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Funded by the Construction Industry Development Board (cidb), an agency of the Department of Public works (DPW), this latest pilot tool enables the GBCSA to rate public and education buildings
The new Energy Efficiency (EE) building regulations that come into effect next month will boost the manufacturing sector as well as the economy, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said…
Johannesburg is an urban forest and arguably the largest of its kind in the world; it is also one of the city's most redeeming qualities and something which should be…
This knowledge is in fact now considered a pivotal skill right across the property sector
The green movement in the built environment is spreading like wildfire and in the month of September alone the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) certified three new green…
SunPower, a company building one of the world’s largest photovoltaic solar power plants, is eyeing opportunities in the developing local renewable energy industry, MD Mario Riello said.
Environmental compliance certification for power projects whose owners are bidding in the independent power producer (IPP) procurement programme will be fast-tracked, the Department of Energy’s director-general said yesterday
In celebration of World Green Building Week, which aims to draw attention to the importance of creating greener, healthier, more sustainable buildings and communities, GBCSA members are offered an official…
Century City is well suited to developing ‘Green Buildings’ as it is a precinct which ticks many of the boxes required to obtain credits towards a Green Star rating
In response to industry demand, the Green Building Council of South Africa in partnership with local and international industry experts have expanded on two of their training courses
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SA will need to invest R18 billion a year for the next 19 years if it wants to complete the transition to wind and solar photovoltaics energy as it intends…
The green building movement has come to the fore in recent years with a growing number of protagonists claiming it is the way of the future for buildings. But one…
With the international community poised to arrive in South Africa for the UNFCCC’s 17th Conference of the Parties (COP 17) climate change talks in Durban in December 2011, the Green…
Let’s not pretend that business doesn’t need positive affirmation from the community. Face it; we all like a good pat on the back
By 2050, a full 70% of the 9-billion people predicted to live on earth will be in urban areas according to the Green Building Council of South Africa’s new CEO,…
‘Making cents’ of the argument for sustainable building practice. This is how Brian Wilkinson, the newly appointed chief executive officer of the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), describes…
Kayema Energy Solutions, a leading local renewable energy services provider and member of the One Property Holdings Group, has been nominated for South African National Energy Association's (SANEA) 'Energy project…
Aurecon’s office building in Century City, Cape Town, was recently completed and is the first building in South Africa to be awarded a 5 Star Green Star SA – Office…
The Department of Energy had encountered a number of challenges in the roll-out of its solar water heater programme, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said yesterday
In order to mitigate South Africa's looming power crisis, last year President Jacob Zuma announced the launch of the Government's programme to ensure that 1 million solar water heating systems…
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