SOURCE: EDGE DISCOVERY WORKSHOP Learn more about the free EDGE software and the benefits of EDGE certification for the residential market. This workshop focus on case studies of EDGE-certified homes in the affordable market, showcasing how practical green measures can keep the costs low but increase benefits for investors, developers and home buyers. EDGE has … Continue reading
SOURCE: MUNDO SOCIAL Arvec Anteproyecto and EchoStone are the developers of the first eco-friendly community in Panama, Haciendas de San Antonio in Pacora, certified by the global brand for environmental care EDGE (Excellence in Design for Higher Efficiencies), this being an innovation of the Financial Corporation International (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, … Continue reading
SOURCE: ECHOSTONE OPCO (PRNewswire) International provider of affordable housing solutions, EchoStone, has earned EDGE certification (“Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies”) for 251 residential properties in its Peridot Parkland Estate. The certification, presented in Lagos by EDGE certifier thinkstep-SGS, marks the first residential housing development to be certified in Nigeria. EchoStone Receiving IFC EDGE Certification An innovation of … Continue reading
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN ARTICLE To encourage companies to invest in sustainably-designed buildings, Nigerian Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, have launched the EDGE green building certification system in Nigeria to jumpstart the mainstreaming of resource-efficient buildings across the country in a fast, simple and … Continue reading