Litedares Africa
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Who we are

We help the built environment perform better.

Litedares is a sustainability and green-building consultancy helping organisations design, develop and operate buildings that are more efficient, healthier and environmentally responsible.

A high-performance building facade

We work across the building lifecycle, from strategy and design through construction, certification, commissioning and performance. Sustainability is treated as a technical discipline rather than a marketing claim: every strategy is modelled, documented and defensible, because certification bodies, investors and occupants all eventually ask for evidence.

From Lagos, we advise across Africa on green building certification, energy efficiency, building performance and sustainability strategy. The work is collaborative by necessity: we sit alongside architects, engineers, developers and contractors as the technical conscience of the project.

Credentials held across the practice

LEED AP BD+CLEED FacultyLEED Green AssociateEDGE ExpertDGNB ConsultantIGBC APGRIHA TrainerGEM CPPearl Qualified ProfessionalECBC Master TrainerASHRAECIPHE (UK)ARCON Registered
Africa

Africa is building. We are helping build better.

Africa's cities are expanding rapidly. The decisions made today will shape energy consumption, resilience, health and environmental impact for decades. Litedares works at the intersection of sustainability, technology and the built environment to help Africa's next generation of buildings perform better.

Head office

Lagos, Nigeria

Second office

Jaipur, India

Advising across

Africa

Leadership

Built by people who understand the future of buildings.

Emmanuel B. Falude

Emmanuel B. Falude

Managing Partner

Chartered green building architect with over ten years' experience in sustainable design, construction and project management across Africa.

  • DGNB Consultant
  • LEED AP BD+C
  • LEED Green Associate
  • LEED Faculty
  • EDGE Expert
  • Rutgers SUS SS
  • ARCON Registered
Desola Alafiatayo

Desola Alafiatayo

Managing Partner

Green building professional accredited across the EDGE and DGNB systems, working on certification delivery across the practice.

  • EDGE Expert
  • DGNB Consultant
  • ARCON Registered
Ashu Gupta

Ashu Gupta

Managing Partner

Managing Partner of Design2Occupancy Services LLP, covering documentation, construction oversight and commissioning.

  • IGBC AP
  • GEM CP
  • Pearl Qualified Professional, Abu Dhabi
  • ECBC Master Trainer
Kushagra Juneja

Kushagra Juneja

Managing Partner

LEED AP with the O+M credential and a LEED Faculty member, also a Government of India certified BEE ECBC professional.

  • LEED AP
  • O+M GRIHA Trainer
  • ASHRAE
  • CIPHE (UK)
  • ECBC Master Trainer
How we work

From ambition to performance.

The same six movements run through every engagement, scaled to the project in front of us.

01

Discover

Understand the project, goals, constraints and opportunities.

02

Strategise

Develop the sustainability and performance roadmap.

03

Integrate

Work alongside architects, engineers, developers and project teams.

04

Certify

Navigate certification requirements and documentation.

05

Deliver

Support implementation, commissioning and project completion.

06

Improve

Measure performance and identify opportunities for continued optimisation.

Client voice
I had an excellent design and an efficient construction. Working with Litedares is one of the best decisions my business ever made.

Tunde Adekola · Managing Director, White Ventures

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Let's build something worth certifying.

Tell us about the project: the site, the programme, the ambition. We will tell you what is achievable and what it takes.