- University of Witwatersrand
- University of Cape Town
- University of Pretoria
- Nelson Mandela University
- University of the Free State
- University of Johannesburg
- North West University
- Stellenbosch University
GBCSA
Leading the transformation of the South African property industry to environmental sustainability.
The Greenovate Awards, brought to you by GBCSA and Growthpoint Properties
Exposing students to key focus areas of sustainability in the construction industry, encouraging their creativity to flourish, and so introduce their talent to the industry, is the Greenovate Awards’ core purpose.
The Awards facilitate students’ exposure to green building and sustainability at the start of their careers, catalysing them to enter the market as advocates for green building with a passion to create and enable sustainable approaches in their professions.
Who Can Enter
The Greenovate Awards is open to Honours students in property studies, construction, quantity surveying or engineering. The engineering entries will run as their own stream to include Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical or Civil streams.
Our Planet Shapers
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Why Should You Enter?
- Cash prize
- Mentorship programmes and workshops with industry experts during the course of 2020
- Your projects and talent will be marketed to significant sustainability and property companies
- Benefit from access to top minds and interesting employment opportunities in sector
- Gain a recognised accreditation – Green Star SA Accredited Professional Programme (GSSA AP)
Our Campaigns & Initiatives
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Process
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- The Green Star SA Accredited Professional Programme (GSSA AP), including online course and face-to-face workshop, will be made available to you to complete at a discounted rate.
- Recommended that candidates complete the online exam to qualify as a GSSA AP.
- For round one, student groups will submit their project to a university panel, who will then select the top two projects
- For round two, students will present their project to a panel of experts selected by GBCSA and Growthpoint Properties, who will then select the winning project and runner-ups.
- Winners will be announced at the gala dinner and prize giving.
Our Events
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Important Dates
- Mid-November 2020 – two top research projects selected at each university
- XX November 2020 – Workshops with industry experts (JHB?)
- XX November 2020 – Gala dinner and prize giving (JHB?)
Our Annual Convention
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Participating Universities
Our Campaigns & Initiatives
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Students
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