Located on the corner of Eastwood Road and Parks Blvd, the project comprises 4 basement floors and 4 office floors with a gross floor area (GFA) of 8149m² excluding car parking areas.

Building Information

Address: 7 Parks Boulevard, Dunkeld, Johannesburg, 2196
Total gross floor area: 8149 m²
Total commercial office area: 5988 m²

Sustainable building features include

• Environmental strategies have been implemented to enhance the wellbeing of the building’s users such as access to external views, and plenty of natural daylight.
• Sub-metering of major energy and water-consuming systems is in place. Water-efficient fittings are also being installed that limit occupant water usage.
• In addition, to minimise greenhouse gas emissions associated with operational energy consumption, an energy model of the building was generated during the design stage, comparing the building to a SANS 10400 notional building model. This energy model has helped to inform the building design to ensure a high-performing building from a building envelope perspective.
• The building is equipped with solar panels with a capacity of 230 kWp. The annual energy production from here is 387 000 kWh. This installation will reduce the building’s reliance on energy produced from coal thus reducing the organization’s carbon footprint.
• Modelling also enabled internal operative temperatures to be assessed to ensure that they are within the ASHRAE Standard 55-2004 Acceptability Limits for at least 98% of occupied hours, thus ensuring a high level of thermal comfort. Building Glazing Performance modelling was also carried out and performance values were agreed with the architect and mechanical engineer.
• In terms of reducing energy consumption, provision has been made to ensure that all individual or enclosed spaces are individually switched with occupancy sensors. The project also saves energy by providing office lighting that is not over designed, with an average maintained illuminance level of no more than 400 lux.
• All selected gaseous and fire suppression systems, refrigerants and thermal insulants used for the development have an Ozone Depleting Potential (ODP) of zero, to eliminate any contributions to long-term damage to the earth’s stratospheric ozone layer.
• In terms of Green Star, three main requirements had to be met before the project commenced with demolition and construction – a Waste Management Plan (WMP), an Environmental Management Plan (EMP).
• To reduce waste to landfill during building operations, a waste recycling storage area has been provided in the basement within 20m of the exit. This dedicated area meets the Green Star sizing requirement, and will accommodate paper and cardboard; plastic, glass and cans; and metals.
• The project is also targeting the Watercourse Pollution credit, which deals with stormwater runoff. It is important that a development like this tries to capture the stormwater and reuse it within the building or within the precinct. The system has also been designed so that minimal pollutants and trash are diverted to municipal stormwater channels.

Project Team

OWNER: Intaprop/ Oxford Parks Pty LTD
ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL: Solid Green
ARCHITECT: GLH – Base Building
INTERIOR ARCHITECT: Paragon
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: RWP Consulting Engineers
FIRE ENGINEER: WSP
LIFT SPECIALIST: Schindler Lifts (SA) (Pty) Ltd
MECHANICAL ENGINEER: Adaptive Resource Engineers
QUANTITY SURVEYORS: AgoraAfrica Consulting
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS: Pure Consulting
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN REVIEW: Solid Green
SUSTAINABLE BUILDING CONSULTANT: Solid Green
WET SERVICES: Izazi
MAIN CONTRACTOR: Concor
PROJECT MANAGER: Morta Project Management
INTERIOR DESIGNER: Paragon
LANDSCAPE DESIGNER: Insite Group
BMS SYSTEMS PROFESSIONAL: Adaptive Resource Engineers

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