Sustainability & LEED

This articles is about sustainability and green buildings and LEED, which is a rating system used to rate green buildings.   Russell gives an overview of sustainability and LEED (Leadership in Energy Environmental Design) rating system including:   1. What is sustainability? 2. Why get a building sustainability rated or...

Concrete is a Sustainable Material !! 😈

There has been a lot of talk lately about sustainability in the construction industry and if concrete is not sustainable material and that wood should be used more. There is a misconception with concrete. People say its used because its cheap. That is not really...

1st LEED v4 Gold Certified Green Building in Africa

The first LEED v4 Gold Certified Green Building in Africa Evexia building on Church Rd, Lusaka, Zambia has received LEED Gold Green Building Certification from the USGBC. Evexia, is high quality, functional office workplace building, first of its kind in Lusaka; that reflects inspiration and innovation...