First certified Ecodistricts in Africa
The S&J Industrial Estate secured EcoDistricts endorsement for both its Imperatives Commitment and Declaration of Collaboration on the 31 March 2022; and it secured the final endorsement required to reach full certification on the 14 June 2022.
+5th July 2022
EcoDistricts: in conversation with Adrie Fourie
Watch this conversation between Adrie Fourie, Head of Solid Green’s department of Sustainable Cities & Research, and Teva Needleman, Program Manager at EcoDistricts, on bringing EcoDistricts to South Africa and Johannesburg.
+24th February 2022
Exploring Sustainable and Resilient Cities
The Covid-19 pandemic has placed a global focus on the urgent need to develop sustainable and resilient cities for future generations. Here Adrie Fourie, head of Solid Green’s Sustainable Cities & Research unit, speaks about the vision for this newly created department.
+3rd May 2021
Inner-City Revitalisation and EcoDistricts
The City of Johannesburg has been on a decade-long journey to encourage urban revitalisation of the inner city. Here, Nomamfengu Mbele shares her views on the value of integrating the EcoDistricts Protocol with this process.
+7th July 2020
Lockdown Education Activities
While the Covid-19 lockdown has certainly been an unexpected journey, it has provided an opportunity for team members to improve their knowledge and skills in line with best international practice and emerging trends in the built environment.
+7th July 2020
Solid Green appointed for CoJ EcoDistrict Methodology
In October 2019, the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) and the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) called for proposals to develop an EcoDistrict Methodology.
+25th April 2020
