Abstract

After landing football's premier tournament, the 2010 FIFA World cup, South Africa realised that hosting the first African World Cup meant overcoming a raft of technical challenges. When the planning started, one of the imperatives for the design of the stadium was to make it as environmentally friendly as possible. Of course, energy and water saving are the two most important factors there. So the design, the orientation, some of the materials that have been chosen, the technologies that have gone into the stadium, even something relatively simple, like rainwater harvesting, all had to be planned right from the early stages of conceptual design.

Full Text
Paper version not known

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.