The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) is an independant, non-profit organisation comprising leaders from all sectors of the South African property industry. Launched in 2007, the GBCSA’s mission is to promote, encourage and facilitate green building in the South African property and construction industry through market-based solutions.

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THE GBCSA TEAM

MANAGEMENT

Bruce Kerswill

Executive Chairman

Bruce is a Town and Regional Planner (Wits) and MBA (UCT's GSB) by training. He spent several years in the town planning profession, moved into property development, and from there ...

Brian Wilkinson

Chief Executive Officer

Brian is a Chartered Management Accountant and holds a BCom and MBA from UCT. He spent 23 years with Old Mutual in various property and finance roles, including Property Investments...

Nicola Milne (Douglas)

Special Projects

Nicola was the Founding CEO of the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA)and served in this role for the first three and a half years of the Council's existence...

TECHNICAL

Manfred Braune

Technical Executive

Manfred has worked in the property industry (design and construction) for approximately 13 years, most of this being with the WSP Group as a consulting engineer and in more recent years as a sustainable...

Nick Mulvany

Senior Technical Coordinator

Joining the GBCSA in March of 2010, Nick brings with him broad experience with the Australian Green Star suite of rating tools gained in his previous role as a Sustainability Consultant with ....

Francois Retief

Technical Coordinator

Francois holds a B-Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. He has worked as a consulting mechanical ...

Thulani Kuzwayo

Technical Coordinator

Thulani holds a National Diploma and a B-Tech degree in Architectural Technology (Applied Design) from the University of Johannesburg. He has worked as a ...

Jarrod Lewin

Junior Technical Coordinator

Jarrod completed his BSc Hons (Property Studies) at UCT in 2010 and has recently joined the GBCSA Technical team as Junior Technical Coordinator. During his studies he gained experience in the ...

Lesley Sibanda

Junior Technical Coordinator

Lesley completed her BSc in Chemical Engineering at UCT in 2009, after which she enrolled for an MPhil in Chemical Engineering and specialised in sustainable development in engineering education...

MARKETING

Mary-Ann Fife

Membership, Marketing & Events Coordinator

Mary-Ann joined the Green Building Council of South Africa in January 2011 as the Membership, Marketing and Events Coordinator. Having graduated from the University of Cape Town ...

Shaundre Abrahams

Membership Administrator

Shaundre joined the Green Building Council of South Africa in March 2011 as a Membership Administrator. With a strong base of administrative skills and an excellent client and customer ...

EDUCATION

Donné Putter

Education and Training Manager

Donné joined the GBCSA in January 2011. She is a registered professional architect and newly qualified permaculturist with valuable experience in the design and production of a more sustainable built environment ...

ADMINISTRATION

Aisha Hassan

Bookkeeper

Aisha has a National Diploma in Internal Auditing from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology and has taken on the role of full time bookkeeper at the Green Building Council of South Africa since ...

Kashiefa Jacobs

Bookkeeper

Kashiefa joined the GBCSA as a temporary Bookkeeper in May 2011 and "graduated" to permanent employment in November 2011 where she shares the Bookkeeping role with Aisha ...

Jaci Harrison

Jaci is PA to Bruce Kerswill and secretary to the Green Building Council of South Africa. She started working at Spire Property Services in 2005 as Bruce Kerswill's PA ...