Solar water Heating:

Households in South Africa use 45% of all their energy by heating geysers for hot water. The south African Government has initiated a project where each new RDP house will receive a solar water heater.

This system does not generate electricity but simply heats up the water by making use of the suns energy. It is a popular way of saving energy as Eskom now also pays back a rebate if any household installs one of these systems.

Mark Wright - Sustainability in south Africa

He created a way to use landfill waste and turn it into energy. His big project is active at the Bisasar Road Landfill in Durban. This is one of the largest landfills in Southern Africa, taking in more or less 7000 tons of waste every day.

By coming up with this solution, the Landfill-Gas-To-Electricity system was initiated and today the city with 3.5million people can now draw its power from this new source.

An electrical Energy can be harvested from the Methane gas created by these landfill areas. This is done by having perforated pipes in trenches which will then siphon the methane gas from decomposing garbage. The gas then travels through the pipes to the power generation compound where it is turned into electricity and distributed to the city. These create green landfill sites that improve the quality of life for the people within the city.

Recyclable art-Jane Perkins

 What we see as rubbish in our dayly lives, British artist Jane Perkins merely sees as colour to her pallet. It all started when she made broaches from recyclable materials found in dumpsters etc. This was too small to make an impact on the viewers life so she decided to go bigger. 

So with the major trend of environmentalism and climate change in mind she set of and began looking into eco-friendly philosophies to design  portraits made entirely of unwanted objects. Since 2008, she's expanded her recycling technique to make portraits using buttons, toys, plastic forks or anything else she found in other peoples trash.

She was inspired by the Ecuadorian hairstylists, who are known to use broken jewelry and other shiny objects in their designs. 

AFGRI Head Office - Centurion 

Situated on the side of the free way, between Pretoria and Johannesburg, the two pavilions are the new offices for Afgri South Africa. Paragon Architects had created a defining statement in the landscape of Centurion by creating a sculpture within the city. 

The buildings are joint to each other as continuous concrete curves places at distinct angles. the shaded glass facades allows for natural light, but also protects from the noise and pollution from the freeway. The Aluminium Louvres covers the Northern facades to create shading from the harsh sun in the Highveld. 

 Pics provided by Capitol1

Installation Art by Daniel Buren