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Ecolution Consulting @EcolutionC

Leaders in sustainability and green building 🏡 providing a range of responsible engineering and sustainability consulting services

Joined January 2015
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The shift towards energy independent buildings is going to provide immense opportunities for energy independence and employment in the near future. #future #opportunities #climatechangemitigation #greenbuildings
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The reliance on fossil fuels for heating and cooling systems in the built environment has long been a keystone in the sustainability debate. Read more about our thoughts on 1ïžâƒŁ Heat pump technology & 2ïžâƒŁ Cooling network technology here: tinyurl.com/theimportanceofe

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We are searching for a new SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT! Are you passionate about sustainability? A critical thinker who pays attention to detail? Someone who is highly computer literate with excellent reporting, project management & communication skills? 👇 linkedin.com/hiring/jobs/292

Wishing our team, clients, partners, and friends a peaceful, safe, and happy end of the year! 2021 was filled with challenges and opportunities. We are ready to continue to live, work and play #sustainability in 2022! #greenbuilding #greenbuildingconsulting #team
Image was taken of director André Harms, alongside some of his fellow team members and SANAP stakeholders, during his 14th-month stint in Antarctica that inspired the start of Ecolution Consulting.

ALT Image was taken of director André Harms, alongside some of his fellow team members and SANAP stakeholders, during his 14th-month stint in Antarctica that inspired the start of Ecolution Consulting.

Our project City Industrial Property Belville Facility is celebrating its successful Four Star #GreenStar and #NetZero Carbon Level One Certifications. We are happy to have our #sustainability consultant and accredited professional, Wardah Safi, there facilitating site tours.
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The 2021 “World #GreenBuilding Trends SmartMarket Report” was recently released and is now available for download: construction.com/toolkit/rep

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Following the feature of our project Singita Volcanoes National Park at the #COP26 #BuildBetterNow exhibit, @wef has included it in its top pick of the world's most #sustainablebuildings at COP26! Congrats to the entire project team for these recognitions! bit.ly/3wrbrFT

COP26: Here are 7 of the world's greenest buildings and best solutions to build sustainably

From one of the world’s tallest timber buildings in Sweden, to a school made from bamboo in Indonesia, Build Better Now at COP26 features solutions to build more sustainably.

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Honoured that our project Singita Volcanoes National Park, in Rwanda, has been featured at the #COP26 #BuildBetterNow exhibition as one of the world's greenest buildings. The exhibition showcases the built environment's role in #climatechange solutions: bit.ly/3kkKuP7
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AndrĂ© Harms, Catherine Luyt and James Joubert representing the #EcolutionConsulting team at this year’s @gbcsa green building convention. #GBCSA2021 #GBCSAONE
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Ecolution Consulting retweeted
Nick Hedley@nickhedley
2 Nov 2021
BREAKING: US, UK, France, Germany and EU are have announced a deal with #SouthAfrica at #COP26. The $8.5 billion (R130 billion) deal is aimed at accelerating SA's shift away from coal, investing in renewables, and protecting coal workers/communities. #ClimateEmergency
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As a combined force, alongside our clients, we aim to act as a catalyst for a change towards bettering our world! Head to ecolution.co.za for more. #sustainabilitymatters #greenbuilding
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“The energy model & focus on energy performance is not meant to supplant the importance of design. Rather, a building energy model is a tool that can be utilized throughout the design process...” bit.ly/3FDQgo6
Congratulations to the project team of the new Biomedical Research Institute (BMRI) on the achievement of a 4-Star #GreenStar certification. We are happy to have worked with the team on the energy modelling for the project, as well as managing the tuning process post occupancy.
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#GREENBUILDINGINSPIRATION ‘The Fynbos’ by Dogon Properties is a 24-storey building with micro apartments set to be the first ‘biophilic’ development of its kind in South Africa. bit.ly/3ALoR0T
The @WorldGBC recently unveiled an update to its longstanding #NetZero Carbon Buildings Commitment, that aims to ignite a "reduction-first" approach to decarbonisation to halve emissions from the sector by 2030 and tackle lifecycle emissions. bit.ly/3CSNokX
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Read about director André Harms in the latest issue of #ToBuild, available online now and in CNA stores from 1/09. AndrÚ talks about what drives him as an independent sustainability engineer, his career to date, and what he hopes for the built environment: bit.ly/3BfirH4
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UN Biodiversity
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2030 Action Target 1ïžâƒŁ6ïžâƒŁ: Ensure that people đŸŒ± are encouraged and enabled to make responsible choices đŸŒ± have access to relevant information and alternatives, taking into account cultural preferences Read the first draft of the #post2020 framework: cbd.int/post2020
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GREEN BUILDING INSPIRATION | Makoko Floating School: Brainchild of Nigerian architect KunlĂ© Adeyemi, addresses threat of fooding & lack of infrastructure, made out of sustainable & alternative structures. The 3rd iteration of the design now in China’s Sichuan province.
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'The latest IPCC climate report offers a "nugget of hope" but architects and designers must "make changes to the way they design" to help avert catastrophic climate change.' bit.ly/3geao55
Exciting to see the Green Star Building Certification spreading to our neighbouring countries. Congratulations to Botswana's first Green Star rated building. bit.ly/3lySyxn
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