South African built environment professionals interested in joining the formation of the South African Interest Group and/or Chapter of The CNU (Congress for the New Urbanism) please contact Manus Heunis on mbharchitectssa@gmail.com
Very briefly, the CNU is head quartered in Chicago, Illinois in the USA, and an organisation which enjoys worldwide support for its efforts in and guidance on promoting more sustainable urban environments by means of, amongst many others, more environmentally sympathetic town planning principals, reduction of urban sprawl by means of mixed use developments and creating transit oriented and pedestrian friendly cities and neighbourhoods, all of which ultimately lead to a reduced urban carbon foot print.
For more info on what the CNU is all about, click on the link provided below
http://www.cnu.org/who_we_are
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