Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa November/December 2013 | Page 26

The hotel is pursuing a
Gold rating on the LEED
green building rating
system for New Buildings
and Construction

Construction as well as a Platinum rating on
the LEED for existing buildings rating tool. The
water saving measures in place range from
several significant high tech systems to many
small initiatives implemented throughout the
hotel that all add up to a significant saving. The
implemented water saving measures combined
amount to a sizable estimated 37% potable
water saving measured against the stringent
LEED Green Building baseline. Throughout
the construction phase, the contractor has
been made aware that water is to be conserved
as much as possible. Water pipes and hoses
have been monitored for leaks and constantly
repaired as needed and subsoil drainage water
has been used for temporary landscaping
establishment and irrigation.
The
largest
water
saving
initiative
implemented in the design of the hotel is the
grey water recycling plant. Water from the
showers and bath tubs as well as condensate
fro