This is a case study about Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) implemented pilot project to convert a municipal building into an energy efficient one and raising public awareness on the topics of energy efficiency and renewable energy (SALGA, 2017).
(3.11MbDownloadThe CLEER Tool is a user-friendly calculator based on internationally-accepted methodologies, enabling users to calculate emissions reduced or avoided from clean energy activities. (USAID SA Low Emissions Development Program, 2017)
0.75MbDownloadThis is a short practical guideline for municipalities on how to use existing grants to finance energy efficiency and renewable energy infrastructure. The guidelines provides guidance and examples of energy efficiency or renewable energy projects for each infrastructure grant (SALGA, GIZ & PDG, 2017).
4.14MbDownloadThis document is a reference guide to a large number of policy and legal directives and guidelines that form part of City of Cape Town’s overall sustainability framework related to the built environment. (City of Cape Town, 2016)
1.68MbDownloadThis case study explores regulating energy efficiency in all new buildings. It covers the benefits of energy efficiency in buildings to both building owners and the municipality, as well as a short, easy-to-read overview of the SANS 10400-XA requirements. (GIZ, SALGA, 2015)
1.95MbDownloadThrough a series of interviews with municipal staff, suppliers and installers, this review explores the experience of solar water heater roll-out to low-income households from a municipal perspective, considering the process from pre-installation through to post-installation and maintenance. A set of best practice recommendations are provided. (GIZ, SEA, 2015)
0.51MbDownloadAn Excel spreadsheet tool that provides a simple analysis of energy savings impacts, capital costs, payback times and emissions savings from the implementation of established efficiency interventions within municipal operations (street and traffic lighting, vehicle fleet, wastewater treatment and bulk water, etc.). (SEA and SACN, 2015)
0.49MbDownloadThis report examines the sustainable energy development path of 18 key cities in South Africa. For the first time, data from over a decade provides the opportunity to track changes and identify possible trends emerging in the sustainable development of cites, particularly the metros (SEA, 2015).
13.42mbDownloadThis guide contains instructions on how to use the “Solar PV Cost Benefit Analysis Spreadsheet Tool” (in the Renewable Energy section of this website) and the “Impact of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency on Municipal Revenue Spreadsheet Tool.” (Sustainable Energy Africa, 2014)
0.3MbDownloadThis document provides an overview of the energy performance contracting approach that is being used by the City of Cape Town for the implementation of energy efficiency interventions in its municipal buildings. (McKenzie and Mander, 2014)
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