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NEW RANGE OF
ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES
Schneider Electric recently
launched the innovative Iconic™
range of electrical accessories.
The range offers a host of sleek
switches, dimmers, sockets,
USB chargers and motion
detectors. The new range is easy
to customise, easy to install and
pleasing to the eye, with a wide
choice of stylish and elegant skins.
Designed for electricians by
electricians, Iconic electrical
accessories raise the bar for
safe, long-lasting and reliable
switching mechanisms. There are
a variety of built-in features that
are unique to the range, including
a locking bar, which makes it
easy to change the orientation
of the mechanism, resulting in a
fast and easy installation. It also
makes the switch safer for the enduser.
To prevent cases of users
unintentionally pushing back the
switch inside the wall, Schneider
Electric engineers have invented
the mech lock, which allows electricians
to secure every switch
mechanism in the grid.
Furthermore, when removing the
mechanism, there is no risk of
damage to the grid. The locking
bar can be locked or unlocked with
just one push of a screwdriver.
One of the slimmest ranges on the
market with a 7mm switch profile
and 9mm socket profile, standard
mounting accessories can still
be used with Iconic accessories.
www.se.com/za/en/product-rangedownload/63722-iconic
AFRICA’S FIRST GREEN STAR RATING FOR A
HEALTHCARE PROPERTY
The specialised surgical hospital development by Growthpoint Properties and Cintocare,
the first facility of its kind in South Africa, has also become the first healthcare property on
the African continent to be awarded a Green Star rating.
In a milestone achievement for green building and healthcare in South Africa, Cintocare
Hospital in Pretoria, Gauteng, has received a 5 Green Star Custom Healthcare design
certification from the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA).
Working closely together to develop this specialist surgical hospital, Growthpoint and
Cintocare are creating a tailor-made, high-performance space, which includes positive social
and environmental impacts - a clinical centre of excellence.
Lisa Reynolds, CEO of the GBCSA, says, “Earning SA’s first Custom Healthcare Green
Star rating for Cintocare Hospital continues Growthpoint’s track record of exceptional
green building leadership and displays Cintocare’s innovation. Together, they are creating
a sustainable healthcare facility designed around the well-being of patients and hospital
staff that supports the environment and its communities, which is changing the future of
healthcare properties in SA.”
The benefits of this particular project go well beyond a single hospital. The collaboration
between Growthpoint, Cintocare, GBCSA, and the professional team, including Aurecon, has
resulted in a new green building certification tool for the healthcare and property sectors,
to which Solid Green also contributed its expertise. This green certification tool is a road
map to drive the development of more green healthcare buildings in South Africa in future,
and it is available to everyone.
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