‘Green’ roadside kerbs and channels for Sunningdale Engineering
A 690 metre section of ‘Green’ kerbs and channels for an ensuing servicing project at Garden Cities’ prime west coast suburb, Sunningdale, incorporates 1.63 tonnes of waste plastic converted into a high-performance aggregate which was added to the concrete mix.
Mosselbank River Flourishes as Remedial Initiatives Take Effect
In 2017, Garden Cities implemented the Mosselbank River Rehabilitation programme, which since its inception has been guided by a Conservation Management Plan co-ordinated by VULA Environmental Services. The river is a non-perennial tributary of the Diep River and flows in a north-north-westerly direction through Garden Cities’ Greenville housing development.
Mosselbank River team turns attention to Dune Thicket at Northridge
Members of the Mosselbank River Conservation team responsible for the remarkable rehabilitation progress over the past five years in Greenville Garden City, recently turned their attention to the private Dune Thicket conservation area at Northridge Coastal Estate (NCE), Africa’s first four star sustainable precinct, in Sunningdale.
Edge Certification Exercise at Greenville Garden City Boosts Green Building
Residential development Greenville Garden City, near Fisantekraal, is enrolled for Edge certification, a protocol which offers developers, financiers, investors and other key collaborators the opportunity to meet the Green Building expectations of progressive consumers who want to save money, while living in water and energy efficient spaces.
Greenville environmental education collaboration’s five-year milestone
Five years ago in 2017, Garden Cities launched an environmental education collaborative in Greenville and invited various organisations – ranging from local NGOs to government entities – to offer their support for the programme.
Sustainable housing in practice
Renier Smith is Group Manager: Engineering and Planning for Garden Cities NPC(RF). We spoke to him about the successful implementation of a green building programme.
Historic Garden Cities Takes Leading Green Building Role
The Western Cape’s oldest residential development company, 100-year-old Garden Cities, has taken a lead in the application of South Africa’s most up-to-the-minute construction code.
First GBCSA Green Star Sustainable Precinct Certification In Africa Awarded To Garden Cities West Coast Project
The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) has awarded a 4-star Green Star Sustainable Precinct certification – the first in Africa – to a project that will be built by historic Cape Town development company, Garden Cities NPC (RF), as a further phase of its flagship Cape West Coast suburb, Sunningdale.
River Keepers’ Service To The Environment
A successful community initiative aimed at rehabilitating and maintaining the social, ecological and amenity value of the Mosselbank River corridor in Greenville Garden City, Fisantekraal is well established and operating from its headquarters in the development.
Educating Our Home Owners
For Garden Cities it is not enough for us to just design and build green houses. We make a point of raising awareness in our communities around environmental issues and how to practically respond to them.