The Allandale Public Transport Facility was developed by Atterbury Property Development for Attacq to meet the growing need in the Waterfall area for a transport interchange to facilitate taxi use. The municipality required Attacq to build a public transport facility as part of the Waterfall Development in Midrand, which consists of offices, an ablution area, canteen areas, a refuse area and a transport-facility parking area. The project achieved a 5-Star Green Star SA PEB v1 rating – a 4-Star Rating was achieved in the 1st round of assessment, a great achievement during certification.

Sustainable building feature:

Sustainable building features are incorporated in such a way as to educate building occupants on how implemented sustainability initiatives work, including their associated environmental benefits. For example:

• The design eliminates the need for vertical circulation and water-heating facilities, which saves energy.
• To conserve water, water-efficient sanitary fittings have been incorporated.
• Water and energy consumption results are displayed on a dedicated screen, using energy and water sub-meters.
• A dedicated refuse area is provided with educational signage to encourage and educate users on appropriate reuse and recycling.
• Greenhouse gas emissions associated with operational energy use have been minimised with a photovoltaic (PV) installation capable of producing 6177 kWh of electricity, resulting in a net positive building.
• Sustainable features – such as natural ventilation, internal lights fitted with occupancy sensors and external lights with individual battery and PV cells incorporated – have been included, requiring no electricity from the grid.
• Hardscape surfaces and roofing material with qualifying Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) values were selected to minimise any urban heat-island effects associated with the project.

This combination of sustainable features makes for a transport facility that is both easy to maintain and educates the building occupants as to its most efficient use.

Building Information:

Address: Erf 2 of Jukskei View, Extension 81, corner of Bridal Veil Road and Lisbon Lane, Midrand
Total gross floor area: 371 m²
Total commercial office area:  161 m²
Transport Facility parking area: 18 183 m²

Project team:

OWNER: ATTACQ LTD
ARCHITECTS: EMPOWERING SPACES ARCHITECTS
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: CLAASSEN AURET (PTY) LTD
FIRE ENGINEERS: SPECIALIST FIRE TECHNOLOGY
MAIN CONTRACTOR: AKHANE CONSTRUCTION (PTY) LTD
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS: DANIE REBEL LANDSCAPE
HEALTH AND SAFETY: CARINMEAD INDUSTRIAL CONSULTANTS
QUANTITY SURVEYORS: LLALE & COMPANY
MAIN CONTRACTOR: AKHANE CONSTRUCTION (PTY) LTD
PROJECT MANAGER: EMPOWERING SPACES ARCHITECTS
DEVELOPER: ATTERBURY
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT: SEATON
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN REVIEW CONSULTANTS: SOLID GREEN CONSULTING CC
SUSTAINABLE BUILDING CONSULTANT: SOLID GREEN CONSULTING CC
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS: DG CONSULTING ENGINEERS (PTY) LTD