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SPONSORS
BASF
About BASF: BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from
chemicals, plastics, performance products and agricultural products to oil and gas. As a reliable partner BASF
creates chemistry to help its customers in virtually all industries to be more successful. With its high-value products
and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an important role in finding answers to global challenges such as climate
protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility.
What Can We Do to Protect the Climate?: With a range of solutions we actively contribute to climate protection
and create opportunities in future markets. We invest more than a third of our research expenditures in energy
efficiency, climate protection, conservation of resources and renewable raw materials.
Construction and Housing: Many of our products such as phase change materials or materials used to
manufacture innovative thermal insulating foams are used for energy-efficient construction. The volume of
insulating raw materials we sell annually saves more than five times the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by
BASF every year.
For the construction industry, we provide our customers with a very wide range of innovative as well as traditional
raw materials, and selected finished products. In partnership with our\ customers, we offer innovative, competent
and reliable solutions for comfortable, energy efficient buildings, which are effective both in hot and cold climates
and can be adapted to various architectural traditions.
Websites: www.basf.co.za and www.basf.com
SABC
SABC 3 is strongly associated with the pursuit of excellence and style, and for reflecting people who live life
positively and passionately. The channel has embarked on a journey of transformation in order to re-establish SABC
3 as one of the leading television brands in South Africa, and a new look and feel will be introduced later in the year,
along with an invigorated programming and marketing strategy.
Our approach will be centered on those South Africans who are powerfully and upwardly mobile, who celebrate
life with a real sense that they ‘have arrived!’ They have a global outlook but are firmly rooted in Africa. They are
confident achievers, the thought leaders in our society who are committed to a better South Africa. Shaped by
history, they are now defining the future.
That future depends entirely on how we manage our natural resources and push back the ravaging effects of
climate change. SABC 3 has begun to play a role in helping South Africans understand what each one can do to
make a positive difference to our environment. And we are hoping to do even more as we continue to plant trees
in our partnership with Carbon Free, and link hands with others who are intent on greening South Africa for the
sake of our children and their children’s children.
Website: www.sabc3.co.za
Autodesk
A world leader in 3D design and engineering software, Autodesk enables architects, designers and engineers to
innovate and solve sustainability challenges with greater project control from insight provided by BIM (building
information modelling) solutions across the building lifecycle — from design to construction, operations and
maintenance.
Autodesk’s recently launched Building Design Suite, is a comprehensive software solution with tools for modelling,
visualisation, and documentation all in a cost-effective package so you can compete for new work, whether the
project requires CAD or BIM. In addition, the company’s Ecotect Analysis software offers a wide range of building
energy analysis functionality for improving performance of existing buildings and new building designs
Website: www.worldsview.co.za
The Clay Brick Association (ClayBrick.org)
ClayBrick.org, also known as The ClayBrick Association of South Africa, is the official body representing all ClayBrick
and Paver manufacturers in this country.
As the industry watchdog, ClayBrick.org monitors all legislative and standard issues, and acts as a liaison between
the industry, government and other organisations representing the housing, building and construction industries.
Designers, specifiers and property owners, alike, will gain consistency, quality, durability and reliability, when
building with ClayBricks and Paving produced by a ClayBrick.org member.
Website: www.claybrick.org
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