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Being Green - 05 Mar 2021

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In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Georgina Smit, head of technical at the Green Building Council of SA, about a pop-up building that is currently on display in the Green Point Urban Park. It was the winning design in the ultimate ‘clean green home’ competition, which was hosted by the City of Cape Town in partnership with the Green Building Council of South Africa. You can have a walk through the My Clean Green Home pop-up from 10h-16h every day until 14 March. All Covid-19 protocols are in place but, if you prefer, you can do a virtual tour of the house by visiting: www.capetownfutureenergyfestival.co.za/mycleangreenhome. The digital walk through allows you to experience a net zero carbon home and provides a wealth of information which you can use in your own homes. For information about how to green your home, you can also
visit: www.smarthome.org.za.
5 Mar 2021 English South Africa Health & Fitness

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