Another Brick in the Wall – Peter Rich returns to Venice Biennale of Architecture
May 21 2025 16:20 JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA Welcome to the latest episode of the growing podcast, Another Brick in the Wall. In this episode, Michael and Alistair are honoured to have a conversation with starchitect, Peter Rich. Peter has worked in architecture for more than 50 years and is considered to have a masterful understanding […]
Buzzworthy news for World Bee Day
Growthpoint is hosting eight thriving bee hives at Woodlands Office Park May 20 2025 10:48 Martjie Cloete, Growthpoint Properties Sustainability Manager Projects. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA In the heart of Johannesburg’s northern suburbs, a quiet, vital workforce has been thriving for thepast six years at one of the city’s foremost office addresses. Eight honeybee hives nestled […]
Empowering Women in the Built Environment: 2025 Women in Green Building Competition Now Open
May 15 2025 09:20 This is a guest piece for GBCSA SOUTH AFRICA A transformative opportunity for women in the built environment returns in 2025 The Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA), in proud partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has officially launched the 2025 Women in Green Building Competition. Now in its fourth […]
Another Brick in the Wall – How corporate parks can contribute to environmental sustainability goals and wellbeing in urban areas
May 7 2025 11:00 SOUTH AFRICA Welcome to the latest episode of the South African real estate podcast, Another Brick in the Wall. In this episode, Michael speaks to Amelia Beattie, the former CEO of Liberty Two Degrees, who is now the Head of Business Efficiencies, Property and Sustainable Impact for Standard Bank Insurance and Asset […]
Mismatched solar components costing SA homeowners thousands
March 4 2025 00:25 This is a guest article for Alumo Energy SOUTH AFRICA A growing number of South African homeowners with solar power systems are facing thousands of rands in repair costs or even complete system failure due to a dire mismatch between solar panels and inverters, Rein Snoeck Henkemans, CEO of Alumo Energy […]
Greenovate Awards 2024 celebrate student innovation in sustainability
December 3 2024 14:55 This is a guest piece for Growthpoint Properties. SOUTH AFRICA The 2024 Greenovate Awards have once again highlighted the remarkable ingenuity of South African university students in developing sustainable solutions for the built environment. This annual competition, a partnership between Growthpoint Properties (JSE: GRT) and the Green Building Council of South […]
Equites Property Fund Limited achieves its lowest ESG risk rating by Morningstar Sustainalytics to date
November 25 2024 21:45 Following the release of Morningstar Sustainalytics’ Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) Risk Ratings report, Equites Property Fund Limited announced that it has received an ESG risk rating of 8.0, which places the organisation in the “Negligible Risk” category, the best achievable tier. The risk rating score reflects the level of unmanaged risk for a company, with […]
Another Brick in the Wall – Green is the new black
November 14 2024 15:55 SOUTH AFRICA Hello there! Our latest episode of Another Brick in the Wall has been released and is available at iono.fm: https://iono.fm/e/1499998 and on Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Tje46e1QDGbuFtv6TAvXO. In this episode, greening businesses and how the built environment relates to sustainability are featured. Alistair and Michael talk with Tshegofatso Raphala, Lead Specialist: Strategy and Planning at Liberty Two […]
Alley Roads and Blue Energy Africa announces hybrid power solution for Meyerton’s first mall
October 23 2024 19:30 Ally Roads CEO Ivan Pretorius SOUTH AFRICA Alley Roads, one of South Africa’s affordable housing developers, and Blue Energy Africa, a South African-based, Africa-focused developer and operator of embedded clean energy utility infrastructure, have announced the implementation of a hybrid energy solution for Riverstone Mall. This follows as the R370m, 20 000m2 first-phase […]
Smart Metering Redefines Utility Management and Sustainability
October 16 2024 14:14 SOUTH AFRICA This is a guest article by Francois Conradie, Technology Sales Engineer, Remote Metering Solutions (RMS).In 1972, Theodore Paraskevakos, a Greek-American inventor and businessman, developedthe first smart meters while collaborating with Boeing in Huntsville, Alabama. He adaptedtechnology from his patented caller ID system to monitor sensors and relay data. Since […]