{pp}The Natural and Organic Exhibition held their expo at the CTICC this year with a, according to reports, over 30% increase in visitor attendance. The venue was filled to the brim with ‘green’ products and services ranging from a variety of sectors, including shopping centres, beauty products and fashion items. What excited us was that amongst all the natural and organic products and services on display, where friendly faces from the built environment, including; solar technologies, low VOC paints and waste water management systems.

{pp}Pooran Desai of BioRegional will speak at the Green Building Conference, to be held at Wits University 21 and 22 August this year. Pooran Desai is not a new name to the built environment industry, having established himself both in the practical and academic fields of the sustainable development sector.