Architect and Builder January/February 2016 | Page 47

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

will be carried out in accordance with Chartered
Institution of Building Services Engineer standards –
a key component of an energy-efficient building, while
power factor correction – to optimise the balancing of
the electrical system for increased energy efficiency,
is included in the design.
SOLAR ENERGY SOLUTIONS COMMENT
The solar installation at Pam Golding on Main is
a 36 kWp system. The system comprises one
hundred and twenty 300 Watt polycrystalline solar
photovoltaic modules, optimally inclined at ±15
degrees to produce 59,885.14 kWh energy per year.
This is equivalent to a reduction of 53 tons of CO2 per
year, which is the equivalent of taking more than 80
cars off the road.
The installation covers an area of 225m2, and is able
to produce up to 25% of the total power requirements
of the building when operating at capacity. The PV
system achieves financial savings for the new building
by reducing the amount of energy as well as the
maximum demand utilised from the utility.

Pam Golding

TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

CONSULTING CIVIL & STRUCTURAL
ENGINEERS REPORT
De Villiers Sheard were originally appointed as
consulting Engineers for am Golding on Main in 2001.
The project parameters, and architectural
characteristics, changed several times over the
period between 2001 and the completion in 2015. The
most significant structural implication of the various
interactions of the design related to the depth of
basement and the requirements for lateral support to
retain surrounding buildings and roads.
The eventual basement provided for 3 levels of
underground parking. The lateral support was installed
by Franki and comprised concrete gunite arches
between ‘CFA’ piles. These were temporarily tied back
by prestressed archors. These were destressed and
rendered inert once the concrete structure was built.
The building is founded on ‘CFA’ piles which
were installed from the base of the excavation.
Suspended slabs comprised both conventionally
reinforced concrete (parking and ground floor) and
post-tensioned (1st to roof).

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