This is shown in their custom designed interior fit-out at Liberty Two Degree (L2D) located in at the Nelson Mandela Square, which is a destination centre with a good entertainment offering, complementing the neighbouring Sandton City.

Building information

Address: 3rd Floor, West Office Block, Nelson Mandela Square, Corner of Maude and 5th Street, Sandton, 2196
Total gross floor area:  978m²
Total commercial office area:  978m²
Car parking area:   3 parking bays

Sustainable building features include

• All occupants and visitors have access to energy and water consumption data by means of a display screen installed in the public area of the building; This offers an insight into the sustainable operation of the building.
• Majority of the appliances and tenant equipment in the fit-out are energy efficient, i.e. rated under the Energy Star® system or the European Energy Labelling scheme.
• All printers and photocopiers within the occupiable area of the building meet the standards for low harmful emissions.
• All selected gaseous and fire suppression systems 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.
• Paint, adhesive’s sealants, and carpets have low VOC emissions.
• Indoor plant requirements exceeded in the well designed space.
• The furniture, assemblies and floor coverings used have 3-rd parties Eco- labels and certificates, reducing the environmental impact.
• The building achieves a savings using water efficient fittings that limit the occupant water usage.

The building has a centralised waste recycling storage facility for sorting and collecting of operational waste.

Project Team

OWNER: Liberty 2 Degrees
ACCREDITED PROFFESSIONAL: Solid Green Consulting
ARCHITECT: Bentel Associates International
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: Qualelect Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd
MECHANICAL ENGINEER: RPM Consulting Engineers
QUANTITY SURVEYORS: Amara Quantity Surveyors
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN REVIEW: Solid Green Consulting
SUSTAINABLE BUILDING CONSULTANT: Solid Green Consulting
PROJECT MANAGER: Bartley Partners Architects
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT COMPANY: Liberty 2 Degrees
INTERIOR DESIGNER: Bartley Partners Architects
ERGONOMIST: Ergomax Holdings (Pty) LTD
WASTE CONTRACTOR: Waste Warrior
LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT COMPANY: Bidvest ExecuFlora
RECYCLING CONTRACTOR: Tsebo Cleaning Solutions
CONSTRUCTION / FIT-OUT CONTRACTOR: Trend Group
BMS SYSTEMS PROFESSIONAL: Solid Insight

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