Sustainable Development news

Lithium batteries are not being recycled at the rate that they should

Lithium alternatives needed to avoid 'forever chemicals'Lindsey Schutters

Desco is a featured Ferro Energia customer for its flagship installations.

Desco is adding renewables to power e-waste recycling

8 Jul 2024

BHP is moving straight to electric to bypass Anglo hydrogen development.

BHP skips hydrogen, turns to electric trucks after Anglo rejection

By Lindsey Schutters 27 Jun 2024

Upgrade with 'green' renovations and save

Upgrade with 'green' renovations and save

23 Dec 2015

Makeover of The Towers to turn Foreshore into commercial district

Makeover of The Towers to turn Foreshore into commercial district

17 Dec 2015

WSP team achieves six-star Green Star-rated building in Rwanda

WSP team achieves six-star Green Star-rated building in Rwanda

15 Dec 2015

African Utility Week 2016 returns to Cape Town

African Utility Week 2016 returns to Cape Town

14 Dec 2015

SA Build Awards aimed at building a better tomorrow

11 Dec 2015

PiA Solar the first to install a million panels

PiA Solar the first to install a million panels

10 Dec 2015

SA needs an integrated approach to power supply and demand

SA needs an integrated approach to power supply and demand

9 Dec 2015

De Ville Shopping Centre

Solar PV project at De Ville Shopping Centre completed

8 Dec 2015

Brian Wilkinson, CEO of the Green Building Council South Africa.

GBCSA announces 'ambitious commitment'

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

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

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Upgrade with 'green' renovations and save

Upgrade with 'green' renovations and save

23 Dec 2015

Makeover of The Towers to turn Foreshore into commercial district

Makeover of The Towers to turn Foreshore into commercial district

17 Dec 2015

WSP team achieves six-star Green Star-rated building in Rwanda

WSP team achieves six-star Green Star-rated building in Rwanda

15 Dec 2015

African Utility Week 2016 returns to Cape Town

African Utility Week 2016 returns to Cape Town

14 Dec 2015

SA Build Awards aimed at building a better tomorrow

11 Dec 2015

PiA Solar the first to install a million panels

PiA Solar the first to install a million panels

10 Dec 2015

SA needs an integrated approach to power supply and demand

SA needs an integrated approach to power supply and demand

9 Dec 2015

De Ville Shopping Centre

Solar PV project at De Ville Shopping Centre completed

8 Dec 2015

Brian Wilkinson, CEO of the Green Building Council South Africa.

GBCSA announces 'ambitious commitment'

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

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

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

Greening Cape Town's skyline

Greening Cape Town's skyline

Nicci Botha 6 Oct 2015

UN adopts 17 Global Goals

UN adopts 17 Global Goals

29 Sep 2015