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SAISC SUBSIDIARIES: SASFA

SASFA industry meetings and education initiatives:
Keeping the industry informed and equipped to deliver excellent work
By John Barnard, Director, SASFA

www.sasfa.co.za

On 12 May SASFA held its 23rd industry
feedback meeting in Johannesburg, in order
to keep broader industry informed about the
developments in the LSFB market.
The Chairman of SASFA, Mulder Kruger from
Trumod, opened the meeting by referring
to the challenges SASFA faced in 2006 when
formally launching LSFB in Southern Africa.
These hurdles have systematically been
overcome to result in the rapidly growing
acceptance and implementation of this
green building method.

developers, and the professions (architects,
engineers, QS’s). SASFA is ready to roll out
the certification program for builders. Based
on a recent survey, manufacturing of LSF
increased by 10% during 2015 compared
with the previous year, with most of the
growth going into LSF roof structures –
mainly replacing timber. Some 50% of LSF
buildings were in the residential market,
with 30% going into office and commercial
buildings and the rest into schools, clinics,
hospitals and student accommodation.

Hannes Basson (presented by M Hickers)
from ArcelorMittal gave an overv