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A Thermal Energy Storage ( TES ) system adds to the project team ’ s innovative design features in this development . The system allows for off-peak cooling which is then stored in glycol-water filled storage vessels . The tanks and heat-pump chiller supply the building with the required cooling during standard tariff times and thus provides a substantial save on energy cost .
The majority of building lights have been fitted with motion sensors and all the lights are energy efficient fittings . A Building Management System ( BMS ) has been incorporated into the building design to actively record and monitor services consumption such as water , electricity and HVAC . Real-time consumption is displayed on a monitoring screen that is located in the foyer of the reception area . Staff and visitors can consciously react to this display during their use of the building .
Outside spaces are landscaped to minimise hardsurface and improve building occupant use . Trees on the podiums mimic the cantilever building canopy to the south and allows for everyday shade use . Planting has been carefully chosen to minimise water consumption and a drip-irrigation system is actively monitored on a daily basis .
Interior Design Interior Designers , Giant Leap , embraced Barloworld ’ s concept for Project Ekhaya , which means ‘ at home ’. They wanted staff to feel at home at the office - to feel comfortable and relaxed .
Barloworld moved away from Barloworld Park which portrayed a traditional way of working with a closed offices , and chose to move in a totally opposite direction , promoting an agile working environment between
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