Western Cape Premier Helen Zille on Tuesday said she “welcomed” the green light for affordable housing close to the V&A Waterfront in […]
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Abland and Tiber, joint developers on the Sandton Gate precinct, have announced that they have broken ground on Phase 1 […]
Engineering consultant WSPAfrica will be moving into its new head office in Knights-bridge office park, in Bryanston, in September, providing its clients with a stellar […]
As the green-building groundswell takes hold globally, construction materials supplier AfriSam says industry can expect to several trends emerge this year. These trends, AfriSam marketing manager Victor […]
Jerusalem-based renewable-energy developer Energiya Global will invest $1 billion over the next four years for green power projects across 15 […]
Greater demands are being placed on concrete – a building block of our civilization – to reduce building costs and […]
Solid Green announced last week that its own office in Rosebank, Johannesburg, has been awarded LEED Platinum certification for commercial […]
According to Engineering News, The Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) recently recognised Dr Werner van Antwerpen, Head of Sustainability […]
There is a direct correlation between climate change and non-green buildings, with 98% of the world’s megacities already experiencing climate […]
Blue Rock Village, Africa’s first green village, has announced that it will be targeting a 6 Star Green Star SA – Communities […]
A new report published on Friday by industry associations has revealed that the cost premium of building “green” was only an average […]
In another ‘first’ for the South African green building sector, Solid Green Consulting has been awarded the first 6-Star Green […]
Engineering consultancy Aurecon has been awarded a 5-Star Green Star South Africa (SA) Office v1 Design rating by the Green […]
All the flooring for the extensive ‘green’ refurbishment of the Total South Africa head office building was supplied and installed […]
Hennie Botes, CEO of Moladi Construction and Dr. Amira Osman, Associate Professor of Architecture from the University of Johannesburg, feature amongst the all-star […]
Will gather government representatives, developers, builders, engineering consultants, main contractors, admixture and ready-mix companies, precast concrete companies, cement suppliers and […]
Hatch participated in discussions on climate change at COP21 in Paris from 30 November to 11 December 2015. As a […]
Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (NCIB) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa‘s Green Fund (DBSA) has partnered to construct 400 green
Loeriesfontein Wind Farm has announced that its wind turbine foundations are utilising one of the world’s lowest quantities of Portland cement
Sustainability buffs will turn Cape Town a deeper shade of green when they converge in November for the much-anticipated Green […]
The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) plans to fit 15 of its buildings, totalling 127,000 m2 of roof space, in the […]
Verde Hotels, the group that brought Africa its first truly “green” hotel, Hotel Verde, in the industrial precinct of Cape […]
Many companies claim to be the greenest office buildings. In honor of Earth Day, Fortune researched and found these 7 […]
Scalet Solar power producer has emerged the preferred bidder for the mega solar power project that will see the company […]
Ministers from governments across Africa have renewed their call for a strong, new universal climate-change agreement and increased flows of […]
Biology and chemistry students from Valdosta State University, Georgia, are one step closer to commercialising a green-technology artificial reef used […]
Dubai has announced its decision to switch to green concrete to make its ever-expanding built-up areas healthier and more sustainable. From […]
The importance in improving the energy efficiency of our public health facilities is ever growing, especially in the light of […]
Tanzania is in talks with the Export-Import Bank of China (EximBank) for a $132-million loan to fund the country’s first […]
In recognition of its commitment to sustainable investment in green buildings, Portside, an Old Mutual co-owned building in the Cape […]
Siemens has secured a large wind power contract in South Africa with an order for 157 wind turbines for three […]
Global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power and emerging market private equity firm Actis have launched a Pan-African renewable-energy […]
Emira Property Fund has installed a R6 million solar farm on the roof of its Epsom Downs Shopping Centre in […]
Amid the intense debate surrounding the future of electricity supply in South Africa, delays in construction of new power plants, […]
The Mauritanian government has signed a deal with United Arab Emirates Company Masdar for the production of more solar energy […]
South Africa is seeing a massive leap in wind energy development. To add to the mix, French company EDF […]
Dutch company Gigawatt Global said it will spend $2-billion to generate 1 000 MW of solar power in Africa by […]
The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has opened bids to interested parties, for construction of two 500-KWp photovoltaic (PV) solar plants at the upcoming Upington and Kimberley airports.
The City of Johannesburg, whose environmental policy innovations include an integrated waste management plan covering all relevant environmental legislation, has […]
The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) has appointed Seana Nkhahle from the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) […]
According to a CSIR study, renewable energy from South Africa’s first wind and solar projects delivered R800-million more in financial benefits for the country in 2014 than it cost.
