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SPEAKER PROFILES Gwen Lindiwe Mahlangu-Nkabinde Minister of Public Works Prior to Gwen Lindiwe Mahlangu-Nkabinde’s appointment in November 2010 as Minister of Public Works, Mahlangu-Nkabinde served as Deputy Minister of Economic Development. Mahlangu-Nkabinde has also served as the National Assembly’s Deputy Speaker and as Chair of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs and Tourism. A member of the ANC’s National Executive Committee since 1997, Mahlangu-Nkabinde holds an LLB and is a qualified teacher. Mahlangu-Nkabinde worked in the private sector for fourteen years before entering Parliament. Francois Viruly Professor Francois Viruly is a property economist and the founder of Viruly Consulting, a real estate consulting company that focuses on the South African and African property market, Real Estate Research and the preparation of feasibility studies. Viruly lectures in Urban Economics, Property Development and Portfolio Management at the University of Cape Town. Viruly has lectured post-graduate courses at University of Witwatersrand and University of Pretoria. Viruly was Chief Economist at the Chamber of Mines and was Head of Research at JHI Professional Services. Viruly has undertaken extensive research into the South African property cycle, the development of township commercial properties, and the application of Industrial Economics to the analysis of property markets in emerging countries. Llewellyn van Wyk Llewellyn van Wyk graduated in architecture from the University of Cape Town in 1980. Van Wyk opened his own architecture practice in 1983, completing over 300 buildings within Southern Africa over a period of 20 years. In 2002 van Wyk took up a research post at the CSIR in Pretoria, heading a research team examining new construction materials and methods based on an advanced construction technology platform. All of van Wyk’s work is predicated on sustainability principles. Van Wyk is a Past-President of the South African Institute of Architects (SAIA), and the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA). Van Wyk is the Director for the UIA Work Programme Sustainable Architecture, Region V (Africa). Colin Rohlfing Colin Rohlfing is a Sustainable Design Director for projects within the North Central Region of HOK and leads the office’s sustainable consulting practice. Rohlfing works with local and firmwide HOK project teams to guide sustainable design integration and building certification process under the U.S Green Building Council’s various LEED Rating Systems. Rohlfing coordinates sustainable design efforts with the project teams through all design phases. Rohlfing has a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering and is registered as an LEED Accredited Professional Associate AIA. Rohlfing is a member of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and associate member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Megan Holder Megan Holder is an American based LEED® Accredited Professional and Associate with the HOK Planning Group, a division of HOK that focuses on master planning, landscape architecture and urban design projects throughout the world. Holder received a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Texas A&M University and since joining the firm, has worked on projects ranging from thousand acre master plans for new cities and universities to detailed landscape architecture projects for streetscapes and community gardens. Holder’s specific speciality is in large scale master planning projects for colleges and universities, including extensive experience in the Middle East and Asia. Holder was one of the integral team members for the planning and landscape strategy on <strong>KAUST</strong>. From the initial concept phase, which began in October 2006 through its completion in September 2009, Holder was dedicated to the creation of this state-of-the-art LEED Platinum campus and supporting environment. Eamonn O’Rourke Eamonn O’Rourke is a Project Manager at Strategic Environmental Focus managing landscape architectural and environmental impact assessment projects and is an experienced practitioner in his field. O’Rourke is a registered professional with SACLAP and previously served on their council. O’Rourke is also a professional member of ILASA, and was a member of the Council for the Built Environment and the Certification Board for Environmental Assessment Practitioners of South Africa. Horst Fabian Horst Fabian received a B.Civil Engineering from University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. Fabian went on to work for Juenger & Graeter, a company with a worldwide business in refractory construction and one of the big German Construction Companies, P. GROSS GROUP as Turn Key Project Manager. In 1998 Fabian joined BASF`s Civil Department at the headquarter in Ludwigshafen, Germany, becoming part of the team of Project Managers, responsible for the construction of the world-scale chemical plants globally. In this function Fabian was involved in construction projects like the “Verbund Site Nanjing - China” and the world biggest Dispersion Factory at Ludwigshafen Site “H 505” s. In 2008 Fabian was appointed BASF’s Key Project Manager MASDAR. 4 The Green Building Conference and Exhibition 2011
