Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa November/December 2014 | Page 30

Dulux: South Africa’s Finest for
Africa’s Greenest
Dulux is the iconic brand from the world’s No.1 paint company and leading colour
authority, AkzoNobel; a Global Fortune 500 company with a passion for colour.

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ong revered for its unwavering devotion to quality and
excellence, Dulux prides itself in the consistent delivery of
innovative products that have sustainability at their core.

LEADERS IN PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE PAINT SOLUTIONS
AkzoNobel has long cemented its position as a global
sustainability leader and tops the latest rankings in the materials
industry group of the esteemed Dow Jones Sustainability Index
(DJSI). This esteemed first-place ranking, their commitment and
their consistent performance over the years are clear evidence
of how sustainability has been successfully integrated into the
company’s operations in all parts of the world.
When it comes to the Dulux brand portfolio, this conviction
is no less compelling. Dulux South Africa is proudly living
up to its pioneering status as a Silver Founding Member of
the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) with a
genuine commitment to efforts focussed on market-leading
sustainable solutions.
In order to shape the paint market for the future, Dulux
offers sustainable products and solutions that include a range
of low odour; low VOC and Green label certified products for
environmentally-conscious professionals.
IMPACTING ON LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY
Green technology and sustainability is the way of the future
and Dulux is proud to be associated with more than half of all
South Africa’s Green Star rated building projects. We work with

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professional architects, engineers, specifiers and contractors to
ensure they “think green” when embarking on building projects.
South Africa’s finest for Africa’s greenest
Dulux was paint solution brand behind Africa’s ‘greenest’ hotel,
Hotel Verde. Situated 400m from the Cape Town International
Airport, the hotel showcases some of the most advanced,
environmentally conscious installations, construction methods,
procurement and operational practices in the world. A project of
this nature, which has proven to not only set a local benchmark
in terms of sustainability and responsible building practices, has
surpassed borders and now boasts Africa’s only Leadership in
Energy & Environment Design (LEED) Platinum certification for
New Construction. Most recently, Hotel Verde received the
international World Responsible Tourism Award for Best City
Hotel at World Travel Market UK on 5 November 2014.
Painting Sandton Green
Nedbank has always maintained a distinct leadership in its
approach to protecting the environment, and the development of
the Nedbank Phase 2 project provided the perfect opportunity
for the bank to walk the proverbial talk. As the first project to
receive a four-star Design Rating from the Green Building Council
of South Africa, the building also achieved another pioneering
first as the first building in South Africa to use low volatile organic
compound paint. This project certainly proved to be a catalyst
for environmentally conscious building and painting solutions,
with the Dulux EcoSure range providing the ultimate solution.