Environmental/Green Issues
A new Dimension for Sustainable Development to Illovo Boulevard
Intaprop is using green building design principles to develop 8 Melville in Illovo. It is striving to achieve a four-star green status for this prime corporate office development. ... Full story
National Treasury allocates R800 million to Green Fund
An amount of R800 million has been made available by the National Treasury for the Green Fund over the next two financial years. ... Full story
A Green Office in Paarl gets final Approval for Development
Building plans for Cecilia Square, the technology-intelligent and environment-friendly office building planned along the N1, adjacent to Paarl Mall, recently received the municipal stamp of approval. ... Full story
Growthpoint Properties earns second Green Star SA certification
Growthpoint Properties Limited has earned a sought-after 4-Star Green Star SA Office as Built v1 certification for its Lincoln Building on the Lake office development in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal. ... Full story
SA drinks company beats top international companies in Green Awards
South African Wine business, DGB (Pty) Ltd, was awarded the prestigious Ethical Award in the Drinks Business magazine “Green Awards” for their rural carbon offset program in an awards ceremony held in London recently. ... Full story
The first Parastatal building in SA to achieve a Green Star certification
An agency of the Department of Transport is leading the way for government as the first parastatal in South Africa to achieve a Green Star SA rating for one of its buildings. ... Full story
Consumer appetite for green building on the increase
Green Building in South Africa will take hold in the mainstream when the tenants of buildings push for a more sustainable built environment – and the way to ensure this market demand is through education. ... Full story
Eskom becomes the latest Green Building Council of South Africa sponsor
The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), the country’s official green building authority, has secured Eskom, represented by its Integrated Demand Management department (IDM), as a new founding member. ... Full story
Building Owners beware: Asbestos, formerly the hero of the building industry
Asbestos, once the hero of the building industry, is now regarded as one of the most feared contaminants on earth and a latent killer. ... Full story
Vodafone unveils 6-Star Africa’s greenest building
Vodacom unveiled the completed Vodafone Site Solutions Innovation Centre, the first ever 6-star Green Star SA rated building in South Africa, at its head office in Midrand Johannesburg. ... Full story
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Village View gets R20 million Facelift
The stylish Village View shopping centre in Bedfordview is undergoing a R20 million makeover by owners The Cavaleros Group. ... Full story
