Businesses today are becoming increasingly aware of their responsibilities regarding going 'green' and the cost-related and associated benefits of doing so, says Theuns Eksteen, project manager for Excellerate Facilities Management.

Commercial property landlords move to adopt SAPOA’s floor area measuring method.

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 while minimising environmental impacts, says Nival Porun, portfolio executive and head of the green business unit at Excellerate Facilities Management.