Hi All

Welcome to the first official Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) Newsletter since we opened for membership last month! I know we’ve been quiet in the last few months, but fantastic progress has been made on a number of GBCSA initiatives, including:

  • our successful Membership Launch at the SAPOA Convention
  • the Breakfast Presentation on a 6 Star Green Star building in Sydney
  • the announcement of our Inaugural GBCSA Convention & Exhibition
  • the development of the first Green Star SA Rating Tool
  • our first Founding Member sponsors come on board

Awareness of green building and the profile of the GBCSA is growing by the day. Thank you to everyone for the fantastic support thus far. We look forward to seeing you all at the PILOT Rating Tool launches in July (details to follow) as well as our official Convention and Exhibition from 2-4 November at the CTICC.

Please note that our website is finally up and running – have a look on www.gbcsa.org.za!

As we are now formalising our structures, we hope that your organisation will join us as official members – you can register online via our website.

We will keep you informed of GBCSA progress more regularly in future and hope you will continue to support us as we move forward.

   
Bruce Kerswill
Executive Chairman
Nicola Douglas
CEO
  • GBCSA Opens for Membership!
  • GBCSA Convention and Exhibition
  • GBCSA Website Live
  • GBCSA Sponsorship
  • Review of Breakfast Presentation
  • Rating Tools Update
  • Jobs available




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The Green Building Council of SA Opens for Membership!

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...

GBCSA Convention and Exhibition 2008 Book your place now!

Date: 2-4 November 2008
Venue: CTICC Cape Town
Website: www.gbcsa-convention.org.za

The Green Building Council of South Africa, an emerging member of the World Green Building Council and official Green Star SA accreditation body, is proud to announce the inaugural GBCSA Convention & Exhibition '08.

This will be the first of what is set to become an annual event for South Africa's future-thinkers in the creation of green buildings and ultimately, sustainable cities.

Book your place now as a delegate or showcase your company green products and services at the concurrent Exhibition…www.gbcsa-convention.org.za

Green Building Council Website Goes Live!

The Green Building Council website contains information on Membership, Events, the Green Star Rating Tool, Sponsorship opportunities, and more...

Register online as a member or for an event, or simply find out what we’re up to at www.gbcsa.org.za.

Green Building Council Sponsorship

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…

Workplace6 Case Study Presentation

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.

Rating tools Update

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...

We would like to welcome the following new staff members:

Jason Buch | Technical Manager
Jason joins us from the United States where he served as a senior green building consultant for one of the countries largest consulting firms...

Lisa Parkes | Marketing, Membership and Events Manager
Lisa started her career in the develop-
ment management and town planning field, has a years experience in facilities management and practiced for 7 years as a Senior Environmental Consultant focussing on environmental management...



The GBCSA is expanding quickly and is
looking for enthusiastic, well-qualified
people to fill the positions of:

Technical Coordinator
Membership Administrator

This is a great opportunity to become
part of this influential and important
organisation at an early stage!
Applications with CV’s should be
submitted to info@gbcsa.org.za.






The Green Building Council of South Africa would like to welcome its newest members:

Building Physics
Ecocentric
Architecture Co-op
SpaceWorx
Cape Brick
Esteves & associates property
Profica
Tamar Grover Architecture
Ludwig Design Consulting
Africon (Pty) Ltd
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