Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA)

The GBCSA team will be taking a break, and we hope you will too. Please note that our offices will be closed from 13th December and reopen on Wednesday 8th January 2025. Have a safe and restful break, and we’ll see you again in 2025!

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🎉 What a week it was! Last week was the launch of the new Green Star New Build Version 2 tool. 🎉 We co-hosted events in Joburg and Cape Town to share with our Accredited Professionals, and broader green building community, the very exciting new attributes of this tool. Many of the guests had been involved in the actual technical development of this tool, so it was a very special occasion to be able to mark the completion of Phase 1 of Green Star V2 with them! 🌟 A huge thanks to Balwin Properties, who have been instrumental in supporting the development of this tool through vital funding, and who co-hosted both events with us at their 6-Star Green Star rated offices in Joburg, and their De Aan-Zicht Estate in Cape Town. The De Aan-Zicht lifestyle centre is also going to be one of our 8 V2 pilot projects. 💚 It was indeed a special week, and we are so appreciative of our green building community for coming out to support and share this moment with us. 📸 A few snaps of the event are shown here. There were too many great pics to limit ourselves to this post, so we’re sharing full albums at: 📍 Joburg event, Tuesday 3rd December: https://lnkd.in/d7kTDvgp 📍 Cape Town event, Thursday 5th December: https://lnkd.in/dRKvrt7b 🚀 Watch this space as we share more details about the tool, and its rollout, in the coming months! #GreenStarAfrica #greenbuildingcommunity With Lisa Reynolds, Georgina Smit, Dash Coville, Abi Godsell, Steve Brookes, Matthew Whalley, Lloyd Tinney

🍏 2025 is the Year for New and Expanded Green Skillsets 🌍 It's been a busy year at GBCSA Academy, with nearly 400 people trained in green building skills, which are deepening their understanding and expanding their skillsets. Thank you to all our faculty and technical experts who have contributed to our many course offerings this year, and to our many stakeholders who choose to invest in their people through GBCSA Academy. Our latest GBCSA Academy newsletter is out, and you can catch all the latest news at https://lnkd.in/dhsqW3fD 👉 Make sure you’re subscribed to the GBCSA newsletter and have GBCSA Academy ticked in your preferences. ✉️ If you’re a new subscriber: https://lnkd.in/d5dBUz9F 💌 If you’re already a subscriber, simply click the “Preferences” button at the bottom of your mailer to select which mails you’d like to receive. #GBCSAacademy #GBCSAcommunity #GreenIsForAll

💡“Greenovate has been a practical way to highlight relevant sustainable solutions for students to research, and for industry practitioners to consider this research for implementation. Greenovate showcases students’ enthusiasm for sustainable design and implementation of ideas that improve the built environment - wonderful and exciting to witness!” - Jenni Lombard, Certifications & Technical Manager at GBCSA  🌱 Engaging with young, talented students and their innovative projects through Greenovate is one of our tech team’s highlights every year! This year, GBCSA’s Abi Godsell, Marlene Senne and Alex T. Varughese spent time mentoring the participants, while Jenni Lombard and Dash Coville contributed as judges. Greenovate mentors and judges are all experts from the industry who add to the richness and rigour of the final Greenovate projects and processes, while nurturing the energy and ideas of our green leaders of the future.   🏆 Find out all about the 2024 Greenovate Awards, a partnership between Growthpoint Properties and GBCSA, which challenges students to address real-world obstacles in property and engineering with cutting-edge green thinking. Visit https://lnkd.in/dZEPUh66 Pictured: ⭐ Finalists Ntobeko Dube, Thapelo Mphahlele and Salphinah Lefopane present their project at the gala dinner awards night. ⭐ Marlene Senne, centre, with her mentees Nosipho Hadebe and Masego Mngomezulu from University of Pretoria. ⭐ Alex T. Varughese with one of his mentees, Jacqui Hulley from UCT. #Greenovate2024 #Sustainability #GreenInnovation #GreenBuilding #GreenSkills

