Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa November/December 2014

WINNER: LSFB CATEGORY McDonald’s According to the judges, McDonald’s - which won the Light Steel Frame Building (LSFB) category - entry of seven fast food outlets - Goodwood, Rustenburg, Silverlakes, Somerset West, Epping, Tembisa and East London – not only displayed excellence in the use of light steel framing but also clearly demonstrate why 500,000m² of LSFB floor area have been built in the past calendar year. McDonald’s chose LSFB because it met their goal of an energy efficient building and because speed of construction is one of light steel framing’s main characteristics. Buy using LSFB, they not only reduced material waste by 30% and transport cost by 80%, but the insulating layers reduced the building’s energy requirements by 17% to 20%, compared with those of more conventional designs. The first LSFB McDonald’s outlet was in Goodwood, Cape Town and the entire shell of the building, including internal walls and exterior painting, was completed in a mere two months. Road works and the installation of kitchen equipment took a further month, to give a total construction period of three months! A comparable double-storey building using masonry construction would take at least seven to eight months. McDonald’s said that they were impressed by the speed of construction, and were very satisfied with the quality of the finishes stating that they have now built the first ‘green’ McDonald’s in South Africa. John Barnard, representing the Southern African Light Steel Frame Building Association (SASFA) said that the McDonald’s buildings exemplified the major benefits of the LSFB method including: speed of construction, quality finishes, energy efficiency, clean building sites with minimal waste of materials and modular construction that allows interior changes with limited disruption. “When McDonald’s decided to use light steel framing to express their new image in South Africa, it was for sound business reasons, showing that LSFB makes business sense to the most successful fast food chain in the world,” said Barnard. Developer/Owner: McDonald’s South Africa Architect: Architectural Design Associates Structural Engineer: Silverline Group Engineering Quantity Surveyor: Silverline Group Project Manager: Silverline Group Main Contractor: Silverline Group & Marc Barnfather Steelwork Contractors: Techomes Construction, Innosteel Detailers/Detailing Company: Silverline Group Engineering Steel Awards 57

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