Wendy du Plessiss

Jun 26, 2024 | acumenmagazine.co.za | Cara Bouwer |Buhle Ndweni |Wendy du Plessiss

At the centre of this shift is the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA). Founded in 2007, GBCSA intended to equip South Africa’s commercial property sector with the training, tools, networks, and know-how to embed greener, more sustainable thinking across the building sector, from architectural design and décor to construction, building, and resource management.

Jun 23, 2024 | acumenmagazine.co.za | Buhle Ndweni |Cara Bouwer |Wendy du Plessiss |Antonios Christodoulou

As cities continue to experience the "urban heat island" effect and little action is taken to adapt to climate change, this is likely to have consequences on population health and also have a negative effect on infrastructure and service delivery.

Jun 16, 2024 | acumenmagazine.co.za | Cara Bouwer |Wendy du Plessiss |Antonios Christodoulou

Whether you call them “air taxis”, urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles or electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, this emerging mode of transport promises smaller infrastructure footprints, sustainable electric innovation, and quicker vertical take-offs and landings.

Jun 12, 2024 | acumenmagazine.co.za | Antonios Christodoulou |Tamara Oberholster |Wendy du Plessiss

The first place many consumers will experience the initial realities of climate change is on the supermarket shelves. Extreme weather events, drought, and flooding are becoming ever more regular occurrences globally, impacting crop yields, food prices, and the availability of fresh produce. Agriculture is on the front line of climate change. Three crops, namely rice, wheat, and corn, feed the global population and provide nearly half of the world’s calories.