by Shanley Lutchman | Oct 2, 2023 | Energy
Mybroadband reports [1]: Eskom is currently piloting a smart metering system that would control the amount of power supplied to households remotely Eskom wants to install this smart meter in every household. The meter will reduce the amount of power that a household...
by Shanley Lutchman | Jun 21, 2023 | Building Services
Every so often I hear a complaint from a friend, colleague or family member that they are sick because they were in a training room, or another place, and the air conditioning system “made me sick”, or “was too cold” or “I’m not used to air conditioners”. For me, as a...
by Shanley Lutchman | Jun 15, 2023 | Building Services
A few days ago a lawyer friend of mine told me that there is a section in their building that is a “dead zone”. What she meant is that people refuse to sit in that area of their office. They refuse to sit there because the air in that area is “stale.” My...
by Shanley Lutchman | Jun 7, 2023 | Energy
Business Times reports that things appear to be moving forward with Government’s plan to procure 1.2 GW of electricity capacity from the Turkish “power-station-on-a-ship” company Karpowership [1]. I would like to look at some of the good things and...
by Shanley Lutchman | May 24, 2023 | Building Services, Energy
I recently completed a project for a healthcare facility. My experience in this project showed me how important it is for engineers and architects to work together in the design of sustainable buildings. Since this was a healthcare facility, the ventilation...
