Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa September 2013 | Page 31

RESIDENTIAL Developpement (AFD), brought together the social housing and the green networks in a workshop that could define the research questions and outline the possible mechanisms to make ‘greening’ of the sector more successful. The workshop identified a number of issues including the tension between capital cost and returns; the impact of energy cost savings on affordabilit y of targeted tenants; the understanding of what capital products have the best effect within the tight frame of financing; lack of established financing mechanisms; and forms and effectiveness of tenant engagement in understanding consumption issues but also in income generating green activities. In pa ra l lel to t he work shop was t he development of the ‘Green Guide for Social Housing institutions?? d??%?????????????????????????????????????M??????!??????%????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????a????????d?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%????????????????????????M??????!?????????????????????????????????qM!%????????????????????????????????????????????%????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%??????????????????t?%??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????a??????d?? ?????????????????????????????????M??????!??????%??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%????????????????????????????M!$???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%?????????????)??????????????()????????????????????????????????????????M!%?d?????????????????????????????????????????)??????????!?????? ?????????????????????????????????e5?????????5?????d???????c??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????? ????d??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????a????????d????????????????????Q?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q????a????M??????!?????? ???????A?????d?????????????????????9M!