Each Green Star SA rating tool reflects a different market sector (e.g. office, retail, multi-unit residential, etc.).
The GBCSA in Cape Town (15 September 2014) the launch of the “EDGE” rating system, to be utilised for homes in South Africa.
The launch comes in the wake of the GBCSA’s hugely successful My Green Home education and awareness campaign for the greening of homes, in addition to a detailed market research study jointly led by IFC and the GBCSA on the potential need and impact of EDGE in the South African market.
EDGE has been adapted for the local South African context, especially in light of the SANS 10400 Part XA energy efficiency building code.
IFC has also provided regulatory advice to the governments of Colombia, Panama, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Bangladesh.