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Investigating selected retrofitted and reused buildings in Johannesburg to determine their economic and environmental impact.

M. Tech. Architectural Technology / This research project focuses on determining the costs involved in applying energy efficient green technologies and sustainable principles to Johannesburg's existing commercial building stock. Although South Africa is committed to contributing toward greenhouse gas reduction in terms of the Kyoto Protocol, such contribution unfortunately occurs at a slow pace. Although the current built environment is identified as a key element in the mitigation of climate change, developers and building owners argue that the associated costs remain the largest drawback. Retrofitting existing buildings to meet green standards could significantly contribute to mitigating climate change.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1000963
Date January 2014
CreatorsSteyn, Cornelia J.
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText
FormatPDF

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