Green Building and Sustainability (392)
The Department of Energy says it is expecting R47 billion to be invested in the country through Window 1 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP).
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Growthpoint Properties Limited is taking another bold green step by replacing all of its light fittings in its office portfolio using the latest energy-saving technology.
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has approved loan facilities of R9.6 billion for renewable energy projects.
The official Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) Convention and Exhibition is South Africa's premier green building conference and exhibition, providing access to the latest, cutting edge, exciting information…
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Alexander Forbes, one of South Africa’s largest diversified financial services businesses, celebrates its new building, 115 West Street, as a milestone in South African green building technology and design
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Commercial and industrial enterprises are constantly on the lookout for meaningful ways of reducing energy consumption for both economic and environmental reasons.
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The launch of the next green building rating tool by the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), the Green Star SA - Public & Education Building Rating Tool (version…
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The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) has launched the PILOT Energy and Water Benchmarking tool for the commercial property industry, which allows property owners to see how their…
A new course that the GBCSA is offering will train attendees on how to use the Multi Unit Residential (MURT) Green Star SA rating tool which objectively measures the environmental…
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the new Socio-economic tool that the Green Building Council of South Africa are starting to develop that will address issues such as poor health, lack of education and skills training…
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The property marketers of The Route 21 Corporate Park business development, Abacus DIVISIONS, has announced that it has signed its first “green” tenants for a R60 million environmentally friendly building,…
Nestled in Ixopo, in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) midlands, South Africa’s Department of Public Works enhanced its environmental credentials as it became the first provincial government building receiving a 5-Star Green…
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Africa’s first carbon neutral financial services company, Nedbank Group, remains dedicated to proactively finding new ways to reduce its carbon footprint and lessen its impact on the environment, evidenced by…
As green building principles increasingly take hold in South Africa we are seeing more and more of our ageing building stock being revitalised and retrofitted. A recently completed office building…
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Jerry Yudelson, a global green building thought leader, and a man who has been hailed as the ‘Godfather of Green’, will be sharing his knowledge and insight on sustainability at…
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Recently promulgated SANS 10400-XA, which regulates the minimum standards required in terms of energy efficiency in new buildings, will push up the cost of new developments but will result in…
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The Millennia Park office building has achieved a 5 Star Green Star SA Office v1 ‘Design’ certification from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) – the first time…
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As experienced in the United Kingdom, the introduction of green leases, tends to stimulate healthy debate, predominantly around the allocation of costs for environmental improvements. The Green Building Council of…
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Property developers need to increasingly consider developing hybrid buildings that are able to run off a hybrid-designed base, managing a mixture of technologies - including traditional and next-generation energy sources…
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Integrated building technology solutions and services provider Honeywell Building Solutions secures a R300 000 rebate from State-owned power utility Eskom on behalf of PRASA
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