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Unique opportunities at the KZN Smart Buildings & Infrastructure Summit

12 December 2016

Urbanisation is irreversible. South Africa’s population is urbanised at a rate of 60% to 64%. With infrastructure demands in most African cities expected to almost double by 2030 – smarter approaches to city infrastructure are non-negotiable.

The inaugural Smart Buildings & Infrastructure Kwazulu-Natal summit are looking at the future of KZN’s cities, from technology evolution to new value adding services, better collaboration, lessons learned, infrastructure transformation and sustainable strategies.

Do not miss this uniquely designed event aimed at bringing all industry stakeholders together under one roof with industry experts to debate current challenges and share ideas on what the future KZN will look like and how we’ll get there. For more inforamtion please view our programme here.  

Early bird discounts apply and limited to the first 20 seats only!

FIND ANSWERS to these and more important questions

What lessons can we learn from Cape Town and Johannesburg smart building projects?

How are Mauritius, with a similar climate to Durban, building a smart city?

What exactly is a smart building and what goes into it?

Which technologies are ready for widespread deployment in a unique South African market

How will the IoT create intelligent buildings?

How will we ensure data security, safety and IP protection?

How do devices talk to each other in a smart building environment?

What is the criteria for evaluating an effective solution?

Can we bring the smart buildings business case to life?

What opportunities are there for the industry to offer additional services and added value to clients?

What are the links between ‘’Smart’’ and ‘’Sustainable’’ with Bright Green Buildings?

 Confirmed companies speaking at the Summit include: 

  • Arup
  • CKR Consulting Engineers
  • Dimension Data 
  • E2E Consulting
  • FM Solutions
  • Gauge 
  • IYER Urban Design Studio
  • Johnson Controls Africa
  • Katinka Consulting
  • LargeArchitecture.cc
  • Mott MacDonald 
  • NMMU
  • Turner Townsend
  • Vodacom

    Lets transform the future of Africa’s infrastructure through SMARTER planning, design and delivery!

    For more information about the Summit contact Daniel Claassen on:daniel.claassen@hypenica.com or +27 21 700 4300 

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