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Why Solar Power?
Environmental problems associated with the burning of fossil fuel and the medium and long-term supply of fossil fuel itself, particularly oil and gas, makes the move towards a global renewable energy economy both desirable and ...
Property Advice
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Trevor Wheeler
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23 May 2012
Sectional Title schemes should hurry to go ‘green’

Sectional Title schemes should be taking steps to to ensure that residents have access to electricity and water supplies in the coming months.
Lifestyle and Decor
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Press
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15 May 2019
Green your home

The declining cost of “green” technologies is making it easier and easier for homeowners to retrofit them – and for builders and developers to incorporate them into new homes.
Lifestyle and Decor
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Press
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28 Mar 2019
Demand for 'green' homes set to increase in 2018

There has been a significant appreciation for sustainable living in South Africa over the past few months as a major global city faces serious water challenges.
News
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Press
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21 Feb 2018
How technology can help tackle the housing backlog

Developers using conventional building methods are struggling to keep pace with demand for new homes, but innovative new techniques could catapult the industry into the 21st century.
News
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Press
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09 May 2018
Growing demand for homes with green features

The recent drought, reintroduction of load shedding by Eskom and rapidly escalating costs of electricity and water have made energy- and resource-efficient homes increasingly appealing to home buyers.
News
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Press
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23 Jul 2018
Home is where the green is
We’ve looked at the law and the theory of green homes (Go green or go home) and we’ve considered the costs of going green at home (Don’t just dream green) – but what do the banks say about the idea? After all, they’re the guys ...
Lifestyle and Decor
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Martin Hatchuel
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09 Oct 2014
The future is homes that are smaller, smarter and greener

Affordability, convenience and security are the key factors driving a distinct buyer preference at the moment for smaller homes packed with “green” features and “smart” technologies.
News
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BetterBond
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22 May 2018
It may be time to take your home off the grid

Getting tired of load shedding? It might be time to consider other options.
Lifestyle and Decor
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Press
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20 Feb 2019
Living the green dream
Towards the end of April, the “My Green Home” challenge kicked off at the home of the Ngewanas, a family interested in living green.
The challenge is an initiative of the Green Building Council ...
News
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Jacqueline Gray
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15 May 2014