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“A GREEN ECONOMY PARTNER OF CHOICE IN AFRICA”Company Profile

Green Building Design Group | Songo Didiza (Ms) CEO, Founder | April 2018 | Company Profile Green Building Design Group | Songo Didiza (Ms) CEO, Founder | April 2018 | Company Profile

ContentsIntroductionOur Thought Leadership Team Policy ImplementationInnovation & Skills TransferGreenBDG’s GREEN CAFÉTransformation & Skills Transfer

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Green Building Design Group | Songo Didiza (Ms) CEO, Founder | April 2018 | Company Profile

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3IntroductionGreen Building Design Group (GreenBDG) is your partner of choice in the adaptive and inclusive Green Economy in Africa

Green Building Design Group

Policy review, (re-)design & Implementation

Capacity Building

Project Implementation

Innovation & Mentorship

Advocacy Implementation

GreenBDG Non Profit

Company (NPC)

Advisory Board

GreenBDG Africa Pty Ltd.

For Profit Service Provider

GreenBDG’s unique selling point is ability to promote sustainable skills transfer, drive and influence policy implementation and create new investment opportunities in the green economy in Africa

• Experts in the Green Economy– over 40 years combined team experience in the green economy.

• Driving and Influencing Policy Implementation through direct access to the construction regulatory bodies, provincial and municipal governments. • Structured Mentorship programmes for industry participants through combined training and enterprise development programmes for industry participants


4Our Thought Leadership Team

Songo Didiza recognised that there was a gap to align public and private sector green economic strategies and policies and the practical implementation thereof. She founded Green Building Design Group (GreenBDG) as a solution to close this gap, as well as an opportunity to promote real economic growth within the green economy. Her career spans the field of Sustainable Economic development having assisted large multinationals on their broad based empowerment strategies. Key private sector multinational engagements include Anglo American, Barclays, Xstrata, and Sasol Limited.

Lisa Reynolds is an Executive Director at GreenBDG NPC Prior to this, she was the Sustainable Development Director at Saint-Gobain. Lisa’s advocacy efforts over the past 15 years has helped shape the energy landscape in Southern Africa leading to energy efficiency transformation. She has helped drive the development of the energy efficient building market in Southern Africa. Lisa is Chair of TC 301 (Energy Management) and this has stimulated her involvement in Internationally funded projects that contribute to the adoption and roll out of SANS ISO 50001 (and other ISO 50000 range standards).

Key standards developments activities include the Energy Efficiency in Buildings, namely SANS 204 and SANS 10400-XA (Chairperson of Working groups) ; Measurement and Verification Standard to support National Energy Efficiency tax incentives; and the roll out of ISO 50001 projects. All of these standards and programs were part of the action items within the implementation of the National Energy Efficiency Strategy.

The energy efficiency standards for buildings are the foundation of GBCSA’s green building rating tools for Office, Retail, Energy and Water Benchmarking; and Socio-economic credits. She is a certified Water Efficiency Professional (AEE) , RECP Expert through the National Cleaner Production Centre of South Africa . Lisa is the current (and first female) President of the SAEE (SA Association of Energy Efficiency). She has a BSc, a MBA and her CEM. Lisa is passionate about progressing the built environment and industry uptake of all aspects of the green economy via standards and regulation.

Her work in the green economy includes the energy services programme at the GreenCape Sector Development Agency which assisted in attracting investment and job creation in the green economy in South Africa. These stimulated over a $1bn from integrated clean energy and resource efficiency investments which led to the creation of over 10 000 jobs in the green manufacturing and related services sectors, respectively.

Her industry publications include authoring the 2016 Energy Services Market Intelligence Report which covers various energy contracting

investment opportunities for the construction sector in South Africa. She holds a BEconSci degree (Applied Maths and Economics) as well as a post graduate degree in Sustainable Development and Renewable Energy studies. In 2017, she was included in Mail & Guardian’s Top 200 Young South Africans publication for the Environment Category. She is currently participating in the GIBS-JP Morgan Small Business booster programme for developing enterprises in the green economy as part of the 2018 cohort.

Lisa Reynolds

Songo Didiza

5Our Thought Leadership Team (Africa)

Mr Ben Sebitosi

Mr Mutsa Samuel

and power quality.. In June 2010 he was invited as keynote speaker by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, at the Science with Africa II Conference. He was Lead Coordinator- Energy curriculum development for the Pan African University Institute for water and Energy including climate change. Addis Ababa. September 2012 –March 2013, and Lead Consultant - World Bank/GEF Sustainable Energy Development Project (SEDP), Review and Revision of Energy Policy and Strategy document, Ministry of Infrastructure, Rwanda. He is a holder of a B.Sc(Eng) with honours in electrical engineering from the University of Nairobi and a PhD in rural energisation form the University of Cape Town.

Mr Ben Sebitosi is a professor at the Centre for Renewable at Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES), Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He’s rated by the National Research Fund NRF as Established Researcher. He has a long background in industry and a Registered Engineer (REng) of Kenya and Chartered Engineer (CEng) of the United Kingdom. He is a multidisciplinary researcher in energy engineering and policy; supervising research students from the Faculty of Engineering and Faculty Economic and Management Sciences. His research and professional interests include energy conservation, renewable energy, energy policy, rural energisation, industrial quality assurance

Mr Mutsa Samuel is the Founder and Director of Ubuntu Leadership Academy (ULA), which focuses on instilling holistic leadership skills to young people in Africa. Under ULA, Mutsa has spoken in Germany, Belgium and was invited to present Ubuntu Education in Sustainable Development

at the International Sustainable Transitions (IST) Conference in Sweden. He has trained young teachers in Kenya’s national Youth Empowerment Initiative (CAP: YEI) and is a founding member of the TedX Harare organising committee. His clients have included the World Bank, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Hivos and TBWA. Mutsa is a certified trainer for Creative Entrepreneurs from the UK based Nesta Institute and Britsh Council.

