 GBCSA Convention and
Exhibition 08 ~
Top International
Experts Confirmed
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...
 Green Star SA Environmental
Rating Tool- Office
The Green Star SA – Office v1 rating tool is set for full release at the GBCSA’s Convention & Exhibition on 2-4 November. The feedback period for public comment on the Pilot tool closed on 1 September, and feedback comments are currently being reviewed...
 Membership of
GBCSA Growing!
The Green Building Council, having opened for membership at the SAPOA Convention in May, has been extremely well supported by the industry. We are experiencing overwhelming interest and organisations are showing their commitment to the green building movement by signing up as members. We currently have 100 members registered and this number continues to grow! Have you joined yet? Be a part of the green building revolution- join now and take advantage of the GBCSA member rate for our inaugural convention...
 Sponsorship
Opportunities
We’d like to thank the growing number of leading organisations which have supported the GBCSA by becoming “Founding Member” sponsors.
These include SAPOA, Spire Property Group, Growthpoint Properties and Old Mutual Investment Group Property Investments as Platinum Founder Members, WSP Group Africa as a Gold Founder Member, Amdec Investments, Arup, Davis Langdon Africa , Otis and PD Naaidoo and Associates as Silver Founder Members and the SA Cities Network who associate sponsored the Office rating tool.
The opportunity still exists to add your organisation to this prestigious, select group.
For more information on these opportunities please visit http://www.gbcsa.org.za/sponsorship/sponsor.php or contact Lisa Parkes at (021) 659 5990.
 GBCSA presents to the
IPD Convention
“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.
 World Sustainable Building Conference
2008~ SB08
The World Sustainable Building Conference 2008 is to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 21st - 25th September 2008 and will see over 4000 delegates gather to hear a formidable list of acclaimed international speakers on the sustainable built environment.
Nicola Douglas and Jason Buch will be representing the GBCSA at the World Green Building Council meetings happening before this event. GBCSA members can take advantage of a reduced registration rate for the conference saving Aud$100 per delegate registration. For more information...
 Jaime Lerner to speak at GBCSA Convention ‘08!
Jaime Lerner, the renowned ex-mayor of Curitiba, Brazil and a former President of the International Union of Architects has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at the GBCSA Convention & Exhibition in November.
Lerner will present his “Sing a Song of Sustainable Cities” presentation and share his wealth of knowledge on the subject...
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