Solid Green Latest News
The Solid Green blog features the latest in green industry news from here in South Africa and around the world, and documents our journey as we continue to make waves as a major player in the South African Green Building landscape. Join us for the ride!
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EDGE Services
Technical
How does EDGE work? The developer and professional team perform a self-assessment of the proposed design. They may get a sustainability consultant to help them achieve EDGE compliance and ensure all details are correctly entered into…
19th May 2016
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Heritage & regeneration: The Mix in Sophiatown
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With a 5-Star Green Star SA Public and Education Buildings certification targeted, Solid Green’s pro bono involvement with The Mix’s Trevor Huddleston CR Memorial Building – a cultural, heritage and enterprise space in Sophiatown hosting the Sophiatown Green Incubator and serving as a venue for film, theatre, dance and arts ventures – is a point of pride for the company.
11th May 2016
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Implementing a comprehensive green vision
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With a full range of expert services, Solid Green demonstrates its resolve to stay at the cutting edge of green-building accreditation and data management, and to make it easy for clients to implement the best building practices, invest in the financial and operational benefits of greening, and match demand for designs that benefit health and productivity.
11th May 2016
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Solid Insight targets Green City Startup top three
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Solid Green looks forward to August when Johannesburg’s Green City Startup will decide if Solid Insight, Solid Green’s data- and resource-management platform, places in the Green City Startup top three, a placement which promises between R300 000 and R1 million in prizes and development grants.
11th May 2016
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Google (JHB) awarded 5-star Green Star SA Interiors certification
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Having clinched the International Green Interior Award 2015 – aided by strong teamwork between Solid Green and Ecocentric Green Building Consultants – Google’s Johannesburg office has now been awarded 5-star Green Star SA Interiors certification.
11th May 2016
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4 Stan Road receives 4-Star plaque
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The 4 Stan Road development – this boutique office development in the heart of Sandton recently received an award plaque for its 4-star Green Star SA Office v1 Design certification. The building has two distinct aspects: the façade facing Stan Road and a north-facing façade which is a fully glazed unitised performance façade.
15th April 2016
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Health is the new Green!
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Health is a much neglected aspect of building green. Marloes Reinink explains how Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), which is concerned with (among other things) daylight, fresh air, thermal comfort and views, can be crucial to ensuring that buildings are healthy spaces for occupants.
29th February 2016
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EDGE: Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies
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The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and The National Home Builder Registration Council (NHBRC) are to partner with Solid Green Consulting to implement the EDGE standard in South Africa, involving a 20% reduction in building energy use, water use, and embodied material energy.
29th February 2016
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Streetlight Schools: Leading the way in Green Education
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2016 sees Streetlight Schools launch its first project in a mixed-use development near Jeppe Park – at the heart of Johannesburg’s inner city. With Solid Green in consultation, the school’s operational location at Jeppe Park Primary has been awarded a 4-Star Green Star SA Interiors rating.
29th February 2016
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Solid Green Takes Top Honours At 2015 Green Star Awards
Achievements News
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
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Standard Bank Simmonds Street Rating in Asset magazine
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The recent 5 Star Green Star SA Interiors Rating for Standard Bank Simmonds Street, with Solid Green as consultants, has been featured in the September edition of Asset magazine. The article discusses the significance of this certification.
26th October 2015
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Solid Green celebrated in online media
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Menlyn Maine’s Pegasus, Solid Green’s 20th Green Star SA certification has been celebrated in Property Wheel and Asset. The online journals discusses the significance of this achievement and why Solid Green has become a prominent leader in the industry.
26th October 2015
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