Greendesign, a multi-award winning engineering consulting firm specialising in the design and certification of green buildings and precincts across Africa, is currently overseeing over one million square metres of projects targeting green building certifications across the continent.

Greendesign, a multi-award winning engineering consulting firm specialising in the design and certification of green buildings and precincts across Africa, is currently overseeing over one million square metres of projects targeting green building certifications across the continent.

Greendesign is a multi-award winning engineering consulting firm specialising in the design, construction, commissioning and operations of green buildings across Africa. Through green engineering, we derive green building cost savings for property owners and tenants across their property portfolios of new and existing buildings using engineering modelling and energy efficiency audits. We also work with property developers, project managers and architects to meet their green building requirements for Green Star, LEED and EDGE green building certifications. We are in partnership with SMEC South Africa, which was ranked among the Top 5 Best Managed Consulting Engineering Firms on the Top 500 list.

EDGE Certification

We provide green building certification consulting and strategy-as-a-service platforms for EDGE
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EDGE, developed by the International Finance Corporation, can be used for all building types and makes it faster, easier and more affordable than ever before to achieve green building certification. EDGE is based on 3 different categories and measures the energy water and materials systems and solutions that work best for your climate, bringing international recognition to your certified project, as EDGE can be used in 160 developing countries in Africa, Asia and South America, without losing the local context. Meet the growing expectations of your clients and tenants by creating value and positively impacting their lives, resulting in greater profitability and a healthier environment for all.

Green Star Certification

We provide green building certification consulting and strategy-as-a-service platforms for Green Star
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Green Star, developed by the Green Building Council, can be used for all building types and supports design professionals and developers by providing an objective measurement for green buildings in South Africa. Green Star is based on 9 different categories, each with a range of credits that address environmental and sustainability aspects of designing, constructing and operating a building and can be used in 8 developing countries in Africa.

LEED Certification

We provide green building certification consulting and strategy-as-a-service platforms for LEED
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LEED, developed by the United States Green Building Council, is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. LEED is based on 8 different categories and can be used in all developing and developed countries in Africa, Europe, Asia, North America and South America.  Available for all building types, LEED provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings. LEED certification is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement and leadership.

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Why Greendesign?

Integrated professional team and services

As a partner of SMEC South Africa, our team is made up of professionally registered engineers and accredited professionals with specialist skills in engineering design, construction and commissioning. Our green building certification consulting is integrated into these specialist skills at minimum additional fees.

Local and international footprint

We are a BEE Level 1 woman-owned ESG and green building certifications firm with 135% procurement recognition and a regional footprint in fourteen countries in Africa. We have also completed projects for green building councils across Africa and international organisations such as the World Green Building Council, International Finance Corporation and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit.

Per square meter green building consulting fees

As green building consulting services are not currently gazetted, we provide green building consulting at a fixed rate per square metre.

High-performance

The World Bank defines a green building as a certified building that uses 20% less energy, water and embodied energy in materials compared to an equivalent local benchmark. We are committed to high-performance green buildings.

Data-driven

Through our strategy-as-a-service platform, we are data-driven using modelling software and client-specific platforms to derive measurable efficiencies and green building savings for our clients.