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G20 countries could produce enough renewable energy for the whole world – what needs to happen

By Sven Teske and Saori Miyake 30 Jun 2025

Source: Growthpoint Properties. Longkloof Studios is a green-certified commercial office space in Cape Town, having achieved a 4-Star Green Star Existing Building Performance rating.

How green building certification boosts real estate profits

30 Jun 2025

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De Ville Shopping Centre

Solar PV project at De Ville Shopping Centre completed

8 Dec 2015

Innovation needed to improve water use

Innovation needed to improve water use

7 Dec 2015

France to give Africa €2bn for green energy

France to give Africa €2bn for green energy

3 Dec 2015

Greenovate Award winners (L-R) UCT team of Dijon Ross, Miekie van der Merwe and Rowan McKenzie

UCT students named winners of Greenovate Awards

3 Dec 2015

Tower Property Fund rolls out green measures

Tower Property Fund rolls out green measures

3 Dec 2015

V&A's rooftop solar system operational

V&A's rooftop solar system operational

1 Dec 2015

Financing infrastructure, energy projects

Financing infrastructure, energy projects

Nicci Botha 27 Nov 2015

Ascension Properties goes green with first PV installation

Ascension Properties goes green with first PV installation

26 Nov 2015

Nedbank and Green Fund partner to supply affordable green housing

Nedbank and Green Fund partner to supply affordable green housing

25 Nov 2015

Growthpoint's Ridgeview building achieves five-star Green Star rating

Growthpoint's Ridgeview building achieves five-star Green Star rating

23 Nov 2015

GBCSA awards five-star rating to Chevron's headquarters

GBCSA awards five-star rating to Chevron's headquarters

20 Nov 2015

House Rhino

Sharp rise in demand for eco-friendly buildings

18 Nov 2015

At the EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) stand at the Green Building Council South Africa’s (GBCSA) Green Building Convention in Cape Town were, from left; Rusmir Music of the International Finance Corporation (IFC); Graham Cruickshanks, EDGE Technical Manager; Prashant Kapoor, IFC’s Principal Green Building Industry Specialist and the entrepreneur who invented EDGE; and, Myles Kritzinger, Dealmaker at International Housing Solutions, which is rolling out a number of residential developments in South Africa that will be EDGE certified.

Ravenswood the first to receive EDGE Design Certification

11 Nov 2015

Annelide Sherratt, left, represents Dash Coville – the winner of the Best Quality Submission category in the Green Star SA Leadership Awards 2015, with Seana Nkhahle and Manfred Braune of the Green Building Council of SA.

GBCSA announces winners of Green Star SA Leadership Awards

11 Nov 2015

Hotel Verde wins GBCSA Green Star award

Hotel Verde wins GBCSA Green Star award

10 Nov 2015

[#gbcsa2015] On the move to green

[#gbcsa2015] On the move to green

Nicci Botha 9 Nov 2015

Going green adds real bottom line benefits

Going green adds real bottom line benefits

Neil Cameron 9 Nov 2015

[#gbcsa2015] Building better business

[#gbcsa2015] Building better business

Nicci Botha 6 Nov 2015

Supertech Durban achieves 4-Star Green Building Rating

Supertech Durban achieves 4-Star Green Building Rating

6 Nov 2015

Get the frack out of our land

Get the frack out of our land

Nathi Olifant 4 Nov 2015

Is the Cloud the right answer for construction in SA?

Is the Cloud the right answer for construction in SA?

4 Nov 2015

Upton Properties joins Habitat for Humanity project

Upton Properties joins Habitat for Humanity project

2 Nov 2015

Developing world class African cities

Developing world class African cities

2 Nov 2015

Prices of eco-friendly products must be regulated

Prices of eco-friendly products must be regulated

30 Oct 2015

GCIP South Africa honours clean technology enterprises

GCIP South Africa honours clean technology enterprises

27 Oct 2015

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How big data and The Sims are helping us to build the cities of the future

Alison Heppenstall and Nick Malleson 23 Oct 2015

Solar plant at Val de Vie

'Green' residential properties have a competitive advantage

15 Oct 2015

Cape Town prepares for GBCSA's annual convention

Cape Town prepares for GBCSA's annual convention

13 Oct 2015

IoT: the land of opportunity

IoT: the land of opportunity

Neil Cameron 13 Oct 2015

Seeking local innovations that promote clean technology

Seeking local innovations that promote clean technology

9 Oct 2015

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