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The GBCSA would like to apologise for the error that occurred during the announcement of the winner and runner-up of the Highest Rated Building Award during the convention. The winners of the GBCSA Annual Awards 2020 were announced during the 13th Green Building Virtual Convention that took place from 28 […]
Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) has achieved another significant milestone in green building in South Africa, reaching the 600-mark in Green Star certifications. The announcement was made during the GBCSA’s first-ever virtual Green Building Convention that came to a close on Friday (30 October). “This is amazing. Thank you […]
How will you contribute to shaping the cities of tomorrow? What kind of environment do we
want our children to grow up in? What pressing issues can future cities help to solve? How
does government and business need to adapt to make better cities a reality?
Project is up to 29% more energy efficient; up to 25% more water efficient & boasts up to 43% reduction in the energy used to make construction materials.
2050 will arrive in 33 quick years and by then the earth’s population is set to double, requiring a staggering 89 billion tons of natural resources per year if we do not change our ways. To cope with the pressure, urban authorities need to be prepared to learn how to adapt.
South Africa’s townships’ dysfunctional education and health systems have turned them into spatial traps. “The paradox is that the investment in public housing is capped by state spending. The more we redistribute to try and get the poor into the city, the more we reinforce spatial inequality. What we need to recognise is that the challenges we face get more acute with each public- and private-sector rand invested,” Pieterse said.
The anticipated growing cost of utilities coupled with electricity and water shedding increases the appeal of alternative, greener sources of energy and water, and greater efficiency for both, in homes.
In 2018, the proportion of green buildings will climb from 2017’s 41% to 61% of all South African building project activity.
South Africa’s top rated Green Star buildings and top green building professionals were announced at the Green Building Convention, held at Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town this week.
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