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Building envelope

Author: Gibberd, Jeremy T Date: Jan 2009 This chapter describes the way building envelopes can contribute to developing green buildings and sets out some objectives that could be aimed for. It also proposes a number of approaches that can be used to help design green building ... Read more
Ecobuilding and job creation

Author: Kolev, M Date: Feb 2009 The current worldwide economic crisis needs strong global leaders who are able to breath new life into the economy in a way that will focus on the need to create jobs as well as stabilise the climate change, increase food production using ... Read more
Environmental impacts of construction materials use: a life cycle perspective

Author: Ampofo-Anti, N Date: Feb 2009 To place construction on a truly sustainable path the green building movement needs a method which goes beyond subjective checklists of green features. Such a method must provide objective guidelines for a comprehensive assessment of the ... Read more
Literature review on skills development frameworks for small and medium-sized contractors in the green building sector

Author: Dlungwana, Wilkin S Date: Jan 2018 This chapter is an exploratory study based on literature review. The aim is to identify current skills development frameworks in the building sector and also presents an analysis of their characteristics. Thematic analysis was used to analyse ... Read more
Overview of green building rating tools

Author: Sebake, Thandi N Date: Feb 2009 Since the detrimental affects of construction practices on the natural environment were highlighted, the performance of the buildings has become a major concern for occupants and built environment professionals (Crawley and Aho, 1999; Ding, ... Read more
Sustainability Handbook Volume 3

Author: De Jager, Peta ; De Jager, Peta Date: Dec 2021 The coronavirus pandemic took the world by surprise in 2020. The virus created a dire need for new processes and interventions that needed to be adapted, adopted and proven. Although Covid-19 has been dominating all local and global ... Read more
Sustainable building versus ecological building

Author: Van Wyk, Llewellyn V Date: Apr 2010 Ecological building is building in a manner that integrates the ecological, cultural, economic and political elements of social-ecological systems in an effort to define sustainability in a rapidly changing world. Ecological building is ... 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
Thinking about the day after tomorrow: new perspectives on sustainable building

Author: Du Plessis, C Date: Sep 2006 Sustainable development, and with it sustainable construction, is a continuously evolving concept. This has resulted in several iterations of “green” building – from early notions of durability, flexibility, natural building and returning to ... Read more

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