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Integrated Development Planning local pathway to sustainable development in South Africa The Global Alliance for Building Sustainability (GABS) Supporting the development of more sustainable buildings Water use in commercial buildings under scrutiny Integrated Waste Management: An Audit Manual for Commercial Buildings Social responsibility in the construction sector Report on sustainability analysis of human settlements in South Africa Sustainability and social infrastructure delivery in South Africa E N Q U I R I E S |
The inaugural meeting of the Global Alliance for Building Sustainability (GABS), held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 29 and 30 August 2002, was one of the first "Type 2" partnerships to emerge from the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). These partnerships are UN-endorsed action-oriented coalitions, focused on deliverables that would contribute in translating political commitments into action partnerships and initiatives to implement Agenda 21. GABS, which was established by the RICS Foundation with member organisations representing professionals, business, governmental and non-governmental sectors, was formed to accelerate the achievement of sustainable development in the land, property, construction and development sectors and to provide a platform for practitioners in those sectors to contribute to the World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD). At its inaugural meeting in Johannesburg, GABS agreed on a Charter for Action to "accelerate the achievement of the goal of sustainable development in the sectors of land, property, construction, facilities management, infrastructure and development".
Representatives from more than forty organisations signed the Charter, and others are likely to follow suit. GABS will be launched to the world's construction professionals at the Building Sustainability 2002 Conference in Oslo, Norway on 24 September 2002. The GABS Charter for Action was signed on behalf of the CIB by Dr Rodney Milford, Chairman of the CIB Programme Committee, and Director of CSIR Building and Construction Technology (Boutek). The UNEP-IETC/CIB Agenda 21 for Sustainable Development in Developing Countries, produced by Chrisna du Plessis of CSIR Boutek, was also launched at the GABS inaugural meeting. Download the following document in pdf format:
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