What we do
Building infrastructure
We drive innovation in the built environment through multidisciplinary approaches, drawing on expertise in architecture, engineering and related fields. Our goal is to ensure that science, technology and innovation are applied with strong contextual awareness. Key focus areas include climate-resilient building design, advanced construction materials and strategic asset management.
Building infrastructure
We drive innovation in the built environment through multidisciplinary approaches, drawing on expertise in architecture, engineering and related fields. Our goal is to ensure that science, technology and innovation are applied with strong contextual awareness. Key focus areas include climate-resilient building design, advanced construction materials and strategic asset management.
Building infrastructure
We drive innovation in the built environment through multidisciplinary approaches, drawing on expertise in architecture, engineering and related fields. Our goal is to ensure that science, technology and innovation are applied with strong contextual awareness. Key focus areas include climate-resilient building design, advanced construction materials and strategic asset management.
Building infrastructure
We drive innovation in the built environment through multidisciplinary approaches, drawing on expertise in architecture, engineering and related fields. Our goal is to ensure that science, technology and innovation are applied with strong contextual awareness. Key focus areas include climate-resilient building design, advanced construction materials and strategic asset management.
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Highlights
Cofimvaba Science Centre
The CSIR, in partnership with the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) and Eastern Cape authorities, designed and oversaw the construction of the science centre. It demonstrates the feasibility of sustainable buildings in all parts of South Africa. Learners from two nearby high schools in Cofimvaba, in rural Eastern Cape, use tablets to score the building’s thermal performance, while its water and energy efficiency is monitored in a digital twin building.Watch.
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