A University of Kassel research team recently developed a building material that simultaneously functions as a photovoltaic cell. Important components […]
Aurecon is aiming for a Green Star South Africa (SA) rating for a new R88-million green office building that will […]
The Department of Energy (DoE) in South Africa has named two additional solar power projects to help improve on the […]
Tourism company Africa Albida Tourism has started the construction of a US$18 million education and entertainment Park in Victoria Falls […]
PPC has concluded an agreement to source waste tyres from the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (Redisa) […]
The Western Cape Minister of Finance Dr Ivan Meyer together with the Head of Urban and Rural Development from the […]
Aurecon has been appointed to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the 4.5MW Stortemelk hydropower plant near […]
Watershed Materials recently received a $743,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to make concrete blocks without cement. In an […]
The second edition of the free-to-attend conference ‘Going Green in Public Health Facilities’ was held at the Southern Sun Hotel […]
Danish companies are keen to set up a green hub on renewable energy in South Africa, with an eye on […]
South Africa has been ranked third, after China and Brazil, in a new country-by-country assessment of 55 renewable-energy markets in […]
South Africa has been ranked third, after China and Brazil, in a new country-by-country assessment of 55 renewable-energy markets in […]
Bio-mineralisation is the process by which living organisms can produce minerals and has potential to help masonry crack remediation. Scientists […]
When climate change comes for Boston, many expect it to come in the form of rising tides and massive storm […]
The new Tshedimosetso Green Building in South Africa to Boast Energy Conservation Tshedimosetso, the new South African Government Communications and […]
The new Tshedimosetso Green Building in South Africa to Boast Energy Conservation Tshedimosetso, the new South African Government Communications and […]
Largest occupier of green buildings in SA, Nedbank has opened another Nedbank 4 star green star rated building, this time […]
Alchemy Geopolymer Solutions, an innovative concrete technology company that emerged from geopolymer research conducted at Louisiana Tech University, has won […]
Shrubs, trees and fume-absorbing concrete are part of the Peace Bridge Authority’s new plans to reduce air pollution that has […]
An international team of researchers from Rice University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Marseille University has used sophisticated computer […]
Low-carbon construction materials and systems can now be tested in realistic open-air conditions at a new test facility called The […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and its sister institutions have committed to providing US$175bn in finance to boost sustainable transport […]
EU has awarded a grant to five countries to help them invest in sustainable energy development through the private sector […]
A new study conducted by Investment Property Databank (IPD) and the Green Building Council of SA (GBCSA) has found that […]
Eskom’s recent announcement of project delays in the completion and critical maintenance of many power plants will make load shedding a reality for the next few years.
Eskom’s recent announcement of project delays in the completion and critical maintenance of many power plants will make load shedding a reality for the next few years.
The Green Building Council South Africa recently hosted their 7th Annual Green Building Convention in Cape Town. The theme for the year was “It’s time for Africa”
International experts expect to see more organisations in Saudi Arabia take action to make existing buildings more efficient was the […]
he City of Cape Town has taken public transport to the next level with the launch of its first green […]
Nearly eight years ago green building in South Africa was considered a “right thing to do” for the environment. But […]
Africapaciti Investment Group, EnviroBoard Zambia and EnviroBoard Corporation USA have agreed to help reduce housing deficit of 1.5 million units […]
13 wind power plants will be erected in Kenya through the Wind for Prosperity power project. The sites are meant […]
Since the inception of the New Growth Path in November 2010 – in which South Africa’s renewable energy ambitions are […]
Lafarge Canada is to burn used coffee packs as a replacement for some of the fossil fuels at a cement […]
China-based solar photovoltaic (PV) giant, Jinko Solar, has officially opened an $80-million state-of-the-art factory in Cape Town, its first outside […]
Work has officially started at Cennergi’s R3.5-billion Amakhala Emoyeni wind farm, located near Bedford, in the Eastern Cape. The 138 […]
Manufacturing cement is energy intensive and can be a burden on the environment. Namibia’s Ohorongo Cement plant has come up […]
Andy Horn, Architect & Founder of Eco design, claims that we have over-subscribed to concrete. He calls on the corporates […]
Anyone visiting International Young Architects in Africa Competition winner Urko Sanchez’s offices in the plush Links Plaza, Nyali, would be […]
The African Development Bank has approved a US$142-million loan to help fund the construction of a $908-million, 100-megawatt (MW) concentrating […]
The November 2013 United Nations climate change conference identified human actions as the dominant cause of global warming and highlighted […]
Our built world is full of dirty secrets. So many of the things we imagine to have little impact on […]
Dr. Montserrat Zamorano from the Universidad de Granada in Spain explains how ash from olive residue can also be used […]
William Wilson presents on Rice Husk Ash Concrete and its application to rural African housing.
Llewellyn Van Wyk, the Principal Researcher at the CSIR talks about the National Green Building Framework for South Africa at […]
