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 Unleash the Copperheads! by Mark Botha, editor
Eskom, Metrorail, Telkom, Transnet and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) have collectively lost R3,12-billion to copper theft between April 2006 and December last year. Does the Western Cape have the answer to this problem?... (more)
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 Water conservation - the next step in efficiency by Rip Wyma, Shared Energy Management
Many organisations fail to take water into account when embarking on carbon footprint reduction initiatives, and when looking to reduce resource usage to decrease cost... (more)
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 Consulting engineers await infrastructure rollout by Graham Pirie, CESA
Consulting Engineers South Africa's (CESA's) bi-annual Economic and Capacity Survey shows that consulting engineering is "not firing on all cylinders" as the industry awaits government's planned infrastructure rollout... (more)
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The business case for integrating building management systems
by Neil Cameron, Johnson Controls
Integrated facility management can cut energy use by 25%, yet it is slow on the uptake in South Africa. As building owners seem reluctant to invest in integrating systems, tenants should take action - there's a strong business case for it... ( more) |
Collective Agreement published: 9% wage increase
by Stephen Khola, ECAThe wage negotiations for 2012/2013 were concluded last year but the Collective Agreement could not be published as the representivity of the trade union was questioned. Consequently, the parties had to wait for the Department of Labour to conduct its own membership verification audit... ( more)
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A closer look at the Workmen's Compensation Fund: Part 1
by Shantonette Naidoo, ECA(SA)
The Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) is the new name for the Workmen's Compensation Act (WCA). The act provides compensation for disablement caused by injuries sustained or diseases contracted by employees in the course of their work, or for death resulting from such injuries... (more)
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Vector Inbox: T5 adaptor kits and other luminaire modifications
Letter from Connie Jonker, IESSA Many lighting installations are being targeted with proposals to owners for energy saving, but without the proper evaluation of the end result. While these lighting re-furbishing projects can result in sub-standard installations, the long term effect should not be taken lightly... ( more)
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Outdoor LED lighting reaches performance maturity
Information from Philips Lighting SAThe Rio+20 UN Global Compact Corporate Sustainability Forum has released the results of an independent global trial regarding LED street lighting in twelve of the world's largest cities... ( more)
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Selection and use of CFLs, LEDs in downlighters
Information from Eskom
Eskom has been placing much effort into driving the adoption of energy efficient lighting technologies in homes and businesses. While success has been achieved with these programmes, it remains important that the end-user be aware of the many factors to consider... ( more)
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Rechargeable batteries - their evolution and beyond: Part I
by Dr. Paul Lefley, Ayodele Soge, University of Leicester, and Jonathan Starkey, Converteam
Reducing carbon emissions has become a growing concern for policy makers, car manufacturers and building designers alike. Consequently, batteries have taken centre stage in the search for alternative energy and the development of low-cost hybrid electric vehicles... ( more) |
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RAMS issues with LV switchgear, motor control centres
by David Stonebridge, ABB Australia
How new technologies and design principles for low voltage switchgear can improve the effectiveness of RAMS programmes while reducing plant downtime... (more) |
Building management in the cloud
by Neil Cameron, Johnson Controls
Digital platforms are enabling worldwide collaboration across industry sectors, disciplines and interest groups, allowing approaches and methods to be shared and creating the perfect environment for cloud-based facility management (FM)... ( more) |
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Guidelines on installing a home PV system
by Herbert Teubner, Sinetech
There is much talk about solar power these days and many would-be users are confused or unsure whether they should install solar systems. We shed some light on the subject... ( more) |
Bimetallic conductors: a weapon against copper theft
by Thomas Horton, Fushi Copperweld
The price of copper on the world's commodities exchanges has risen, causing demand for copper scrap metal to soar and creating a very lucrative black market for stolen copper... ( more) |
How to obtain a wireman's licence
by Nick du Plessis, P&T Technology
An electrician with a license, known as a "registered person", has applied to the Department of Labour (DoL) and has demonstrated his knowledge, skills and ability to conduct verification and certification of the construction, testing and inspection of the electrical installations for which he has been registered... ( more)
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