WHY GREEN BUILDING The role of Water Performance in Buildings and Cities
“Water runs through our every aspiration as a society.” _ Kader Asmal
“The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourselves.” – Wangari Maathai– founder of the Green Belt Movement and the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
“…reduced freshwater availability and competition from other uses- such as energy and agriculture- could reduce water availability to cities by as much as a third by 2050, compared to 2015 levels.” High and Dry: Climate Change, Water, and the Economy- WorldBank
Agenda 2063’s vision of “An Integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena.”
What is the role of Buildings in the problem?
Buildings Globally generate 1 in 3 tons of CO 2
40% end-use energy consumption solid waste generation 12% fresh water consumption Globally, the Built Environment is responsible for:
The 8 Categories in Green Star SA tools + Innovation + Socio-Economic Category Management Indoor Environmental Quality Energy Transport Water Materials Land use & Ecology Emission
What is the impact of Green Buildings?
1% New Build & Refurb 99% Existing Buildings OPPORTUNITY
GBCSA 2020 Commitment: Net Zero/Positive building certification Statements of Commitment ( in respect of the green building principles and practices for 60% of 50 of the leading and largest property owners in the country.) 2,500 commercial green building certifications, (representing around 10 million square metres of gross building area) 10,000 residential green building certified homes 12,000 professionals 10% of local government staff to be trained Support fellow African countries to establish and capacitate GBCs
Growth in green building certifications Actual & projected to end 2015
GREEN BUILDING LEADERSHIP NETWORK
“It is wretched business to be digging a well just as thirst is mastering you.” -Plautus- Roman Playwright