Energy-efficiency at a price
The department of minerals and energy is putting plans in place to increase the energy-efficiency of low-cost housing, but these strategies are likely to increase building expenses for already hard-pressed buyers and contractors.
19 February 2009
While the plans are still in discussion phase, the Department of Minerals and Energy’s Deputy Director for Energy Efficiency Maphuti Legodie said there were a number of initiatives being put forward to reduce the footprint of low-cost housing.
He said reducing the country’s CO2 emissions was a major motivating factor as South Africa was the biggest emitter of CO2 in Africa, and the 13th largest in the world.
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