Net Zero Today,
Climate Positive
Tomorrow

5 – 7 November 2024

Century City Conference Centre

Getting down to Zero+

Our constructed surroundings play a critical role in the worldwide battle against climate change, accounting for 38% of all carbon emissions, both in terms of construction and ongoing operations. These environments shape our living, learning, working, and recreational spaces, significantly affecting individual and community health, quality of life, and well-being. Thus, while the built environment poses significant challenges in the context of the climate emergency, it also offers substantial opportunities for intervention and positive change.

Every year, the Green Building Convention’s mission is to step up – marking our green building journey in Africa with purpose and impact. Our 2024 theme, Zero+: Net Zero Today, Climate Positive Tomorrow, reflects our commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050. More importantly, it emphasises the need for our built environment to have a positive, regenerative impact that extends beyond meeting these targets. It’s a call for us to go the extra mile, to be proactive, and to transform our built environment into a force for good in the battle against climate change.

Lisa Reynolds
Chief Executive Officer
Green Building Council
South Africa

Net Zero is a milestone, but Climate Positivity is the vision.

While net zero by 2050 and emissions reductions by 2030 are clear goals, we must transition from doing “less bad” to actively “doing more good”. The Zero+ Convention aims to explore, define, and drive the concept of climate positivity as the ultimate goal for the built environment.

Beyond 2050, we must actively remove more greenhouse gasses than we release. The convention will explore strategies, technologies, and initiatives leading us toward this ambitious objective. By engaging with thought leaders, industry experts, and innovators, this Convention will chart the course for a sustainable, regenerative, and climate-positive future.

I invite you to join us on this journey to Zero+ with the 17th Green Building Convention as a critical marker in our collaborative efforts to transform the built environment to be sustainable, climate-resistant and regenerative.

Transforming the built environment

for people and planet to thrive

Transforming the built environment for people and planet to thrive

About GBCSA

Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) is a dynamic non-profit organisation that has been at the forefront of advancing sustainable practices in the property and construction sectors since its establishment in 2007.

Our commitment to creating a greener, more sustainable built environment is unwavering, and we are proud to be part of a global network of like-minded organisations, including the World Green Building Council (World GBC), with whom we collaborate closely.

Through our advocacy efforts, comprehensive training programmes, cutting-edge certification systems, and a spirit of collaboration, we strive to be catalysts to the widespread adoption of sustainable and decarbonised built environments, not just in South Africa, but for everyone, everywhere.

Together, we are redefining the way we build, ensuring that our structures not only meet the needs of the present but also safeguard the future for generations to come.

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