Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa January/February 2014

Lynne Blumberg Interior Design took on the challenge of the exterior and interior finishes Sustainable Initiatives • The building is orientated south to allow maximum light penetration with minimal heat gain from the sun; • Insulation used on all the roof slabs, under all exposed concrete soffits and even of the glass façades; • Grundfos solar panels to generate enough electricity to run the entire Grundfos waterfiltration system; • Building designed to allow external views and light penetration to 80% of the floor area, reducing lighting requirements; 26 • All lights to be low energy fittings, with light and motion sensors; • Wind turbines on the roof to generate electricity; • All building materials guided by the Green Building Council of South Africa Green Star requirements - low VOC and 0% formaldehyde; • Materials from demolished buildings on site reused in the construction of the building; • Landscaping requires almost no watering endemic to area; • 70% of construction waste redirected from the Grundfos South Africa

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