building movement aims to foster the environmental sustainability of construction products by maximising resource efficiency while minimising concomitant pollution throughout the building life cycle. However, green building principles ... Read more

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