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Green Building Interiors
Marloes presented at the CPD seminar titled Enhanced Green Building Ratings using Product Certification and Life Cycle Assessment.
+3rd March 2015
A New Leaf for 2015: Solid Green’s Revamp
Solid Green has revamped its offices early this year, and we’ve built a new website too as we continue to evolve with the times. Because we want to “be the change we want to see” we decided to do the offices refurbishment the green way and have the new interiors certified.
+9th February 2015
Solid Green Office Revamp Begins
The renovations have started and we have planned to move back into our green offices beginning of February. We are targeting a minimum 5 star Green Star Interior v1 rating and a LEED Gold Interior Certification. A green wall is going to be one of the many green features of our offices. This is exciting!
+27th January 2015
Solid Green End Year function 2014
To celebrate the wrapping up of a very successful and enjoyable year, the Solid Green team headed to Little Addis in inner Jozi for our 2014 year-end function, to be surrounded by the vibrant sights, sounds and smells of an undeniably alive urban landscape.
+12th December 2014
Leading by Example: Greening the Solid Green Offices
Here at Solid Green, we have undertaken the challenge of Green Star certifying our own office space, both as an example to other smallish businesses of how this can be achieved, and of course in the name of a sustainable future.
+16th November 2014
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
SANS 10400 XA Presentation given at Durban City Council
Solid Green Consulting recently had the opportunity to present on the SANS 10400 XA rational assessment path to compliance at the Durban City Council. You can view the full presentation below.
+24th April 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
First Green Star MUR certification in SA
40-on-Oak has received the first Green Star SA Multi-Unit Residential certification in South Africa. 40-on-Oak, located within the Melrose Arch precinct in Johanneburg, was one of six projects that were registered for the Multi-Unit Residential (MUR) PILOT programme run by the GBCSA.
+25th October 2011
Anglo American Reinvention
Solid Green was part of the team that won the Anglo American Reinvention architectural competition. The team consisting of Kate Otten Architects and Mashabane Rose Associates, ARUP, and Davis Langdon. The winning design was presented to the judges in August 2011.
+23rd October 2011
