Project Description
The overall objective of the project is to contribute to resource efficiency in South Africa's construction sector, by promoting the design, construction, and certification of energy and water efficient (green) buildings. The project will focus on residential buildings, particularly in the middle and gap market. Objectives will be achieved by strengthening the local capacity of the Green Building Council of South Africa to implement and promote the EDGE-based voluntary green building certification system, and by working with the financial sector to launch new products in the market that answer the financing particulars of green buildings.