Green Building Council South Africa - moladiThe Green Building Council of South
Africa is dedicated to building a greener future. “Our purpose is to inspire a
built environment in which people and planet thrive. Buildings are one of the
main contributors to climate change. Building green is an opportunity to use
resources efficiently and address climate change while creating healthier and
more productive environments for people and communities.” Appropriate Technology: Small is
beautifulThe economist and philosopher, Dr Ernst
Friedrich Schumacher, wanted to stress that small-scale technologies are the
ones needed in the fight against poverty. These solutions have great
advantages: they can be implemented with local resources and skills and they
are affordable - which makes them tools that empower people to help themselves. The impact of appropriate technology becomes particularly noticeable when innovative
solutions are used and promoted by social entrepreneurs who put social impa…
