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Turning aspiration into action: maintaining green building status

October 25, 2018 Leave a Comment

While building green is a crucial first step in creating a greener, cleaner and smarter environment, some of these facilities fail to maintain efficient green functioning practices. Resulting in a building that is green, i.e. built with green and organic materials, but facility management that is not. The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) is well known for its … [Read more...]

SA’s top employers are thinking green

May 15, 2013 Leave a Comment

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By adjusting company policies to reduce travel and keep buildings greener, organisations can play a significant role in reducing South Africa’s concerning carbon footprint. South Africa is one of the least green countries in the world – in the top 15 for highest carbon emissions; just a few paces behind Japan, the UK and South Korea. The country emits 435 878 000 tonnes of … [Read more...]

Paarl’s first green offices aim for 4 stars

November 15, 2012 Leave a Comment

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Cecilia Square is an exciting new green building being erected on the N1, nearby the Paarl mall. It was launched last week and the plans are to open the doors of this groundbreaking office development on 1 August next year. The building aims to receive a 4 Green Star Rating by the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) and is one of only 7 green buildings registered … [Read more...]

Public Works office first to get five green stars

August 14, 2012 Leave a Comment

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Nestled in Ixopo, in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) midlands, South Africa’s Department of Public Works enhanced its environmental credentials, becoming the first provincial government building to receive a 5-Star office design rating from Green Star SA. The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) congratulated the KZN Department of Public Works on the 5 Star rating for the … [Read more...]

New Nedbank office receives Green Star

November 2, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Nedbank has received a 4-star rating for green office design from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) for its new regional head office currently underway at Menlyn Maine, Africa's first green city. Menlyn Maine not only works with the GBCSA to ensure all buildings in the precinct carry a four star rating but also use the Leadership in Energy and Environmental … [Read more...]

Green Star buildings on the rise

November 2, 2011 1 Comment

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 buildings in SA under the Green Star SA rating system. This brings the total number of Green Star SA ratings in SA to nine, with two of these having achieved both Office Design and Office As … [Read more...]

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