Estate Living Magazine #liveyourbestlife - Issue 46 December 2019 | Page 19

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Founder, Brett Petzer, has over 30 years’ experience in the property
industry, and has been involved in the construction of over 100
residential estates. He is a highly skilled real estate developer with
extensive sales experience, including the prestigious Michelangelo
Towers in Sandton – a Legacy Hotels development.
Brett’s experience and skill set includes identifying real estate
opportunities, conceptualising property development plans, and
building to the highest green building standards in the country.
The concept of an off-grid housing development occurred to him
after he bought a large tract of land that he was unable to develop
because, at the time, Eskom had a moratorium on supplying power
to new developments, which led to his coming up with the Green
Housing concept.
Brett Petzer - Founder The Green Housing Company
The building technology
Yingli photovoltaic panels, which Petzer says feature the most
energy-intensive technology currently available, can provide
Each house is fitted with a solar geyser, which is a legal requirement
for new houses. But buyers can also opt for a more extensive solar
system, with batteries capable of storing enough power for their
lifestyles.
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Alternative and advanced building technologies including UPVC
double glazing and roof and floor insulation, to achieve a housing
product that is completely insulated, which eliminates the need
for heating and/or cooling, thus making the developments
commercially viable and self sustainable.
Rather than just offer buyers a solar-assisted house, he decided to
offer them the opportunity to live free of the the problems associated
with power delivery in South Africa.