Green Building and Sustainability (392)
The latest green building rating tool launched by the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), the Green Star SA - Public & Education Building (version 1) Rating Tool, was…
Green Star and NABERS rated assets have delivered higher total annual returns for 2012 than the total office property sector, according to the latest Property Council/ IPD Australian Green Property…
The quality of the landscaping associated with a development is an important differentiator
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A hundred years ago Sandton was considered the 'market garden' of Johannesburg, about 50 years later Sandton is described as a 'community of 30,000 whites and 15,000 horses'.
The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) applauds Africa’s largest pension fund - the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) – on joining the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB).
A new comprehensive report recently released from the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), highlights that there are a large number of compelling benefits from green buildings received by different stakeholders…
Sandton’s select address, Alice Lane is now home to a 4 Star Green Star SA rated office, as developer Abland receives certification from the Green Building Council of South Africa…
Bryprop, one of Johannesburg’s niche sectional title property development firms, is enhancing its focus on sustainability, an area expected to deliver both cost savings and greater comfort for building occupants,…
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The Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan today announced plans to introduce a long-awaited carbon tax on 1 January 2015.
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The office complex, which cost more than R2bn to build, will house about 5,000 client-facing employees and is expected to create economic spin-offs in Rosebank, Johannesburg.
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The new No.1 Silo office building at the V&A Waterfront has been awarded a 6 star Green Star SA rating by the Green Building Council of South Africa
Important as the principles of 'green architecture' are, the sustainability of future cities is not simply about these being applied at a mass scale across urban systems: many more fundamental…
New solar power projects will generate local construction jobs and deliver clean, reliable energy to the community.
The section of the existing cycle lane in Bree Street between Strand Street and Waterkant was colourised green on 15 December 2012 as a test phase.
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Radical new proposals show how South Africa’s power needs could be met by renewable energy and energy efficiency measures – and not by coal and nuclear.
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Leading construction materials group, AfriSam, has become the first construction materials company to sign the 49M pledge.
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Over the past decade, ‘green’ building has emerged as a growing trend among a vigorous interest group to create high-performance, energy-efficient structures that improve tenant and/or owner-occupier comfort and well-being…
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It’s hard to quantify what makes a city "greener" than any other metropolis, but there are some clues: car ownership, green space, bicycle usage, solar installations, recycling, and water consumption…
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Launch of phase 1 commercial office development adjacent to the Paarl Mall on the N1
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Alexander Forbes in October moved its 2 200 Johannesburg staff into the new R840-million green 36 950 m² eight storey head office at 115 West Street, Sandton.
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