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Bridging the gap between capitalist and environmental perspectives is entirely possible
There are a number of basic pointers that, if followed, will enable property developers to go green, without paying exorbitant prices
Entrepreneur claims South Africa’s first "green" financing company devoted to sustainable projects, but banks say they are funding green projects
Local and international evidence suggests that companies that are more aware of risks and opportunities in the green economy are outperforming their peers, says Jacoleen Simpson, senior transactor at Nedbank…
Vodacom, and its parent company Vodafone, have broken new ground in South Africa by achieving the first ever 6-star Green Star SA rating for the Vodafone Innovation Centre building in…
There is huge employment potential in the fledgling wind energy industry but this requires technical training, which is not being provided
It seems the ‘go green’ trend in the property market is on the increase, with another developer at the R2 billion office park development, Route 21 Office Park in Irene,…
Funded by the Construction Industry Development Board (cidb), an agency of the Department of Public works (DPW), this latest pilot tool enables the GBCSA to rate public and education buildings
The new Energy Efficiency (EE) building regulations that come into effect next month will boost the manufacturing sector as well as the economy, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said…
Johannesburg is an urban forest and arguably the largest of its kind in the world; it is also one of the city's most redeeming qualities and something which should be…
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This knowledge is in fact now considered a pivotal skill right across the property sector
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…
SunPower, a company building one of the world’s largest photovoltaic solar power plants, is eyeing opportunities in the developing local renewable energy industry, MD Mario Riello said.
Environmental compliance certification for power projects whose owners are bidding in the independent power producer (IPP) procurement programme will be fast-tracked, the Department of Energy’s director-general said yesterday
In celebration of World Green Building Week, which aims to draw attention to the importance of creating greener, healthier, more sustainable buildings and communities, GBCSA members are offered an official…
Century City is well suited to developing ‘Green Buildings’ as it is a precinct which ticks many of the boxes required to obtain credits towards a Green Star rating
In response to industry demand, the Green Building Council of South Africa in partnership with local and international industry experts have expanded on two of their training courses
SA will need to invest R18 billion a year for the next 19 years if it wants to complete the transition to wind and solar photovoltaics energy as it intends…
The green building movement has come to the fore in recent years with a growing number of protagonists claiming it is the way of the future for buildings. But one…
With the international community poised to arrive in South Africa for the UNFCCC’s 17th Conference of the Parties (COP 17) climate change talks in Durban in December 2011, the Green…
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