An Occupancy Users Guide has been developed for the building to enlighten staff with regards to transport facilities and local amenities available in the area, as well as how to use building services to the optimum potential. A ‘green owner’s commitment’ has been implemented to monitor and report on energy usage, water consumption and waste generation by staff and building visitors. The results are continuously displayed in the foyers making building users aware of their environmental footprint.

Standard Bank has made an effort to reduce their waste generation by developing and implementing an operational waste management plan and providing separation bins, as well as recycling waste storage areas within the tenancy.

Additionally an acoustic noise survey was conducted within the building addressing reverberation. Recommendations from the acoustic engineer was implemented to provide appropriate acoustic qualities to enable the functionality of the spaces within the branch.

Sustainable features include low emitting printers and photocopiers, task orientated lighting quality, and close proximity to transport facilities with easy walking proximity to local amenities. These have all been key initiatives to ensure Standard Bank’s commitment to the benefit of their staff and visitors.

The sustainable features of materials include the use of low volatile organic compound finishes (paints, carpets and flooring, adhesives and sealants) and the reuse,

recycle or ISO14001 manufacture processes. Ergonomic and acoustic assessments further allows for greater staff productivity and visual display of learning resources allows for awareness of the building’s sustainability features.

Sustainable building features:

• Provision of Tuning and Commissioning for all services and installations to ensure they operate to their optimal design potential.
• An ergonomic assessment has been carried out on the office furniture (new or reused) and workstations by a registered ergonomist with future recommendations
• Water and Energy sub-meters provide live metering results which are continuously displayed in the foyer
• General Illuminance requirements have been met by providing sufficient lighting levels appropriate to the tasks performed throughout the fit-out.
• Energy Star ® rated appliances
• All printers and photocopy equipment are certified as having low emissions.
• Low volatile organic compounds paint, adhesives, sealants and carpets reducing the internal air pollutant levels.
• Materials and furniture that is used in the branch is sustainably and locally sourced as far as possible.

Building information

Address: Corner of Voortrekker Road and hoof road, Kuruman, Northern Cape
Total gross floor area: 909m²
Total commercial office area: 802m²

Project team

OWNER: STANDARD BANK
ARCHITECTS: OTO ARCHITECTS
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: SEBOKWA ENGINEERS
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS: SEBOKWA ENGINEERS
QUANTITY SURVEYORS: LERUMO
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN REVIEW CONSULTANTS: SOLID GREEN CONSULTING
SUSTAINABLE BUILDING CONSULTANT: SOLID GREEN CONSULTING
MAIN CONTRACTOR: LERUMO
ACOUSTIC ENGINEER: PRO ACCOUSTIC
ERGONOMIST: ERGOMAX
PROJECT MANAGER: STANDARD BANK