Greenovate Awards 2023 winners
Independent start-up Oelinga won the first-ever proptech award of the Greenovate Awards, which recognise and reward innovative, sustainable solutions by young talent in the built environment. The University of Cape Town (UCT) won the top prizes in both property and engineering categories, once again excelling at the 2023 Greenovate Awards.
Welcoming André Theys, new Chair of the GBCSA Board
A big round of applause and congratulations to André Theys on his well-deserved appointment as the new Chair of the GBCSA Board! Following the AGM at the end of July, André has taken the helm, bringing his expertise and passion to this prestigious role.
MSCI South Africa Green Annual Property Index 2022
The MSCI South Africa Green Annual Property Index for 2022 continued to support the investment case for energy and resource efficient real estate.
Aspiring proptech innovators now eligible for Greenovate Awards
The Greenovate Awards are back and better than ever this year, with an exciting addition to the line-up – a brand new proptech category.
Why the focus on minimum requirements? By Dash Coville, GBCSA Technical Manager – Special Projects
What is a Green Building and do minimum requirements within the V2 Tool help to deliver on this?
Pick n Pay Clothing Store awarded green status
Pick n Pay Clothing becomes the first clothing retailer recognised by the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) for its sustainable approach to refurbishing the interiors of its growing store network.
Greenovate Awards 2022: announcing the winners
University of Cape Town (UCT) continued its dominance at the Greenovate Awards 2022. UCT students triumphed to take the top spots in both the property and engineering categories
GBCSA welcomes new chairman of the board – Brian Unsted
Liberty Two Degrees (L2D) Asset Management Executive and Head of Good Spaces, Brian Unsted has stepped forward as the new chairman of the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) board.
Measuring energy performance is a catalyst to net zero
GBCSA’s partnership with the Carbon Trust, supported by the UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) programme to operationalise Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) is an important first step towards achieving the country’s net zero ambitions.
Two GBCSA green certifications for City Industrial Property facility
City Industrial Property’s flagship Belville facility and home to City Logistics in Cape Town, has achieved a 4-Star Green Star Custom Industrial rating and a Net Zero Carbon rating from the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA).
2021 Greenovate Award winners announced
The University of Cape Town triumphed to take both top spots in the Greenovate Awards 2021, which encourage, enable and reward innovative solutions for a more sustainable built environment among property and engineering departments at South African Universities.
Now certifying: EDGE for all building typologies, and into Africa
The GBCSA is proud to announce it has expanded its suite of green building rating tools, and is now licensed to award EDGE certification for all EDGE typologies in South Africa and, throughout the rest of Africa.
