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Green Building, the Way of the Future~ SAPOA IPD Conference Presentation Update09 September, 2008, GBCSA “Green buildings are the way of the future, and buildings that are not green will ultimately become obsolete”. That was the message delivered at the recent SAPOA/IPD Investment Conference by Bruce Kerswill, Executive Chair of the Green Building Council of SA, and reinforced by Christopher Hedley of IPD London..... Property Industry to gather in Cape Town in November to Hear International Green Building Experts!09 September, 2008, GBCSA If you’re part of South Africa’s property industry – you simply cannot afford to miss the GBCSA Convention & Exhibition '08! From the United States to Australia, the UK to Brazil, we’ve assembled an impressive and diverse line-up of speakers which would rival any number of international green building conferences. With 10 top-level international speakers confirmed so far, all leading authorities and pioneers of the green building movement, this 2-day event will be both informative and inspirational. ... Official launch of Green Star SA – Office PILOT.30 July, 2008, GBCSA Green Star SA - Office PILOT tool is now available for download on the GBCSA website at under Green Star SA Rating Tools. The PILOT phase will run until 1 September, 2008, and the final version of the tool will respond to the feedback received. The industry is urged to contribute comments through the online form available on the Green Star Office Pilot rating tool . page! Green Building Council Sponsorship26 June, 2008, GBCSA Opportunities exist for your organisation to associate itself with the set up of the Green Building Council by becoming a “Founding Member” sponsor – which will fund the organisation until “annuity” streams from membership fees, events, etc. are in place...... SB08~ Melbourne 21 - 25 September 200825 June, 2008, SB08 Conference Secretariat The World Sustainable Building (SB) Conference series, which has been held every three years, is the peak gathering of the world’s leading technical experts and researchers on sustainable built environments. Key events at this year's Melbourne conference include the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s release of its Energy Efficiency in Buildings project, which will map out the transition to a 2050 world in which buildings use zero net energy as well as the International Green Building Market Report ............. New 'green' rating system to launch19 June, 2008, Property 24.com The Green Building Council of SA is about to launch its new Green Star rating tool for buildings in July 2008. .... Green Star Development Update11 June, 2008, GBCSA The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), technical consultant ARUP and the volunteer Technical Working Group have all been busily working on the Pilot rating tool for Green Star SA – Office……. The Green Building Council of SA Opens for Membership!10 June, 2008, GBCSA The Green Building Council of SA is pleased to announce that we are now officially open for membership! The Membership Launch took place at the SAPOA Convention at the CTICC from 28 - 30 May, which served as the perfect platform from which to launch this important industry body...... Review of Workplace 6 Breakfast Presentation10 June, 2008, GBCSA The GBCSA hosted a very successful breakfast presentation on 20 May 2008 at the Granger Bay Hotel School in Cape Town. Anika Spears, the Environmental Manager of Buildcorp Australia - the developers of Workplace 6 - shared her experience as a project team member of the first 6 Star Green Star building in Sydney...... SA's own green building code ready to be launched30 May, 2008, Cape Times The Green Building Council of South Africa is well advanced with the development of a green building rating system for South Africa.............. Power constraints drive a green agenda in property sector21 May, 2008, Creamer Media's Engineering News Seeking the silver lining in the power crisis, the commercial and industrial property sector, unified by the South African Property Owners Association (Sapoa)... SA accelerates green-building techniques amidst national electricity crisis11 May, 2008, Creamer Media's Engineering News Awareness of the need to save energy and safeguard natural resources has grown markedly over the last decade as scientific evidence of climate change and its potential consequences has permeated the popular imagination... SA to draw lessons from Australian green-building rating system25 January, 2008, Creamer Media's Engineering News The South African property market is preparing to enter the global 'green-building' boom, and the newly established Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) has set to work on developing a ratings tool for the assessment of so-called green buildings... Newsletter November 200730 November, 2007, Newsletter The Green Building Council has made great progress this year, moving from idea to reality with a full plan of action for 2008. We would like to bring you up to date with what has happened and where we are going... |



