Grobler, L J and Singh, V (1999) Research information: The green buildings for Africa programme. Building Research & Information, 27(3), pp. 183-193. ISSN 0961-3218
Abstract
L J Grobler and Vinod Singh introduce a new, voluntary initiative, Green Buildings for Africa, which seeks to establish incentives to improve the environmental performance of commercial buildings. The programme will reward property owners who create and maintain high environmental performance standards. This will be based on an assessment of building's environmental performance encompassing the design of the building and its services, operation and maintenance of the building. By involving building owners, the programme intends to demonstrate marketing incentives and financial savings can be made while improving health conditions and reducing environmental impact, thus creating a win-win solution for owners and occupants. A pilot programme of ten buildings is under development.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building design; building performance; energy efficiency; environmental assessments; South Africa |
| Index terms: | green building, marketing, property owner, operation and maintenance, building performance, environmental assessment, building design, Africa, environmental performance, South Africa, energy efficiency, programme, commercial building, savings, owner, environmental impact |
| Subjects: | construction type, sustainability and energy, project controls, sustainability assessment, economic analysis, environmental impact, sociology, regions and continents, maintenance engineering, architectural design, design practice, business, Geography, quality assurance |
| Topics: | Construction Technology, Geographical Context, Quality Management, Design Practice, Time Control, Business Strategy, Stakeholder Management, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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