International Medical Group’s specialised Hospital development achieves Africa’s first Green Star rating for a healthcare property.
The specialised surgical hospital development is the first facility of its kind in South Africa, has also become the first healthcare property on the African continent to be awarded a Green Star rating.
In a milestone achievement for green building and healthcare in South Africa, this building has received a 5 Green Star Custom Healthcare design certification from the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA).
Working closely together to develop this specialist surgical hospital, IMG is creating a tailor-made, high-performance space, which includes positive social and environmental impacts – a clinical centre of excellence.
Earning SA’s first Custom Healthcare Green Star rating for IMG continues IMG’s track record of exceptional green building leadership and displays IMG’s innovation. They are creating a sustainable healthcare facility designed around the well-being of patients and hospital staff that supports the environment and its communities, which is changing the future of healthcare properties.
IMG’s state-of-the-art hospital will become most countries very first certified green hospital property. IMG is very proud to be part of creating a greener, healthier, more sustainable built environment and healthcare sector.
The benefits of this particular project go well beyond a single hospital. The collaboration between IMG, GBCSA, and the professional team, has resulted in a new green building certification tool for the healthcare and property sectors, to which Solid Green also contributed its expertise. This green certification tool is a road map to drive the development of more green healthcare buildings internationally in future, and it is available to everyone.
The long planning for the project included the comprehensive collaboration of its operators, doctors, promoters, developers, owners, green partners and other stakeholders.
Setting new standards for sustainability in the healthcare sector, IMG’s green building rating was achieved through an architectural design that incorporates many sustainable design principles.
The building design itself will support the surgeons’ optimal delivery of specialised services, accommodate and operate specialised state-of-the-art equipment, and deliver a world-class facility for patients.
We will continue supporting the growth of the healthcare sector by providing the latest innovation and technology to project manage and build new healthcare facilities and the green buildings of the future.