The City of Johannesburg embraces Green Building

2021-11-12 - by System Administrator (IT Support)

The City of Johannesburg embraces Green Building

Sustainable Architecture, with a nature-based approach is most welcomed in this vibrant and rapidly modernising Urban landscape. Responsive and passive design, with consideration of location, climatic conditions, and type of occupant, achieves a balance of functional, aesthetic, and sustainable Architecture driven by conserving natural resources. Energy efficient buildings require, a measured approach. Internal systems that do not drain, or impose energy loads but reduce the energy consumption significantly, are highly preferred.

Lighting, Water usage, internal comfort, heating and cooling, the type of materials, internal systems, appliances, embodied energy all contribute to the overall energy demand on a building. Innovation and creativity merged together in the manufacture, design and construction processes can vastly enhance or amplify the buildings capability to be GREEN.

The City of Joburg has always been at the forefront, and intends to lead on new and emerging Technologies, and Innovation in the Built Environment. We intend to make GREEN BUILDING, a practice that is seamlessly woven into Legislation, and eventually produces buildings that are NETT ZERO.

As the National laws on Energy production, are becoming less restrictive, The City of Joburg will embrace the opportunity to allow developers, and Architects to design and build structures that generate its own electrical power, that not only feeds into the grid, but also powers up the surrounding buildings. The heating and cooling systems of these buildings can be effected by the by-products of the production ( eg. steam )

The current PART XA of the SANS 10400, has been rigorously challenged, and is in the process of being revised. The City of Joburg is an active member of various committees that test and provides key inputs on all the SANS 10400 parts, and the Building Standards ACT.

The time is NOW to act responsibly. We embrace GREEN…

Laban Naidoo – Operational Manager Plan Approvals