The 2024 Greenovate Awards have once again showcased the incredible ingenuity of South African university students in tackling sustainability challenges in the built environment. In partnership with the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA), we're proud to drive this annual competition that empowers future leaders to reimagine the property and engineering sectors through green innovation 🍃 🏗️ . This year, 23 students from eight universities presented groundbreaking projects, addressing real-world challenges with creativity and a focus on sustainability. From using manganese mining by-products in construction to biomimicry for energy-efficient building design, the ingenuity on display was nothing short of inspiring. 🏆 Congratulations to our Winners: ⚙️ Engineering winners: 1st – Leon Uys, North-West University: Compact filament production plant for sustainable 3D printing. 2nd – Jacqui Hully, University of Cape Town: Thermal design and analysis of termite-mound-inspired energy-saving buildings. 3rd – Sebastiaan Whitward, Stellenbosch University: An optimist's solution to Stellenbosch's high influx of commuters. 🏢 Property winners: 1st – Dylan Minaar, Nelson Mandela University: Exploring carbon management implementation for quantity surveying professional practice in South Africa. 2nd – Liam Galloti and Neil Johnston, University of Pretoria: Exploring sustainable housing solutions in Hotazel using mining by-products. 3rd – Oratile Masia and Mihlali Solombela, University of Cape Town: An examination of the impact of green certification on valuation variables and office real estate valuation determination. 3rd – Paige Waberski and Kiah Wallace, University of Cape Town: The investigation into the impact of the Green Star Existing Building Performance (EBP) tool on the office real estate sector in South Africa. IFC - International Finance Corporation EDGE Prize – Nosipho Hadebe & Masego Mngomezulu, University of Pretoria: Indoor environmental quality improvement through timber construction in extreme environments and remote locations. With R142,000 in prizes, EDGE certification, and opportunities to showcase their work at the GBCSA Convention, our winners gain invaluable mentorship, networking, and resources to bring their 💡 ideas to life. Read more on our website: https://bit.ly/3ZjLMh7 #Greenovate2024 #Sustainability #GreenInnovation #GrowthpointProperties #GBCSA #GreenBuilding

🌿 We are thrilled to be part of the Roha Advanced Multi-Specialty Hospital’s sustainability journey. Not only do we celebrate that this is the first healthcare facility in Ethiopia—with its environment-first design—to receive EDGE certification, we also commend the extra sustainable development steps taken for the project and the surrounds of the project. The planting of the Miyawaki forest surrounding the facility means that it is well on its way towards its carbon neutrality targets. GBCSA lauds the commitment and innovation of this pioneering project. #EDGEbuildings #greenbuildings

👏 We don’t need to encourage our APs to deliver ambitious, quality submissions, but we do love to celebrate their hard work! 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 - 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 (Green Star New Build, Interiors or Sustainable Precincts) 🏆 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿: Project: Anglo American Fitout at 144 Oxford AP: Yovka Raytcheva-Schaap, Zutari for Anglo Corporate Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd 🥈 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿-𝗨𝗽: Project: Anglo American Fitout at Oxford Parks AP: Elri Syfert and Annelide Sherratt, Solid Green Consulting for Intaprop Property Development and Investment 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 - 𝗘𝗫𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 (Green Star Existing Building Performance) 🏆 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: Project: Woodmead Estate AP: Mary-Anne Fechter, Zutari for Growthpoint Properties Project: Absa Zeerust AP: Mary-Anne Fechter, Zutari for Absa Group (project owner) with Bidvest FM supporting Project: Absa Cathedral Square AP: Mary-Anne Fechter, Zutari for Absa Group (project owner) with Bidvest FM supporting 🥈 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀-𝗨𝗽: Project: N1 Motor City AP: Danika Taylor and Simon Penso, Imbue Sustainability for Boxwood Property Project: Accord House AP: Misplon - Green Building Consulting for Redefine Properties Find the full story of the #GBCSALeadershipAwards24 at https://lnkd.in/eJz_t_27 #GBCSA2024 #GreenStarAfrica

🏅 Recognising high-scoring projects and celebrating the translation of these points into positive impact! 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 - 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 (Green Star New Build, Interiors or Sustainable Precincts) 🏆 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿: Project: Anglo American Fitout at 144 Oxford (https://bit.ly/40RucU5) Property Owner: Anglo Corporate Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd AP: Yovka Raytcheva-Schaap, Zutari 🥈 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀-𝗨𝗽: Project: Anglo American Fitout at Oxford Parks (https://bit.ly/3VdxHR1) Property Owner: Intaprop Property Development and Investment AP: Elri Syfert and Annelide Sherratt, Solid Green Consulting Project: Newinbosch Neighbourhood Estate (https://bit.ly/4fSkzcc) Property Owner: Similan Group AP: Ecolution Consulting 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 - 𝗘𝗫𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 (Green Star Existing Building Performance) 🏆 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿: Project: Serra Services Pty Ltd, Meadowbrook Estate (https://bit.ly/415d7Gg) Property Owner: Growthpoint Properties AP: Danika Taylor, Imbue Sustainability 🥈 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿-𝗨𝗽: Project: No. 5 Silo (https://bit.ly/4g90gaz) Property Owner: V&A Waterfront (Pty) Ltd AP: Mellissa Titus and Francois Retief, Sow & Reap Find the full story of the #GBCSALeadershipAwards24 at https://lnkd.in/eJz_t_27 #GBCSA2024 #GreenStarAfrica