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CSIR’s advocacy and support of infrastructure asset management

Author: Wall, K ; Nordengen, Paul A ; Abbott, G ; Paige-Green, P ; Roux, Michael P Date: Nov 2008 That increasing attention is being paid to infrastructure asset management (IAM) is timely, and owes something to the work of the CSIR in discovering and documenting the state of infrastructure, and in leading specific aspects of the process ... Read more
Development of a building performance laboratory for South Africa

Author: Parsons, S ; Conradie, Dirk CU ; Abbott, G ; De Jager, Peta ; Bole, Sheldon ; Motsatsi, L Date: May 2009 The CSIR Building Science and Technology Competence area is currently in the process of establishing a Building Performance Laboratory (BPL). The BPL is aimed at becoming a centre at which the knowledge generation and technology development ... Read more
From is to ought - formalising public sector briefing for hospital buildings

Author: De Jager, Peta ; Abbott, G ; Parsons, S Date: Apr 2009 Transforming bits of a strategic plan into physical infrastructure requires the preparation of briefing documents for the professional team. This task is both complex and specialised, particularly in the case of health-care infrastructure. ... Read more
From is to ought - formalising public sector briefing for hospital buildings - Presented at the South African Federation of Hospital Engineering & The Clinical Engineering Association of South Africa

Author: De Jager, Peta ; Abbott, G ; Parsons, S Date: May 2009 Transforming strategic plans into physical infrastructure requires the preparation of briefing documents for the professional team. This task is both complex and specialised, particularly in the case of health-care infrastructure. This paper ... Read more
From reactive to proactive management of the South African healthcare estate

Author: De Jager, Peta ; Abbott, G Date: Sep 2013 Healthcare spending in South Africa is inequitably distributed across the private and public sectors. Treasury reports that 49 % of expenditure is attributable to the private sector in the service of 16% of the population. This expenditure ... Read more
Infrastructure: Healthy buildings for the NHI

Author: De Jager, Peta ; Abbott, G ; Hlatswayo, N Date: Oct 2012 In this presentation the author briefly discusses implications for hospitals and clinics infrastructure with the introduction of the NHI. Read more
An investigation into turbine ventilators as a potential environmental control measure to minimise the risk of transmission of TB

Author: Salie, F ; Poluta, M ; De Jager, Peta ; Abbott, G ; Baloyi, N ; Van Reenen, Tobias H Date: Oct 2012 The subject of this research project is to review and study the effectiveness of natural ventilation design assisted by a turbine ventilator, introduced to minimise the risk of transmission of airborne pathogens like TB. Read more
Next generation healthcare buildings in South Africa: complexities and opportunities for sustainability

Author: De Jager, Peta ; Knoetze, Theunis P ; Abbott, G Date: May 2016 Hospitals are widely recognised to have complex design and engineering requirements. It might be argued that the unique functional constraints and operational demand placed upon the hospital building may counter sustainability imperatives. ... Read more
Researched solutions for long-term accommodation units for drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in South Africa

Author: Parsons, S ; Abbott, G ; De Jager, Peta ; Conradie, Dirk CU ; Bole, Sheldon Date: 01 Sep 2010 South Africa has been ranked as one of the 22 high-burden TB countries in the world by the WHO, and is also burdened with a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS. TB, both in its drug-susceptible and drug-resistant form, is the most common opportunistic ... Read more
Towards an affordable public health estate: a review of the 2008 health infrastructure barometer

Author: Abbott, G ; De Jager, Peta ; Gaza, N Date: May 2009 The aim of this presentation is to provide a review of the 2008 health infrastructure barometer. Also to ensure that South African healthcare services are sustainable and cost effective in future. The presentation is divided into four sections ... Read more

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