Green Building

Our Net Zero Project, Two Dam Sustainable, Announced a Winner in Green Building Council Leadership Awards

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Our project Two Dam Sustainable was named winner in the category: Net Zero Innovative Project Award at last night’s Green Building Council Leadership Awards. The awards took place during the Green Building Council of South Africa’s (GBCSA) annual Green Building Convention. This Net Zero Innovative Project Award recognizes leading Net Zero projects that have achieved an innovative and cutting edge outcome in terms […]

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Achieving a greener world starts at home Did you know that, according to the World Green Building Council (World GBC), buildings and homes account for approximately 40% of global energy consumption? This equates to more than a third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. The good news is, that through actively choosing to make greener choices, we

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Gateway West Achieves LEED Gold Certification

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Gateway West, a commercial building situated in Waterfall City, Midrand, has earned LEED Gold certification by the US Green Building Council (USBGC). Ecolution Consulting was appointed as the LEED Commissioning Agent (CxA) and guided the project team as per the Ashrae 0-2005 standard, and subjected the following systems to the fundamental commissioning process: Heating, cooling, refrigeration, ventilation

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Unilever Khanyisa Achieves LEED Gold Certification

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Unilever Khanyisa, a home-care liquids factory situated in Boksburg, Johannesburg, has received LEED Gold certification by the U.S Green Building Council (USGBC). Ecolution Consulting was appointed as the Commissioning Authority (CxA) on the project and therefore guided and supported the design team in the Fundamental Commissioning process as per the Ashrae 0-2005 standard. A few details of

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State of the Art Energy Modelling Software Employed by Ecolution Consulting

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Here at Ecolution Consulting we pride ourselves in striving towards staying abreast the cutting edge of the green building industry and employing its related technologies. Our approach to our service offering is no different, hence our excitement in sharing the news about one of the latest software tools we are utilising: DesignBuilder Optimisation. This innovative

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Why the Indoor Environmental Quality of your Building Really Matters

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Have you ever considered the quality of the indoor environment of the buildings you occupy? Research suggests that the average American spends approximately 90% of their life indoors, which stresses the need for healthy spaces. Indoor Environmental Quality not only affects occupant health but also needs to be a core value in the design and construction

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Green Building: Benefits and Barriers

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According to a recent article published on ecobusiness.com, “Our built environment is responsible for half of all global energy use and half of all greenhouse gas emissions. Buildings consume one-sixth of all freshwater, one-quarter of world wood harvests and four-tenths of all other raw materials. The construction and later demolition of buildings produces 40 percent of all waste.” These staggering figures prove the

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