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Design for Greater Efficiency (DfGE): A course to design and promote Green Buildings

Main Organiser

GreenED

4 May 2026 - 12 June 2026

Online Course

Website Link

4,500 (ZAR)

The Design for Greater Efficiency (DfGE) course is a 6 week online training programme that will improve your climate literacy while learning how to design resource-efficient structures to support the built environment’s transition to a low-carbon path. Offered by IFC (World Bank Group) and hosted by Solid Green Consulting, the course is aimed at senior architecture and engineering students, building practitioners, and professionals with basic technical skills. It covers global building impacts, bioclimatic and passive design, energy and water efficiency, HVAC systems, lighting, photovoltaics, materials, embodied carbon, and making the business case for green design. The programme includes hands-on exercises using the EDGE app and concludes with a final design project. The course offers 3 CPD credits for architects and engineers. Successful participants receive an IFC certificate.

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Conference Partners

IFC (World Bank Group)

Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE)

Solid Green Consulting

Saint Gobain

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