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Green Handbook 2011
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Quick Guide to Green Design Attributes 2011/12

Category Handbook

Published October, 2011

Author Dr Gerhard Brümmer

We have created this guide as part of our commitment to sustainable construction practices.  We hope this will contribute to the creation of more sustainable buildings.

 

The earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth.  All things are connected... Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it.  Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.
– Chief Seattle 1854 (Source: Monica Sheehan, 2008)

Davis Langdon, an AECOM company, is a proud Founder Member (Category Silver) of the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA).

The quick guide broadly comprises the environmental impact categories identified by the GBCSA, including most credit–earning attributes. Brief descriptions have been given including an indication of cost, advantages, disadvantages and potential employer incentives for implementation.

Please click on the download link to the left to view the Handbook.