V&A Waterfront’s The Ridge wins highest rated building 2021

The Green Building Council South Africa wishes to congratulate the winners of the annual GBCSA Leadership Awards. The Awards were celebrated at the closing plenary of the annual Green Building Convention and showcase some of the tremendous people and projects making a difference in the industry.

The awards are based on submission data gathered during the Green Star certification process, and individuals are nominated by the industry.

“Congratulations to all the projects and individuals who received awards this year. It is an honour to recognise the movers and shakers in our industry,” said Reynolds.

HIGHEST RATED BUILDING

Winner

The Ridge (Cape Town)

6-Star Green Star Office Design v1.1

AP: Mike Munnik, Agama Energy | Property Owner: V&A Waterfront

Runner-up

Balwin Head Office (Johannesburg)

6-Star Green Star Office Design v1.1

AP: Zendré Compion, Solid Green | Property Owner: Balwin Properties

BEST QUALITY SUBMISSION

Winner

Gleneagles (Johannesburg)

5-Star Green Star Existing Building Performance v1

AP: Sally Misplon, Misplon Green Building Consulting | Property Owner: Redefine Properties

Runner-up

Wickham House (Johannesburg)

5-Star Green Star Existing Building Performance v1

AP: Sally Misplon, Misplon Green Building Consulting | Property Owner: Redefine Properties

EDGE LEADER

Yvonne Pelser, InsideOUT Consulting

ESTABLISHED GREEN STAR

Winner

Mike Munnik, Agama Energy

Runner-up 

Dash Coville, Solid Green

RISING GREEN STAR

Winner 

Hlologelo Manthose, WSP Group Africa

Runner-up

Alex Varughese, Solid Green

YIPA SUSTAINABLE YOUNG CHANGEMAKER

GBCSA also partnered with the Youth in Property Association (YIPA) to introduce the inaugural YIPA Sustainable Young Changemaker Award, which recognises the exceptional contribution of young people to sustainability in the built environment sector.

Winner 

Thamsanqa Hoza

Hoza is the first recipient of the award.  He is a young leader who is passionate about the intersection of infrastructure development, technology, and people, and particularly using this to improve the livelihoods of Africans. He is the founder of Hot Nozzle, a company that manufactures novel water heating technologies. He is an Allan Gray fellow, AIF top ten young innovators, received qualifications from UCT & Cambridge University, and has also received an award from the Queen of England.