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Date: Thursday,
25th February 2010
Time: 17h30
- 19h00
Venue:
Durban Botanic Gardens, Visitors Centre
Please RSVP to
Dorothy Lutchmiah on 031 311 4277 or
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for seating purposes
As part of the commitment to
host the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in an environmentally sustainable way
there was a strong emphasis in achieving energy and water saving during
the construction of the Moses Mabhida Stadium. The purpose of
this open forum is to present on overview of key energy and water savings
initiatives that were implemented in the stadium. The Open
Forum will start with two 30 minute presentations
- Ken Woodley:
Moses Mabhida Stadium Energy Saving Initiatives
- Ganny Govender:
Wet Services Engineering
The presentations will then be
followed by questions and discussion. Copies of the Greening Guidelines
(Green Landscaping, Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Waste Management
and Water Conservation) will also be available at the presentation.
The Greening guidelines can be downloaded from www.imaginedurban.org or fifaworldcup.durban.gov.za/Pages/GreeningDurban2010
Information on the Speakers
Ken Woodley
– is the managing director of Ibuya Consulting Engineers, which is
an Electrical and Electronic Consulting Practice who were the lead Electrical
and Electronic Consultants for the Moses Mabhida Stadium. Ken
was the responsible person for the design of the electrical and electronic
systems within the Stadium which included the implementation of an Energy
Efficient Stadium in conjunction with the other professionals.
Ken has been involved in the electrical consulting field for the past
20 years and completed many buildings in the Durban area as well as
some buildings in Cape Town, Johannesburg and even India. His
emphasis has always been using new technologies to reduce energy consumption,
and is presently involved in numerous energy efficiency projects for
existing buildings.
Ganny
Govender – completed his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
at the Durban University of Technology in 1983 and immediately thereafter
started his working career at Langford Associates Consulting Engineers
as a Mechanical Technician. He eventually graduated to the post of Design
Engineer in 1995 and was elected partner in the business in 1997. He
served in that post until 2002 where he obtained his PR Tech qualifications
and left Langford Associates. He together with Morgan Govender formed
LSG INTERNATIONAL Consulting Engineers, with Ganny being the Principal
Partner. Ganny has worked on many flagship projects in Durban,
some being the Ushaka Marine World, Sibaya Casino and most recently
as the Lead Mechanical Consultant on the Moses Mabhida Stadium.
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