Annual GBCSA Awards 2020
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.
GBCSA celebrates 600 Green Star Certifications at the close of its first-ever virtual Green Building Convention
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.
It’s Time to Sign Up for the Green Building Convention 2019!
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?
Fourleaf Estate in PE is Africa’s first residential development to receive EDGE final certification by the GBCSA
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.
Moving beyond green buildings to green cities: the challenges and solutions
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.
Private and public sectors still entrenching urban sprawl
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.
SA buyers appreciate value of green homes
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.
SA’s green building sector continues to grow
In 2018, the proportion of green buildings will climb from 2017’s 41% to 61% of all South African building project activity.
SA’s leading green projects and Planet Shapers recognised at Green Building Convention
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.
