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
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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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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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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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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