Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa May/June 2015 | Page 37

The majority of the
structure was painted
with Plascon paint

Green Features
17 Park Lane has a Building Management
System which monitors the energy and water
consumption of the building on an ongoing
basis. Other green features of the building are
the use of the latest energy efficient lighting
available, as well as the high level of passive
design interventions in order to reduce
the building’s Carbon Emissions. Cycling
facilities have been provided at the building
and recycled water is used for irrigation
purposes. The policy of “reduce, re-use and
recycle” was adopted in terms of the use of
materials during the construction period,
in addition to the practice of responsible

Park Lane

waste management. An area for the storage
of recyclable waste has also been provided in
the semi-basement.
Materials
The building structure is a plastered
reinforced concrete frame construction,
with a combination of plastered brickwork
and Corobrik facebrick façades, and posttensioned floor slabs. This is the most costeffective method of constructing a low
rise building in Cape Town in the shortest
possible timeframe.
The majority of the structure was painted
with Plascon paint. The external window and

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