Many countries in Africa, Asia and South America have significant public building backlogs. Schools, colleges, clinics, and hospitals still need to be built and existing infrastructure has to be updated and refurbished. In addressing backlogs, there is the opportunity to … Continue reading A Government Sustainable Building Rating Tool?
As part of a project investigating more circular human settlements, I enjoyed hosting a focus group with participants from ACEN, University of Witwatersrand, CSIR, Agrement and the Social Housing Regulatory Authority. We addressed the following questions: The discussions were lively … Continue reading How can Circular Human Settlements be Created? Scaffolding, Niches and Circlets
A re chengcheng means “let’s change”. It is a campaign in Botswana to encourage people do to things differently to achieve a better future. As part of the campaign government provides support to people wanting to start farming or grow … Continue reading A Re Chengcheng
Botswana has been exploring more circular approaches for some time, so it was good share new ideas and work at a recent conference in Gaborone. My presentation covered circular opportunities for built environments and included: Continue reading Circular Building Design and Materials in Botswana
Jeremy Gibberd 