EDGE Buildings https://edgebuildings.com/ Certify Green and Change Your World Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:02:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Nairobi County governor’s office becomes first EDGE certified government office in Africa https://thesharpdaily.com/governor-sakajas-office-becomes-first-edge-certified-government-office-in-africa/#new_tab Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:45:23 +0000 https://edgebuildings.com/?p=255523 Kenya Green Building Society (KBGS), the Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa), and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced that Governor Johnson Sakaja’s office has achieved IFC’s EDGE green building standard. This achievement marks the Nairobi City County Governor’s office as the first EDGE-certified green government office building in Africa.

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]]> INTERVIEW: IFC supports Egypt’s private sector, climate action plan, says VP for Africa https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/514028.aspx#new_tab Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:38:13 +0000 https://edgebuildings.com/?p=255520 Green buildings: With support from our longstanding development partners at the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs, the IFC partnered with the Housing and Building Research Centre, the green building arm of the Ministry of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities, to enhance the ecosystem of green buildings in Egypt, through policy reform initiatives, capacity building of public ... INTERVIEW: IFC supports Egypt’s private sector, climate action plan, says VP for Africa

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]]> Ambitions for ‘Net Positive’ Certification for Low Carbon and Resilient Hotels https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4119499.html#new_tab Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:51:13 +0000 https://edgebuildings.com/?p=255526 Dubai – The Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has unveiled an ambitious vision for a new level of EDGE green building certification and Building Resilience Index at COP28. This partnership aims to leverage the IFC’s building certification programs in the Alliance’s Net Positive Hospitality framework. EDGE® (“Excellence in Design for Greater ... Ambitions for ‘Net Positive’ Certification for Low Carbon and Resilient Hotels

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]]> UK-IFC Market Accelerator for Green Construction (MAGC) receives £36m in funding expansion to support green construction practices https://pressroom.ifc.org/all/pages/PressDetail.aspx?ID=27917#new_tab Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:22:14 +0000 https://edgebuildings.com/?p=255512 ​Dubai, December 6, 2023 –  As part of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom’s ‘call for an era of action’ at the COP28 Climate Summit on December 1st, the UK Government has announced an expansion of funding for climate projects, including the UK-IFC Market Accelerator for Green Construction (MAGC) Program, to significantly elevate green construction practices in over ... UK-IFC Market Accelerator for Green Construction (MAGC) receives £36m in funding expansion to support green construction practices

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]]> IFC’s EDGE Buildings and Gensler Join Forces to Support Buildings Decarbonization, Sustainable Finance at COP28 https://www.gensler.com/press-releases/ifc-edge-gensler-join-forces-cop28#new_tab Wed, 06 Dec 2023 18:26:28 +0000 https://edgebuildings.com/?p=255517 DUBAI, UAE — As representatives from the public and private sector convened in Dubai this week for the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), the critical need to address Green Finance and decarbonization of the built environment is a major focus area. With this mission in mind, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and architectural design ... IFC’s EDGE Buildings and Gensler Join Forces to Support Buildings Decarbonization, Sustainable Finance at COP28

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]]> IFC’s EDGE Buildings and Gensler Join Forces at COP28 to Support Buildings Decarbonization, Sustainable Finance https://pressroom.ifc.org/all/pages/PressDetail.aspx?ID=27908#new_tab Wed, 06 Dec 2023 18:24:15 +0000 https://edgebuildings.com/?p=255514   Dubai, December 6, 2023 — The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the world’s largest architectural design firm, Gensler, have agreed to jointly expand their work on low-carbon building certification and access to green finance.

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]]> WORLD BANK GROUP’S IFC EDGE ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2023 WOMEN IN GREEN BUILDING COMPETITION https://propertywheel.co.za/2023/11/world-bank-groups-ifc-edge-announces-winners-of-2023-women-in-green-building-competition/#new_tab Thu, 16 Nov 2023 19:16:32 +0000 https://edgebuildings.com/?p=255450 The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank, in partnership with the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) have honoured three winners in its Women in Green Building Competition.

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]]> IFC Announces Support for UNEP-GlobalABC Buildings Breakthrough Target https://pressroom.ifc.org/all/pages/PressDetail.aspx?ID=27864#new_tab Sat, 11 Nov 2023 19:01:32 +0000 https://edgebuildings.com/?p=255529   Washington D.C., November 11, 2023 – IFC announced its support of the Buildings Breakthrough Target (BBT), an initiative co-led by the Government of France (Ministry for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion) and the Kingdom of Morocco (Ministry of National Territory Planning, Land Planning, Housing and City Policy), and coordinated under the umbrella of the ... IFC Announces Support for UNEP-GlobalABC Buildings Breakthrough Target

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]]> Arthaland turns over First EDGE Advanced School in the Philippines https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/feature/arthaland-turns-over-first-edge-advanced-school-in-the-philippines#new_tab Sun, 05 Nov 2023 19:07:47 +0000 https://edgebuildings.com/?p=255432 This initiative was driven by an innovative program by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank, known as Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE). EDGE empowers emerging markets to swiftly and economically construct resource-efficient buildings, emphasizing reductions in energy consumption, water utilization, and embodied carbon design.

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]]> Breaking ground on affordable rental apartments in Cape Town https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/568/243285.html#new_tab Mon, 30 Oct 2023 21:41:01 +0000 https://edgebuildings.com/?p=255391 The post Breaking ground on affordable rental apartments in Cape Town appeared first on EDGE Buildings.

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