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Why property investors should get EDGE Certification for their properties

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With South Africa facing a water and energy crisis, sustainable solutions are needed and EDGE Certification makes it faster, easier, and more affordable than ever before to build and certify green homes. An innovation of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) is a green building certification system that gives homeowners the assurance that their homes are designed and built to be resource-efficient.

In this episode of Fitzanne’s Property Exchange, Pearl Scheltema interviews Jo Anderson, Research and Innovation Specialist at Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA). For more information on EDGE, please visit https://gbcsa.org.za/certify/edge/.
20 Oct 2021 English South Africa Business

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