Green Building

Building Commissioning: So Much More than a Credit

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An expert system resulting in quality buildings with manifold benefits Today the Green Building Council of South Africa released a technical clarification on their commissioning clauses, explaining that Green Star allows for either the CIBSE or ASHRAE guidelines based Commissioning Processes to be implemented to achieve the relevant credits for certification (see CIR: MAN2 -C-OB1-0855 as well as the recent technical clarification: MAN2 -T-OB1-1562). The Building Commissioning (Cx) […]

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Google Office Wins Interior Award

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Google South Africa’s Head Office in Bryanston, Johannesburg, has won top spot in the International Green Interior Awards, an initiative delivered by Australian Living, a sustainable building consultancy.  Ecolution Consulting was responsible for implementing the fundamental commissioning process for the country’s head office, while ecocentric and Solid Green were the sustainability consultants for the project, submitting the project for

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GBCSA awards Hotel Verde for achieving the highest Green Star rating in the country

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Hotel Verde came out on top achieving the Highest Rated Building Award at the Annual Green Building Convention 2015. Hotel Verde, having achieved 82 points, equating to a six-star certification, was rated with the Green Star SA existing building performance tool (EBP) and was certified in June 2015, where Ecolution was the Accredited Professional for the submission. 

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Hotel Verde achieves Double Platinum status

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Hotel Verde has been awarded platinum status, the highest certification, by the U.S. Green Building Council under the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance Rating System. This achievement makes it a double platinum building after having earned the same accolade under LEED New Buildings and Construction in May 2014. This success has identified the four-star hotel as

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Hotel Verde Awarded Prestigious Platinum Certification for LEED BD&C

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As lead sustainability consultants on the Hotel Verde project it is with great pleasure and excitement that we announce that Hotel Verde is now the first building in Africa to have achieved a Platinum rating under the LEED green building rating system in the category of New Buildings and Construction. Hotel Verde is the second

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Sustainability Audit of St. Joseph’s Home for Chronically Ill Children

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Ecolution recently performed a sustainability audit of St Joseph’s Home for Chronically Ill Children. The large premises already uses 30+ solar geysers but many more areas were found in which sustainability can be improved. We look forward to seeing St Joseph’s carbon footprint decreasing as our recommendations are implemented in the home.

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110% Green Campaign

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André Harms proudly receives the flag from Helen Zille, Premiere of the Western Cape, as one of his projects is made a flagship of the 110% Green Campaign. 110% Green is an initiative of the Western Cape Government calling organisations to commit to the Green Economy. 110% Green aims to be a catalyst to build a critical

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