Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa September/October 2013 | Page 72

Dulux Trade’s Ecosure Range
Contributes to Standard Bank
Rosebank’s Five Star Green
Rated Building Status
Occupied for the first time in early June 2013, the R2.7 billion Standard Bank
development in Rosebank, Johannesburg,is not only an impressive addition
to the Johannesburg skyline, but also a prime example of the
growing trend towards “green” buildings in South Africa.

D

ulux
Trade’s
Ecosure
range
contributed significantly to the
development through being the
selected coatings specified for the project.
With green rating being one of Standard
Bank’s fundamental requirements for
the development – which has a Five Star
Green Rating from the Green Building
Council of SA (GBCSA)- green standards
were introduced to the project from the
beginning of the painting and decorating
process, right through to the disposal of
containers used.
According to Quintis van der Merwe
of the Dulux Specialist Paint Centre
in Wynberg – suppliers of paint to the
main painting contractor - “this is one
of the proudest projects we have ever
worked on.”
Throughout the preparation and
painting process – which lasted around 18
months – there was a total focus on ecofriendly practises and behaviour. Four
of Dulux Trade’s special “EnviroWash”
systems were utilised on the site, two by
the main painting contractor, Montreal
Projects, and two by smaller painting
contractors responsible for steelwork
and walls.
The Dulux Trade Environmental
Wash System (“EnviroWash”) converts
waterborne paint washings into clear water
and sold waste, allowing for easy and safe
control and disposal.
Significantly, Dulux Trade was one of the
“silver” founding members of the GBCSA,
a factor that has seen Dulux products
specified for many of South Africa’ top
green star rated buildings in recent years.

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“The painting element of this major
project ran extremely smoothly with the
Ecosure range providing excellent colour
consistency,” said van der Merwe.
Stressing the lengths that were gone
to in order to ensure maximum ecofriendliness, he said that in addition to
all clean-ups being done on site via the
EnviroWash system, all paint containers
were taken away and recycled by a

waste disposal company which issued a
certificate of compliance to guarantee that
the proper recycling processes had indeed
been followed.

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