connecting the parks to its community. Where key heritage trees are identified, they are built into the design and any natural wetlands or existing indigenous features are preserved and incorporated into the urban design. Balwin as the contractor, client, quantity surveyor and procurement manager, have the luxury of procuring products aligned with their ultra-green vision for these structures. Building materials are carefully selected to ensure a high content, with Balwin committing to using steel with over 90% recycled content and more than 1% of their contract value is made up of materials with recycled content. During construction, project-specific environmental and waste management plans have been developed to minimise the environmental impact and contribution of waste to landfills through the construction process. Of course, sustainability hinges as much on how a building operates as the design and materials used in its construction and, to this end, sophisticated systems are in place to ensure maximum efficiency across the board. The energy efficiency of the building is achieved by applying various Greenstar measures as well as the extensive solar array installed on site. An energy model of the building was generated in the design stage which showed that the overall building design showed an overall improvement of 100% over a SANS 10400 notional building. These measures have resulted in the base building operating at net-zero carbon emissions.
PROJECT INFORMATION
• Company entering: Boogertman + Partners Architects • Client: Balwin Properties • Start date: 2019 • End date: 2023 • Main Contractor: Balwin Properties • Architect: Boogertman + Partners Architects
• Project Manager: Balwin Properties • Quantity Surveyor: Balwin Properties • Consulting Engineer: Kantey & Templar
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