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Marloes Reinink

15 Dec 2020

Celebrating 10 Years And 100 Certifications

By Staff Writer

This year, Solid Green has attained the double milestone of its tenth birthday and one hundred green building certifications! This monumental achievement includes 84 Green Star, 7 Net Zero, 6 EDGE and 3 LEED certified projects. Solid Green’s 100th certification milestone was marked by the successful 4-Star Green Star SA multiple building rating for Phase...
13 Jul 2020

Gauteng’s first Green Star EBP Industrial rating

By Staff Writer

Growthpoint and Serra® Services recently achieved the first Green Star Existing Building Performance (EBP) rating for an industrial building in Gauteng, with a 5-Star certification for a 7400sqm facility in Meadowbrook, Germiston. Situated in a mixed industrial and residential area in the east of Johannesburg, the light manufacturing building, comprising a workshop and offices on...
01 Oct 2018

Marloes Reinink: Gauteng’s Property Business Woman Of The Year

By Staff Writer

At the recent Gauteng Regional Awards of the 4th South African Women in Property Awards (SAWIPA), Marloes Reinink was named Business Woman of the Year: Entrepreneur. The SAWIPA Gauteng Regional Awards was hosted at the Sanlam Art Gallery, and seeks to recognise women in the Gauteng region who continue to influence and change the landscape...
06 Aug 2018

Solid Green Scores Its Half Century On Green Building Certifications!

By Staff Writer

This year, Solid Green Consulting celebrates the achievement of more than 50 certifications, demonstrating the company’s ongoing leadership in the African Green Building sector. To date, the company has consulted on 57 successful green building certifications, covering 750,000sqm of built area.
28 May 2018

Oxford Parks: A Catalyst For Urban Regeneration

By Staff Writer

Oxford Parks, which officially broke ground in April 2017, is envisaged to be a sustainable and cosmopolitan medium-density urban environment that brings 300,000sqm of development rights to the Dunkeld Precinct linking Illovo to Rosebank along Oxford Road in Johannesburg. 
03 Apr 2018

Living Building Challenge – A Reality For South Africa?

By Staff Writer

The Living Building Challenge is possibly the most rigorous green building certification programme and sustainable design framework in the world. Developed by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) with the mandate of leading transformation toward a civilization that is socially just, culturally rich, and ecologically restorative, the Living Building Challenge standard raises the bar for...