Environmental
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
Greening CBD building pays dividends for business and tenants
The greening of 14 Loop Street, a recently refurbished 1904 building in Cape Town’s CBD is paying both commercial and environmental dividends for the owners, the tenants and the city. ... 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
Stimulating GBCSA Green Building Courses
In response to evident need, coupled with industry demand, the Green Building Council of South Africa - the country’s leading green building authority - are offering two exciting workshops that are an extension of their existing training courses. ... Full story
Green buildings advance resiliency in disasters
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning have released a report describing how green buildings advance resiliency in disasters. ... 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
Optimizing lifecycle costs becoming more important to Investors
When evaluating the sustainability of properties, it seems that investors still have to live with a lack of precise data. ... 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