Apr
25
Greening Existing Homes in South Africa
Greening Existing Homes in South Africa The Regenerative Collaborative South Africa presents: The holistic approach that is the defining feature of green building has for the most part been in the realm of commercial buildings. In South Africa, the introduction of the SANS 10400XA building regulations has made it compulsory for buildings to provide energy [...]
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Apr
24
Mass Timber [Part 2]
Mass Timber - Part 2 Questions answered The Regenerative Collaborative South Africa presents: Mass Timber: Questions answered (Part 2) Wood is viewed as the noblest of building materials thanks to the biophilic properties it inherently possesses. In some parts of the planet, it's been seen to be a carbon smart material. Arguably, in comparison with [...]
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Jan
23
Mass Timber [Part 1]
Mass Timber - Part I The technical and sustainability aspects of Mass Timber construction The Regenerative Collaborative South Africa presents: Mass Timber: The technical and sustainability aspects of Mass Timber Construction (Part 1) Wood is viewed as the noblest of building materials thanks to the biophilic properties it inherently possesses. In some parts of the planet, [...]
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Jul
07
Living Product Challenge
The Living Product Challenge The webinar will dive into the ILFI’s Living Product Challenge. The Living Product Challenge is a framework for manufacturers to create products that are healthy, inspirational and give back to the environment. About this Event Living Product Challenge and Declare are two programmes of the ILFI that are applicable to building [...]
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Apr
08
Living Building Challenge (Live-only)
Living Building Challenge What if every single act of design and construction made the world a better place? The Living Building Challenge is a philosophy, certification, and advocacy tool for projects to move beyond merely being less bad and to become truly regenerative. In this webinar, your South African Living Building Challenge (LBC) Ambassadors [...]
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Mar
09
Designing a Circular Economy
Designing a Circular Economy To survive and thrive, business needs to reboot to a circular, more resilient operating system. Businesses are part of the problem arising from the linear economy - take, make, waste - and so need to be part of the solution. How can design and businesses be a primary engine of change [...]
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Mar
08
Regenerative Retrofit Story: ArchNexus SAC
Regenerative Retrofit Story: ArchNexus SAC Â The Arch Nexus project team will present the story about the transformation of an old warehouse built in the 1950s into a Living Building. The Arch Nexus project is a case study in regenerative retrofit with lessons on various aspects of the process to getting a Living Building Certification especially [...]
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Feb
15
Ecolabels in Africa: Informing Choice
Ecolabels in Africa Third-party certifiers of products and materials, such as an ecolabel, cover a variety of issues from the specific, such as sustainable forestry, to the whole-of-life cycle. But are these designations useful? With the variety of environmental labels in the market it can be confusing and difficult to know what they mean or [...]
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Feb
15
Embodied Carbon of Materials
Embodied Carbon of Materials  There are two types of carbon emissions related to buildings, namely Operational Carbon (emissions related to operating the building in terms of electricity use, etc) and Embodied Carbon (emissions related to producing the materials that are used to build the building). This webinar is focusing on the latter: Embodied Carbon of [...]
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Oct
29
Ecolabels: Why, When & How
Ecolabels Third-party certifiers of products and materials, such as an ecolabel, cover a variety of issues from the specific, such as sustainable forestry, to whole-of-life cycle. But are these designations useful? With the variety of environmental labels in the market it can be confusing and difficult to know what they mean or whom to trust. [...]
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