1. WHY GREEN BUILDING The role of Water Performance in Buildings and Cities

3. “Water runs through our every aspiration as a society.” _ Kader Asmal

5. “The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourselves.” – Wangari Maathai– founder of the Green Belt Movement and the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

6. “…reduced freshwater availability and competition from other uses- such as energy and agriculture- could reduce water availability to cities by as much as a third by 2050, compared to 2015 levels.” High and Dry: Climate Change, Water, and the Economy- WorldBank

7. Agenda 2063’s vision of “An Integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena.”

8. What is the role of Buildings in the problem?

9. Buildings Globally generate 1 in 3 tons of CO 2

10. 40% end-use energy consumption solid waste generation 12% fresh water consumption Globally, the Built Environment is responsible for:

11. The 8 Categories in Green Star SA tools + Innovation + Socio-Economic Category Management Indoor Environmental Quality Energy Transport Water Materials Land use & Ecology Emission

17. What is the impact of Green Buildings?

23. 1% New Build & Refurb 99% Existing Buildings OPPORTUNITY

24. GBCSA 2020 Commitment:  Net Zero/Positive building certification  Statements of Commitment ( in respect of the green building principles and practices for 60% of 50 of the leading and largest property owners in the country.)  2,500 commercial green building certifications, (representing around 10 million square metres of gross building area)  10,000 residential green building certified homes  12,000 professionals  10% of local government staff to be trained  Support fellow African countries to establish and capacitate GBCs

25. Growth in green building certifications Actual & projected to end 2015

26. GREEN BUILDING LEADERSHIP NETWORK

27. “It is wretched business to be digging a well just as thirst is mastering you.” -Plautus- Roman Playwright