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TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PRACTICES : JOHANNESBURG’S REVIEW OF ENERGY CODES

TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PRACTICES : JOHANNESBURG’S REVIEW OF ENERGY CODES. Cities Energy Strategies Conference Cape Town November 2003. Notes. INTRODUCTION. 50% of greenhouse gasses from buildings An approach to regulating the built environment City of Johannesburg review process

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TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PRACTICES : JOHANNESBURG’S REVIEW OF ENERGY CODES

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  1. TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PRACTICES : JOHANNESBURG’S REVIEW OF ENERGY CODES Cities Energy Strategies Conference Cape Town November 2003 Notes

  2. INTRODUCTION • 50% of greenhouse gasses from buildings • An approach to regulating the built environment • City of Johannesburg review process • Combine legislation, outreach, education and incentives

  3. INTRODUCTION • STRUCTURE OF DISCUSSION: • City of Johannesburg review in nutshell • SA urban context • Precedent • Legislative environment • Outreach and education • Conclusions

  4. COJ REVIEW PROCESS • Review Building Bylaws, procedures etc • Make sustainable practices mandatory • Scope – define sustainable practices • Legislation – opportunities/constraints • Precedent – local and international • Proposals – draft Bylaws

  5. SA URBAN CONTEXT • Diverse urban conditions • From 1st world to informal settlements • Subsidy housing a “special case” • Restructured Councils – utilities • Profit versus conservation • Organisational culture – new paradigm

  6. PRECEDENT • No SA Building Codes for energy • International precedent sophisticated • “Packaging” of sustainability measures • “Green By Design”, Austin Texas • Battery Park Residential Environmental Guidelines • Professional bodies - manifestos

  7. LEGISLATION • SA Constitution – Local Government can promulgate Bylaws • National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act (103 of 1977) • Town Planning Schemes • Housing Consumer Protection Measures Act (95 of 1998)

  8. OUTREACH & EDUCATION • Cannot legislate good design practice • Austin Texas: • Technical education • Outreach and awareness programmes • Registration of “green” professionals • Tangible incentives for capital investment

  9. CONCLUSIONS • Take unique SA context into account • New Municipal paradigm beyond Bylaws • Interim Bylaws until NBR revised • Follow international example – “packaging” • Combine outreach, education and incentives

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