Construction World December 2016

Special Mention

The AfriSam Innovation Award for Sustainable Construction E NOVARTIS, WATERFALL CITY, MIDRAND

The decision to use the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system provided a framework for evaluating, recognising and executing green building design and construction in the project. The internationally-recognised LEED certification process, as stipulated in the LEED reference guide: “seeks to optimise the use of natural resources, promote regenerative and restorative strategies, maximise the positive and minimize the negative environmental and human health consequences of the construction industry, and provide high- quality indoor environments for building occupants.” These LEED goals form the basis of the strategies employed and the final sustainable attributes of the project: • To reverse contribution to global climate change • To enhance individual human health and well-being • To protect and restore water resources • To protect, enhance, and restore biodiversity and ecosystem services consultants, Aurecon worked with the design and construction team to ensure environmentally sustainable design principles and best practices were used from project inception, through the design, construction, operation and commissioning of the project. The new Novartis head office located in Waterfall City was a construction project that encompassed sustainability at its core. The green building

• To promote sustainable and regenerative material resources cycles • To build a greener economy • To enhance social equity, environmental justice, community health, and quality of life The initial aim for the Novartis head office project was for a LEED silver certification. The projects final achievement of a LEED Gold certification demonstrated the projects strong commitment towards the above mentioned goals. The LEED process followed and sustainable attributes of the project encapsulates the AfriSam Innovation Award for Sustainable Construction criteria. Change and transferability, ethical standards and social equity, ecological quality and energy conservation, economic performance and compatibility, and contextual and aesthetic impact should become apparent in the LEED Design and Construction attributes explained below. The Novartis building complied with these LEED Minimum Project requirements: • Complied with applicable federal, state and local environ- mental laws • A complete permanent Building or space. • A reasonable site boundary • Complied with a minimum floor area requirement of 93 m 3 of gross floor area • Complied with a minimum occupancy rate of 1 or more Full Time Equivalent (FTE) occupants • Committed to sharing with the US Green Building Council (USGBC) whole-Building Energy and Water Usage Data • Complied with a minimum building gross floor area of no less than 2% of the gross land area.

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Project information • Company entering: Aurecon • Client: Developer: Atterbury and building owner: Attacq • Start date: March 2014 • End date: June 2015 • Main contractor: Group Five • Architects: Empowered Spaces Architects • Quantity surveyors: Pentad • Consulting engineer: WSP Parsons Brinkerhoff Africa • Project value: R146 585 000 (excluding VAT)

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DECEMBER • 2016