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Sustainable Design and Construction

Sustainable construction considers the complete lifecycle of a building, from the choice of initial materials to demolition and recycling and refers to the use of environmentally preferable practices and solutions in each of the phases.
 

It applies to both renovation and retrofitting of existing buildings and construction of new buildings, whether residential, commercial, public or private.


It aims is to minimise the environmental footprint, and focuses on thermal and acoustic comfort, well-being, indoor air quality and safety.

Sustainable Design


Professionals in the construction sector tend to estimate the cost of constructing a green building to be 17% higher than the cost of building a conventional structure. This estimate is over three times higher than the actual figure, which is only about 5% higher. This is the conclusion of a study carried out by the W.B.C.S.D in the context of the "Energy Efficient Buildings" project.
 
Isover contributes actively to educating the market and developing sustainable construction practices setting up training programmes for building sector professionals to raise their awareness of energy efficient solutions for new and renovated buildings.

 
Green Building Council

As founder members of the Green Buildings Council of South Africa we are committed to sustainability and have taken a pro-active approach to raise awareness of greenhouse gas emissions and the importance of                                                                                        reducing energy consumption.


 
EPD

Life Cycle Analysis

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“Best practice" emphasizes

 
  • Cost effectiveness and long-term affordability
  • Resilience and strength
  • Energy efficiency
  • Climate change mitigation
  • Conservation of water and preservation of other natural resources
  • Comfort (acoustical, thermal, visual…)
  • Human productivity, health and safety
  • Indoor air quality
  • Reduction of outdoor air, ground pollution and water
  • Aesthetics

Sustainable House

Sustainable construction
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