For a number of years, we have run an architectural competition on sustainable housing. As would be expected, we receive fabulous, rich graphic material from architectural students. However, we would now like to broaden the competition to all the built … Continue reading Posters, Video, Slide shows, Data Visualisation: Formats for Sharing Ideas and Research
I enjoyed speaking at Agrement South Africa’s ‘Advancing Certification of Non-Standardised Products: Driving Innovation for a Sustainable Built Environment Industry and Stakeholder Technical Forum’ in Cape Town. My presentation was on ‘Circular Built Environment in South Africa: Strategies for Technology … Continue reading Circular Built Environment in South Africa: Strategies for Technology Innovation for Resource Efficiency
The Human Settlements and the Circular Economy (HSCE) report shows how circular economy interventions could be adopted to develop more sustainable human settlements. The study compared current development pathways with circular alternatives for South African human settlements. It found that … Continue reading Developing More Circular Human Settlements through Policy, Planning, Industry, Capacity and Communities
Housing backlogs in South Africa are estimated to be at least 2.4 million. On average, South African households spend between 15 and 20% of their annual income on transport. At the same time, there are many urban sites in cities … Continue reading Kickstarting Economic Activity and Enhancing The Productivity of City Centre Sites Through Sustainable Temporary Residential Units (STRUS)
Jeremy Gibberd 