ECN as Vehicle for Professionalism towards a Green Namibia. by Markus von Jeney President: Engineering Council of Namibia

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1 ECN as Vehicle for Professionalism towards a Green Namibia by Markus von Jeney President: Engineering Council of Namibia

2 INTRODUCTION The Engineering Council of Namibia is instrumental to the implementa?on of the Engineering Profession Act, 1986 (Act No. 18 of 1986) Registra?on of Engineers / Technicians is compulsory The legisla?on requires the ECN to: Register professionals in the engineering profession Protect the public by se5ng engineering standards Advise the Minister on engineering ma;ers Enhance the engineering profession Encourage research and development in engineering A;end to any incidental ma;ers 2

3 STATUTORY MANDATE The Engineering Council of Namibia has been created through the Engineering Profession Act, 1986 (Act No. 18 of 1986) which determines that all engineering professionals have to be registered by this statutory body and well in the three categories of: Professional Engineers Incorporated Engineers Engineering Technicians The registra?on is done on the basis of an educa?on in engineering on NQA levels 6, 7 & 8 and on prac?cal experien?al training in each category as above 3

4 ENGINEERING EDUCATION The educa?on is done as follows: Prof. Eng. - B Sc in Engineering (Honours) - level 8 Inc. Eng. - B Tech in Engineering - level 7 Eng. Tech. - Diploma in Engineering - level 6 The prac?cal experien?al training will be done for: Prof. Eng. on a wider spectrum of all engineering facets of the engineering discipline trained for, which will include the environmental aspects of engineering Inc. Eng. on the category of specialisa?on trained for such as water, transport or structures Eng. Tech. also on the category of specialisa?on trained for such as water, transport or structures 4

5 PROFESSIONAL INPUT The Engineering Council of Namibia has a professional input to make regarding the green technology by way of keeping the Professional Engineers, the Incorporated Engineers and the Engineering Technicians on par with the requirements to build sustainable structures in line with the development in green technology and therefore the sustainable use of natural resources The awainment of professional registra?on will be in line with the latest technology developments and the sustainable use of resources as determined by the Built Environment Council of Namibia 5

6 GREEN BUILDING COUNCILS Green Building Councils (GBCs) are na?onally non- profitable, non- governmental organiza?ons that are part of a global network and are recognized by the World Green Building Council GBCs goal is to promote the transforma?on of the present built environment towards sustainable buildings and ci?es, which are environmentally sensi?ve, economically viable, socially just and culturally significant 6

7 GREENING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT GBCs are established to promote green building prac?ces, technologies and opera?ons in the construc?on and built environment Namibia has already established the Green Building Council of Namibia (GBCNA) which is aware that the built environment has to be greened to awain energy efficiency, but more seriously to reduce energy related carbon emissions 7

8 WHY GREEN YOUR BUILDINGS? The built environment has a profound impact on our natural environment, economy, health, and produc?vity A greener environment will par?cularly contribute to reduce the carbon footprint and help sustain life on earth 8

9 GREEN BUILDING MANDATE The Engineering Profession has a been mandated by the Engineering Profession Act: To provide for the establishment of a Council for the Engineering profession in Namibia; for the registra?on of professional engineers and engineers in training, incorporated engineers in training, engineering technicians and engineering technicians in training; and to provide for incidental majers 9

10 GREEN BUILT COUNCIL: WHAT IT MEANS FOR NAMIBIA Sustainable development is: development in which resource use aims to meet present human needs while preserving the environment for genera?ons to come The world is moving closer to an all- encompassing pursuit of sustainability and the construc?on industry should not be le_ behind in the development 10

11 ENGINEERING STANDARDS Risk Control receives high awen?on as human life are at stake, but what risk can be higher than the risk of non- sustainability? To minimize risk competent engineers who will know the requirements for sustainability are required Engineering Codes of Prac?ce are published to set the criteria for safety which will have to include criteria for sustainability in other words green buildings 11

12 GREEN STAR TOOLS Green Star Tools are to establish standards of measurement for green buildings: ü ü ü To promote integrated, whole- building designs; To raise awareness of the benefits of green building; To recognise environmental leadership Green buildings on average cost a mere 5% more, compared to conven?onally designed buildings It makes economic sense given the sustainable benefits to building owners, tenants and the environment 12

13 SUSTAINABILITY Suppliers, contractors, architects and other building professionals cannot afford to lag behind since sustainability is becoming mainstream The Green Building Council of Namibia offers us a way of achieving our greening goal faster For more informa?on on registering a project for cer?fica?on, training programmes, becoming a member of the GBCNA 13

14 PROFESSIONALISM The ECN awaches great pride in professionally tes?ng all engineers and technicians to be registered and are exposed to interna?onal standards before allowing them to prac?ce engineering unless they are fulfilling all the requirements of the Engineering Profession Act All specific technical requirements awained during experien?al training must include the latest technology regarding environmental sustainability 14

15 PRACTICAL EXAMPLES The greening process is an ongoing process and is supported by the ECN Examples of good greening prac?ce is the use of our resources in the best way possible, such as: ú Clay houses built from sun dried clay bricks ú The use of local materials such as thatch ú Solar usage for all energy needs ú Less cement by using earth bricks ú Thermal building design using the sun for thermal well being We can be proud on the speed it has taken off here in Namibia and the ECN supports it to the full 15

16 SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Hydraform Earth Bricks Training on Hydraform for the local members in the community relates to a variety of skills from block produc?on to construc?on This ensures the transfer of skills to empower the community themselves to build their own sustainable projects 16

17 COMMUNITY UPLIFTMENT Provide quality housing one block at a?me Trained community members assist in the upli_ing of the community by par?cipa?ng in the building process of their houses, schools, worship centres and clinics The jobs created from the block yard and construc?on allows for greater economic empowerment The support to all local industries of the area 17

18 HOW HYDRAFORM CAN HELP CHANGE LIVES Each Hydraform machine provides jobs to the unskilled men Blocks are made from local earth (laterite), cement and water The Hydraform dry stacked, interlocking blocks are simple to construct Reducing unemployed in the local community Hydraform interlocking wall blocks are cured, not burnt 18

19 KNOW HYDRAFORM MACHINES Mobile and Sta?onary machines Manufactures Interlocking soil cement blocks Produces 60,000 blocks per month, equal to over 1600m² of walling or 10 houses Diesel/Electric powered Integrated 100L Pan mixer Hydraform has a range of block, brick and paving machines for your project requirements 19

20 LOW COST HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS DONE RIGHT USING THE HYDRAFORM BRICK MACHINE 20

21 I THANK YOU 21