SPEAKER PROFILES Professor Anthony Turton Professor Anthony Turton is a specialist in the field of strategic risk assessment, with a current interest in understanding the risks associated with water as a foundation of the national economy. Turton is the Vice President of the International Water Resource Association (IWRA), a Professor in the Centre for Environmental Management at the University of Free State, and a Director of TouchStone Resources (Pty) Ltd, a company specialising in the management of water and energy as a flux. Turton has served in leadership roles in a number of international institutions. Turton is author of scientific publications and is the Editor of a number of journals including: Water Policy, Water International and the Water Resource Management series of textbooks. Matt Vaudin Matt Vaudin is a partner at Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, a UK based architectural practice with an international reputation for their holistic approach to sustainability and environmental design. Vaudin has extensive experience in sustainable workplace design. As a project architect Vaudin has completed the multi-award winning and highly sustainable Heelis, the Central Office for the National Trust. Vaudin has recently completed a new headquarters building for the Woodland Trust, a building which delivers innovative and sustainable solutions at best value. Vaudin also leads research based design within Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and has undertaken extensive post occupancy evaluation on a number of his buildings, developing an ethos of evolution from one project to the next. Vaudin has spoken on the subject of sustainability at several prestigious international conferences and events. Jean Francois Koenig Jean Francois Koenig studied architecture in London at Thames Polytechnic in 1973. After qualifying, Koenig worked in Mauritius in the design department of ZAC Associates and then as senior architectural member from 1981 to 1985. In 1987, Koenig founded Jean Francois Koenig Architects in Mauritius which has been influential in the revival of the local traditional architecture. The practice has completed the Mauritius Telecom Headquarters, the first 20 storey glass curtain wall tower in Mauritius, the De Chazal Du Mee Head Office which accommodates 450 people and the new CIEL Head Office at Ebene. Koenig is currently working on the MCB Offices at Ebene which is the first building in Mauritius to obtain a Green Building Certificate from BREEAM. Nina Maritz Born and raised in South Africa, Nina Maritz studied architecture at the University of Cape Town. In 1986 Maritz’s family relocated to Namibia. Since starting her own practice in Windhoek in 1998, Maritz has been involved in a variety of projects which allowed Maritz to indulge her interest in sustainability, alternative building methods and community development. Maritz is most known for the Habitat Research and Development Centre in Katatura and the Twyfelfontein Rock Art Visitors’ Centre. Maritz’s work is influenced by the vernacular and a scavenger mentality, using recycled, local and natural materials. Maritz’s interests include environmental sciences, linguistics, genetics and graphic design, especially textiles. Maritz also does pro bono work on sustainable tourism, green urban open spaces, and craft development, and has lectured in European, American and African countries. Michael Magner and Edward Brooks After meeting at and qualifying from the school of architecture at Wits University, Michael Magner and Edward Brooks started Activate Architecture in 1997 and were joined in 2004 by Reon van der Wiel. Activate has been involved in a range of new-build and redevelopment projects, in the residential, education, hospitality and office development sectors, successfully completing large scale projects in a variety of locations in South Africa, and has worked in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zanzibar. Focusing on the creation of high performance buildings with imaginative, intelligent and sustainable solutions, the firm has developed as leaders in green building design with concerted efforts over the last 4 years culminating in two SAPOA awards for the Lebone ii College for the Royal Bafokeng - a building with a number of sustainable initiatives - and the completion of the new SANRAL Head Office which is registered with the GBCSA (rating pending). Hope Mashele Hope Mashele has a BSc. in Electrical Engineering, and is Senior Manager of Engineering and Energy at Absa Group Limited in Johannesburg. Mashele is a non-executive board member of the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA); Chairman of the Board for The South African Association of Energy Services Companies (SAAEs); Chairman of the Transformation Subcommittee for The South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE); Vice-Chairman of Vikinduku Engineering & Projects, a black-owned and run Engineering Consulting and Construction company as well as Board Member of The South African Association of Energy Efficiency (SAEE). Dr. Rodney Milford Dr. Rodney Milford is currently Programme Manager; Construction Industry Performance at the Construction Industry Development Board (cidb), and previously Director of CSIR Building and Construction Technology. Milford represents the cidb on the UNEP Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative (SBCI), and was responsible for the development of the UNEP SBCI / cidb discussion document “South African Report on Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Potentials from Buildings”. Milford is currently Co-Chair of the UNEP SB Index Steering Committee. The Green Building Conference and Exhibition 2011 5
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