6We are working with triple helix stakeholders to help achieve the Global SDGs in Africa

United Nations, 2018


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Greening the Construction Sector report, 2016; GreenBDG Africa analysis

Policy Implementation

An integration of our Policy Implementation Tools and Effective Partnerships unlocks REAL, Sustainable Investment in the Green Economy in Africa

The Implementation of Energy Efficiency Legislation has stimulated the Growth of Energy Efficiency Investments in the SA Economy

- this is the how - NBR-XA & SANS 10400-XA examples

Strategic Partnerships

2010 2030 Bridging the Implementation Gap

Implementation

Funding Mechanisms

Share

Mentor Innovate

Map Analyse

Return on Investment

Skills Transfer and Capacity Building

Creations of Localised Green Jobs

Transformation of the Construction Industry


Capacity Building and Shared Learning Platforms are the Cornerstone of GreenBDG’s work in the Green Economy in Africa


9Innovation & Skills TransferGreenBDG Africa Pty LtdIn Partnership withUbuntu Lab

GreenBDG Africa is well positioned create green jobs in Africa

Mentorship Support for Green Economy Entrepreneurs

Retail Services

First Grid-Tied Rooftop PV Installation @ OSCAR INDUSTRIES Nakawa Kampala, Uganda

Ubuntu Green Lab: awareness-based action research and learning community for high growth entrepreneurs

High Quality Weather Data Stations: We provide Capacity building in both hardware and software for Green Economy Business Owners and Operators

High Quality Weather Data Stations: Equipment sourcing and Data Monitoring

Digital platform for Solar PV Systems support, e.g smart phones, web services, etc.

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10GreenBDG’s GREEN CAFÉs -the ideal platform to showcase & inspire Innovative Green Design Solutions

Choose to Participate in the GreenBDG Green Cafes in Southern Africa!

Key Organisations involved in the past include:

Our Green Cafés are solution focused events which provide a platform for sustainability professionals to solve existing infrastructure challenges, e.g. energy security, water shortages in facilities, student housing

These innovative platforms have a track record of attracting key green economy stakeholders and decision makers (in academia, public and private sectors) that have enabled relationships that constructively deal with infrastructure planning measures.

Green Cafes host cities include: Johannesburg, Pietermaritzburg and Cape Town, respectively.

Sponsoring a Green Café would enable a gathering of 30 – 40 green economy stakeholders to drive sustainable green economy solutions.

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Transformation & Skills Transfer

A Poor BBBEE Performance will negatively impact a Company’s Bottom Line

A Poor BBBEE Score poses extensive procurement risk for your business in the construction sector

Corporates Only

Recent competition scandals in the construction sector has lead to increased attention to the overall compliance of companies trading in the construction sector

Compromised exposure to Public Sector projects

Compromised Business to Business contractual engagement (preferential procurement score of clients are of increasing importance to the overall BBBEE scorecard)

Market leaders should be proactive to mitigate the operational risks and maximise your strategic advantage by achieving the highest BBBEE status than your competitors.

The Amended BBBEE Construction Sector Codes prescribe Built Environment Professionals (BEPs), Contractors and Material Suppliers to procure from small and 51% Black and Black female owned companies

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GreenBDG’s focused training and mentorship programmes can serve to implement your Skills Development, Supplier and Enterprise Development strategies with the aim of an improved BBBEE Scorecard and maximised Green Growth Objectives

Skills Development

Innovative Contractor Development

Supplier Development Interventions with BBBEE Scorecard ROI

Mentorship

Medium Term (0 – 36 months) Short Term Term (0 – 12 months) Contribute to nationwide skills development programmes (i.e SANS10400 XA workshops, Green Buiding, Going Green conference)

Professional training services tailored for small business owners in the construction industry

Loans for BBBEE suppliers, especially Black (>51%) and Black women owned (>35%) companies

Grants and Guarantees to beneficiary suppliers

GreenBDG is the ideal partner for relevant and sustainable supplier development interventions

Strategic Equity Investment in high growth contractors creates shared value In the supply chain

Development of high growth BBBEE suppliers and contractors translate into a more efficient supply chain and, in turn, an improved business

Provision of training or mentoring to beneficiary Black SMMEs will elevate their operational or financial capacity

Dedicated mentorship support for suppliers and contractors to promote improved business efficiency, growth and job creation through business mentoring.

GreenBDG’s Ubuntu Green Lab programme is the best tailored mentorship support programme

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Please note During the 2016 Going Green conference the CPD validation was reserved for architects and engineering professionals only. This has since been expanded to include more green economy construction professionals.

*The students and young professionals day is reserved for emerging professionals that not yet been registered with any industry bodies.

Example of GreenBDG’s Skills Transfer and Training : Over 1000 sustainability professionals trained on CPD-accredited green design methods over past 5 years

Professional Training Topics covered include:Resource efficiency

Renewable Energy

Building Information Modelling (BIM)

Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS)

Financial &Tax Incentives Green Design Options for Government Facilities

Provinces covered to date: Gauteng, Kwazulu Natal and Western Cape

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Executive DirectorsSongo Didiza

079 137 [email protected]

Lisa Reynolds082 773 2928

[email protected]

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136 Gerhard Street, Centurion

ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP

MENTORSHIP LEARNING

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