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“We did not inherit the planet from our parents, but are borrowing it from our children,” said Mario Delicio, co-owner of Hotel Verde, together with his wife Annemarie, at the grand opening of Africa’s greenest hotel this week. And it was his love for his three daughters that prompted this Italian German businessman to create an iconic building for others in the hotel industry to follow.
Nedbank Menlyn Maine, a 4-star rated green property in Pretoria, South Africa’s first ever ‘green’ precinct, was officially opened earlier this month.
Last month's upsurge in green building certifications is another sign that the green building movement is rapidly gaining ground in South Africa as developers and progressive businesses increasingly embrace sustainable building practices.
Sustainability Week will be held at Sandton Convention Centre from 24 – 28 July and will feature various Eco Product and Technology Exhibits, 8 conferences and the Green Home and Lifestyle Fair over the weekend.
Cape Town has been officially announced as the host city for next year's World Green Building Council Congress. This announcement was made at the recent congress, which took place in Stuttgart, Germany.
The Green Lease Toolkit was officially launched at the 44th South Africa Property Owners' Association International Convention and Property Exhibition, in Durban on 30 May 2012.
Why has green building not become standard practice for new buildings and refurbishments in South Africa?
