Architect and Builder December 2019 | Page 10

NEWSWORTHY EASI-WINDSOR SCORES AT THE MOSES MABHIDA STADIUM The 9,000m² run off that surrounds the central soccer pitch at Durban’s iconic Moses Mabhida Stadium has been clad in Easi-Windsor. The premier artificial turf with a WW yarn imported from Europe has only recently been added to the Easigrass South Africa portfolio. Although manufactured in Europe, Easi-Windsor was designed using four different shades of greens and browns to closely resemble the lawns found in South Africa. Extensive research and development coupled with the superior quality and workmanship associated with the multi-national Easigrass group, which is a world leader in artificial turf, has provided a product that is durable and low maintenance. Easi-Windsor has a 35mm pile height and is a beautiful lush grass that mimics natural-looking lawn. The green part that forms the tuft is folded (ironed) into a double W shape. This WW design gives this turf a memory so that it immediately bounces back after a person walks on it. It retains an upright position better than turfs manufactured using old technology. Other plusses include excellent UV stabilisation that protects the grass from degrading induced by the harsh Durban sun as well as durability that withstands the high rainfall along South Africa’s East Coast. Easi-Windsor comes in 4m wide rolls that needed to be cut and carefully joined to produce an oval shape for the runoff. The width of the area under Easigrass varies from 13m in some places to 17m SOUND MASKING TECHNOLOGY ENSURES PRIVACY Cambridge Sound Management, Inc. manufactures speech protection systems and QtPro™ Sound Masking systems to help organisations across multiple industries protect speech privacy, reduce noise distractions, and fuel workplace productivity. Powered by direct- field Quiet Technology, QtPro works by emitting a uniform, barely perceptible background sound at the frequencies of human speech. Cost effective and easy to install, QtPro is deployed in hundreds of millions of square meters of space throughout the world including commercial organisations, healthcare facilities, financial services, government agencies, and educational institutions. Keep Private Meetings Private The Qt Conference Room Edition from Cambridge Sound Management is a cost-effective solution specifically designed to protect the speech privacy of conversations in conference and board rooms. An all-in-one solution for conference room privacy, the Qt Conference Room Edition consists of a control module, two illuminated privacy signs, and a series of direct-field sound masking emitters. When a room occupant turns on the control module inside of the conference room, it powers the sound masking emitters placed in the ceiling just outside of the conference room. The emitters add a low level of background sound making human speech less intelligible. Lighted privacy signs inside and outside of the conference room indicate the system is running, and let conference room occupants know their conversations are being protected. It is easy to retrofit into existing conference rooms. Often overlooked in conference room design and construction is the potential for private conversations to travel easily under, over, or even through walls, glass and doors. In fact, according to a recent study fifty-three percent of support staff workers have overheard confidential conversations at work. TOA Electronics Southern Africa are proud to be appointed the official distributors of Cambridge Sound Management Speech Privacy and Sound Masking Solutions. They have demo systems installed at their offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town as well as portable demo systems in these offices as well as in their Durban and Port Elizabeth offices. Contact [email protected] or call Lauren on 011 608 1477. and, at the widest, 28m. Overall, it is approximately 450m long with a total area measuring 9,000m². www.easigrass.co.za 10 News Watch