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The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) announces that there are now three buildings in South Africa which have been certified under the GBCSA’s Green Star SA rating system
Phase II of Nedbank’s head office has achieved a further eco-friendly first when it was announced at the Green Building Council Convention that the development in Sandton, Johannesburg has been…
Bottom-line benefits like consistent increases in gross rentals, lower operating costs and less capital expenditure over a building’s life-cycle are three key reasons why property investors are embracing green buildings…
Accelerating demands from investors and tenants alike make keeping abreast of global green practice non-negotiable for future success
One of Cape Town’s Grand Old Ladies - 14 Loop Street – has been given a major facelift, and in the process become one of the city’s first truly iconic…
Architects and builders are just the first in a long line of professionals who influence a building's environmental sustainability over time
Success factors for green and environmentally sustainable design will be in the spotlight for SA built environment professionals attending the 3rd annual Green Building Council of SA (GBCSA) Convention &…
Pretoria’s Centurion Mall, owned by Fountainhead Property Trust and Attfund Ltd and managed by Broll Property Management, has been named the first runner-up at the Energy Cybernetics - Energy Barometer…
In a first for the World Cup in South Africa, the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium will be running on “green power” thanks to the city’s first wind turbine constructed at…
The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) has started the process of developing the third Green Star SA rating tool for Multi-Unit Residential (MUR) buildings, and is looking for…
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Owners of existing buildings may not be aware of the meaningful cost and energy savings that can be achieved by eliminating wasteful and unnecessary practices
With seven large-scale office developments pursuing formal Green Star SA certification, and the second Green Star SA tool (for Retail buildings) having been launched in April, the Green Building Council…
Inner-city densification, rapidly rising electricity costs and proposed penalties for excessive electricity consumption are forcing owners of older buildings to modernise them.
As the drive to build greener buildings becomes more urgent for the South African property industry, the role of the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) as a conduit…
De Beers and acclaimed Stellenbosch artist unveiled South Africa’s first major land art installation in Namaqualand coast west of Springbok.
A Regus study reveals that office under-occupancy in South Africa is causing unnecessary emission of over 2 million tonnes of carbon per year
SA’s World Cup stadiums in Durban and Cape Town include a host of features designed to make them environmentally and economically sustainable.
Managing a building successfully has become an increasingly complex enterprise and the GBCSA will host a number of workshops to assist stakeholders in this endeavour
Benedictine monks living in the hills outside Grahamstown are angry about plans to build a wind farm near their monastery.
The Wilderness Ratepayers and Residents’ Association has produced a brochure to encourage potential buyers to consider settling in the village.
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