South Africa’s SANS 10400-XA (Energy Usage in Buildings, 2021 Edition 2) mandates that at least 50% of the annual average hot water heating requirement in new buildings, including multi-dwelling residential units, must be provided by means other than grid-derived electrical resistance heating or fossil fuels. This promotes energy efficiency and reduces reliance on Eskom’s grid.Continue reading “Funding Solar PV for Multi-Dwelling Residential Units: CAPEX vs OPEX Models Explored”
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Black Friday & Inflation: Does SA’s Biggest Shopping Frenzy Actually Move the Inflation Needle? 🇿🇦🛒💥
It’s that time of year again when our WhatsApp groups explode with “Is this a real deal?!” screenshots, trolleys crash in aisles, and someone always ends up buying a 75-inch TV they definitely don’t have space for. Yes, Black Friday is basically South Africa’s unofficial national holiday. But while we’re all hunting bargains, have youContinue reading “Black Friday & Inflation: Does SA’s Biggest Shopping Frenzy Actually Move the Inflation Needle? 🇿🇦🛒💥”
The Cost of the Wrong Carrot: The Impact of Incorrect Incentives
I am in the final year of my Master’s in Engineering Management and well into my thesis, which focuses on the performance management of remote-working engineers. Throughout my research journey, one aspect that hasn’t emerged as prominently as I expected is incentives—particularly the challenges related to incentivizing the wrong outcomes. People behave according to howContinue reading “The Cost of the Wrong Carrot: The Impact of Incorrect Incentives”
Fostering fur babies, why are more people not doing it?
South Africa faces a significant challenge with stray, abandoned, and neglected dogs. Animal shelters across the country are overwhelmed, and fostering has become a critical lifeline for these vulnerable animals. By opening your home to a foster dog, you not only save a life but also contribute to a more compassionate society. Here’s why fosteringContinue reading “Fostering fur babies, why are more people not doing it?”
The peak holiday season missed opportunities
I moved to Cape Town in July of 2022 after living in Gauteng for years. I never took leave in December, I didn’t have a child so planning around the school holidays was not a factor, it’s quiet at work so I could focus on what I wanted and prepared for the new year. TypicallyContinue reading “The peak holiday season missed opportunities”
Poll tracker / response history
Just a list of polls with easy access to the results. It’s good to refer back to these results and I will repost some of these in the future and see if opinions differ. If you would like me to add a poll please pop me a mail and let’s see what people think. LinksContinue reading “Poll tracker / response history”
Out with the bad, in with the good managers.
Why does it seem that bad managers are being promoted? It’s not that people don’t see through them but that there are cracks in the organisation. These are the people that don’t necessarily work the hardest, do the best work or have shown any real semblance of leadership abilities. They seem to be the peopleContinue reading “Out with the bad, in with the good managers.”
Leadership lessons from Ernest Shackleton
Ernest Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. Prof. Nancy Koehn discusses the series of events and leadership lessons to be learnt from this expedition. The discussion is about his expedition where in January 1915 they could see the Antarctic Coast about 80 miles away. Ice formed aroundContinue reading “Leadership lessons from Ernest Shackleton”
Can a single currency work globally?
I have had a few interesting discussions around whether or not a single global currency or even an African currency is viable. How will it impact arbitrage, the law of one price? Currencies and stocks are affected by arbitrage due to after a certain amount of exploitation of different pricing in different markets the lowerContinue reading “Can a single currency work globally?”
Do companies know anything about our productivity
Has any company taken the time to really test and experiment with the correct ratio of work from home (WFH) and work from office (WFO) to see if employees are more or less productive? Some studies suggest that people think they are more productive when they work from home but that is merely them beingContinue reading “Do companies know anything about our productivity”
shaune bouwer talks everything value 