Achievements Archives | Solid Green Consulting
Through enthusiasm and inspiration Solid Green continues to excel in the green building industry with an ever growing tally of Green Star certified projects, numerous Green Star SA awards and committee seats among a host of other achievements.
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Your Support in 2018
In the last two years, Solid Green has more than doubled the number of Green Building Certifications in its portfolio! To date, we have obtained 63 Green Star Certifications and 2 LEED Certifications, including 32 Green Star Office certifications, 15 Green Star Interior certifications, and 6 Green Star EBP (Existing Building Performance) ratings.
+11th December 2018

Green Building Convention & Awards 2018
Solid Green took centre stage at the Green Building Council Leadership Awards, held on 4 October 2018 at the 11th Annual Green Building Convention’s gala dinner at the Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town.
+10th October 2018

Green Star SA Leadership Awards
In 2016, Solid Green again took top honours at the Green Building Convention – hosted by the Green Building Council South Africa – in three out of four Green Star SA Leadership Awards categories.
+26th August 2016

Solid Green Takes Top Honours At 2015 Green Star Awards
Solid Green’s strong performance at the 2015 Green Star SA Leadership Awards marks its continuing success and expansion. Once again, the company has shown that it is at the top-tier of the South African green-building industry with its work on the Monte Circle Building A building and 6-Star-rated Upper Grayston building in Sandton, Johannesburg.
+12th November 2015

Solid Green certified LEVEL 2 B-BBEE Contributor
Solid Green has been certified as a LEVEL 2 Contributor to B-BBEE for 2015-16 achieving an overall score of 88.46 out of 100 as a Qualifying Small Enterprise. LEVEL 2 is the second highest rating and denotes a 135% BEE recognition level. Download Certificate.
+7th May 2015

Block F first 6 Star Green Star Building in Joburg
Upper Grayston Block F, with Solid Green as the sustainable building consultant, has become the first building to achieve a 6 Star Green Star SA Office v1 As built Rating in Gauteng. The office block, situated just off Ann Cresent in the heart of Sandton, has been lauded as demonstrating ‘World Leadership’ in the South African sustainability sphere.
+20th March 2015

Solid Green takes Top Honours at Green Star Leadership Awards 2014
For the second year running Solid Green has picked up the coveted Established Green Star award at the annual Green Star Leadership Awards at the Green Building Convention in Cape Town. This year it was Chilu Lombe who took the honour, following in Marloes Reinink’s foot steps who took the award in 2013.
+16th November 2014

Four new Green Star certifications for Solid Green Projects
Just before the holidays kicked in we received the results of 4 of our submissions.We are incredibly proud to be involved with these projects. This brings the number of certifications to 8 for Solid Green. The following projects received their certification:
+16th January 2014

Two GBCSA Green Star Awards for Solid Green
Solid Green was awarded 2 Green Star awards at the GBCSA Rewire 2013 Convention in Cape Town (16-18 October). We won the award for “Best Quality Submission 2012/13” for the National English Literacy Museum (NELM) in Grahamstown.
+28th October 2013

Environmental Affairs Office Achieves 6 Stars
The new Department of Environmental Affairs office building being constructed in Pretoria has achieved a 6 Star Green Star Office v1 Design rating. The building achieved the highest score for a large commercial office space in South Africa.
+7th June 2013

Alice Lane gets 4 Green Stars
The first phase of the Alice Lane development received a 4-star Green Star SA Office v1 Design certification from the Green Building Council SA. Abland Properties is the developer of this development. Solid Green is the Green Building Consultant.
+19th February 2013

Brydens Upper Grayston Block E Achieves 5 Star As Built Rating
The Upper Grayston Block E office development has achieved 67 points under Green Star SA Office v1 which has earned it a 5 star As Built rating. It is the highest rated 5 star building in South Africa, and the first to go from a 4 star Design rating to a 5 Star As Built rating.
+19th November 2012

DesignBuilder Certification Formally Issued for SANS 10400 Part XA
Agrément has formally issed a certificate to DesignBuilder software to approve it as certified thermal calculation software for the rational design path to compliance for SANS 10400 Part XA. Click below to see the certificate.
+8th October 2012

Brydens Upper Grayston Block E Receives 4 Star Green Star Design Rating
Solid Green Consulting was appointed to manage the Green Star process, as well as undertake performance modelling and simulation to inform the design of the building and its systems. It is the second Green Star rating delivered by Solid Green.
+30th January 2012