Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings
3rd September 2009
Buildings globally use/ produce:
40%
30%
energy :
waste :
23%
20%
CO² emissions
water
Commercial use of electricity in Cape Town
City and Eskom areas combined, including losses.
Source: Sustainable Energy Africa 2009
Losses
Streetlights 9%
1%
Residential (mid‐hi income)
20%
Residential (low income)
14%
Industrial
40%
Agric
0%
Commercial
16%
Policy & guidelines – national & City of Cape Town
NATIONAL:
2005 National Energy Efficiency Strategy
2008 Long Term Mitigation Strategy (LTMS) for climate change
SANS 204 1-3 – standards for energy efficiency in buildings
CITY OF CAPE TOWN:
2001 Integrated Municipal Environment Plan (IMEP)
2006 Energy & Climate Change Strategy
2005 & 2007 State of Energy reports
2009 Green Building Guidelines
2009 Energy efficient water heating bylaw
Resources
Where to find EE product & service suppliers:
Accredited ESCOs : www.eskom.co.za/dsm
www.ecospecifier.co.za
www.greenbuilding.co.za
Energy Efficiency Accord of 35+ of nation’s biggest consumers, run by
the National Business Initiative (NBI)
Retrofitting guidelines from DME (now DoE)
Green Building Council of SA- www.gbcsa.org.za
SA National Energy Association - www.sanea.org.za
Hospitality & conference industry greening initiatives
FEDHASA seminars & Imvelo awards (responsible tourism)
Green Stay programme – www.sustainable.org.za
SA Conference Industry
www.capetowngreenmap.co.za
Publications e.g. Urban Green File (published by Brook Patrick) and
green building e-newsletters from Green Building Media – see
www.greenbuilding.co.za
Financial & other support
Eskom subsidies/co-funding for motors, solar water heaters
Proposed tax credits from DoE and DTI
Financing options available e.g. shared savings or performance
contracts
Eskom’s audit/ advisory service
Indalo Yetho youth being trained as auditors
Forthcoming events & training
Green Building Council of SA- separate update
SA Assoc for Energy Efficiency annual convention
– SAEEC 12-13th Nov in Jhb. See: www.saee.org.za
SAEE has ongoing certified courses e.g. Building Manager Energy
Management training course & Energy Auditor, both on 12th October
Cape Town ‘Green Week’ – 19-23rd October 2009
Pump Efficiency Forum at the Internat Pump User Conference - IPUC
2009. 11 Sept, Jhb. See www.ipuc.co.za or email : veriza@2kg.co.za
Sustainable Energy Society Southern Africa- www.sessa.org.za. Solar
World Congress – 11-14th Oct Gauteng. Case study of hotel.
Thank you