2010

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COMMENT
New beginnings

UPFRONT
What is new and happening?

GREEN BUILDINGS
Greening a laboratory
Greening an energy-hungry building is not a small task. However, this, as well as conservation of its surrounds, has been achieved.

GREEN BUILDINGS BRIEFS

CITY VISIT
Historic significance brought to the fore
Sharpeville and its environs are being regenerated in an effort to increase tourism in the area and improve quality of life for its residents.

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & DESIGN
Recycled land revolution begun
The Egoli Gas site is one of the first to demonstrate affordable environmental rehabilitation as a significant business investment.

WASTE & POLLUTION MANAGEMENT
Wastewater recovery and reuse
The ins and outs of recycling stormwater, greywater and blackwater are investigated with prominent examples in each instance.

WASTE & POLLUTION MANAGEMENT BRIEFS

INSPIRATION
Relevant, interactive monument

INSULT
World Cup quick fixes excavated

VIEWPOINT
The value of trees
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Contents of October 2010

COMMENT
Take ownership

UPFRONT
What is new and happening?

GREEN BUILDINGS
Massive volume of water saved
By implementing water harvesting and recycling initiatives, a major car-rental company has saved over 75 Ml of water so far.

GREEN BUILDINGS IN BRIEF

CITY VISIT
Transport infrastructure transforms Braamfontein
Jo’burg’s inner city is turned around through the provision of new public-transport infrastructure.

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & DESIGN
Durban’s beachfront decluttered
A “less is more” approach to urban design results in a safer public realm for Durban.

WASTE & POLLUTION MANAGEMENT
Wasted spaces reduced
Space-saving strategies for landfill sites investigated.

WASTE & POLLUTION MANAGEMENT BRIEFS

INSPIRATION
Public space remake in Jo’burg

INSULT
Ripped up and dangerous roads

VIEWPOINT
The need for heritage impact assessments

COMMENT
“Green” is not enough

UPFRONT
What is new and happening?

GREEN BUILDINGS
The future of retail
The launch of the Green Star SA rating tool for retail applications holds promise of a new, innovative way to design and manage shopping centres.

GREEN BUILDING BRIEFS

CITY VISIT
Cities of the future
What will it take to make South African cities truly “green”?

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & DESIGN
Architect Africa Film Festival previewed
Cities are in the spotlight in the 2010 instalment of this popular film festival.

Highway forest rehabilitation
The construction of the John Ross Highway involves extensive rehabilitation of coastal and swamp forests.

WASTE & POLLUTION MANAGEMENT
New waste-to-landfill standard
With landfill options restricted in proposed legislation, recycling offers the only viable alternative. Waste & pollution management briefs

WASTE AND POLLUTION MANAGEMENT BRIEFS

INSPIRATION
Emmarentia’s educational landscape

INSULT
Hasty “beautification”

VIEWPOINT
Public transport: only the beginning

COMMENT
Problematic tendering

LETTER
Urban management lacking

UPFRONT
What is new and happening

GREEN BUILDINGS
Solar water-heater shoot-out
Urban Green File compares various options for solar water heating

CITY VISIT
Ekurhuleni overhauls its parks
Ekurhuleni has an ambitious plan to redevelop its inherited parks and conservation areas

WASTE & POLLUTION MANAGEMENT
Nedbank embraces recycling
A lower carbon footprint is one of many benefits of this corporate recycling initiative

INSPIRATION
Delightful pocket park: Ekhaya in Hillbrow

INSULT
Basic service delivery lacking: Port St Johns

VIEWPOINT
Bus Rapid Transit deliberated