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Funding Solar PV for Multi-Dwelling Residential Units: CAPEX vs OPEX Models Explored
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.…
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 you…
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 how…
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. Typically…
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 people…
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 being…
About Shaune
I have worked in a few organizations that do not resemble one another in any way, from the industry, product or service to culture and values. There is so much to learn when you move from one industry to the next.
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