SUSTAINABILITY
Living off the grid in a Joburg suburb
True to its name, Vleihuis will have its own wetland to help meet its net-zero power and water goals
10 November 2022 - 05:00
Green building buzzwords such as urban metabolism, embodied carbon and palimpsest may not yet be part of the average South African’s lexicon.
But never-ending load-shedding amid soaring electricity costs and looming water shortages in parts of the country are thrusting the sustainable agenda into the mainstream. ..
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