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Atlas Copco.................................................................... 13
Bearings International............................................... 26
CSIR..................................................................................IFC
Donaldson Filtration................................................... 18
Festo.............................................................................. OFC
Mather+Platt....................................................................3
SAM Engineering.....................................................OBC
SKF..................................................................................... 12
Skyriders......................................................................... 29
SMC Pneumatics.......................................................... 39
Weir Minerals Africa................................................IBC
Zest WEG Group.......................................................... 17
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July
NACE Level 1 (CIP 1) Coating Inspection
Course
Corrosion Institute Southern Africa
3 to 8 July
The CORe, Midrand, South Africa
Linda Hinrichsen, Course Administrator
+27 10 224 0761
Wearcheck 2017 Oil Analysis Training
Oil Analysis 1 – Understanding oil and its
analysis
11 – 12 July 2017
Oil Analysis 2 – Report interpretation
13 July 2017
Bloemfontein
Kay Meyrick
+2731 700 5460
POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa 2017
Conference & Exhibition
18-20 July 2017
Sandton Convention Centre
Leigh Angelo – marketing director, ITP
Communications
+27 11 869 9153
Located in Freedom Square, Wind-
hoek, @Parkside is the first building
in Namibia to achieve a Green Star
rating and – with its innovative, envi-
ronmentally friendly design, and sustainable
operational energy management – the build-
ing sets a benchmark for building sustainably
for the future.
Thebuildingwas awarded its 4-StarGreen
Star Office SA-Namibia ‘Design Rating’ from
the Green Building Council of South Africa
in 2014. Since completion and being fully
operational, the project is aiming towards an
‘As Built Rating’ by demonstrating that the
sustainability initiatives designed into the
building are installed and operating to their
full efficiency potential.
As market leading sustainability con-
sultants, WSP’s GREEN by DESIGN team
has been involved with this project from
conceptualisation through every phase of
design and construction – consulting with
the project team on sustainability and Green
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff,Africa, one of the largest multi-disciplinary engineering
consultancies in Africa, achieved the first 4-Star Green Star rating in Namibia for
the FNB Namibia Holdings’ @Parkside building – which is also well on track for
its ‘As Built’ rating.
The KwaZulu-Natal Industrial Technology Exhibition (KITE)
26 to 28 July 2017, Durban Exhibition Centre
Withahistoryspanningover36years,KITE,thedefinitiveinteractiveplatformforindustrial
technology solutions, has been the launchpad for a number of best practice technologies
and services over theyears andhas providedadiversemarketwithamultitudeof solutions.
This year, KITE has a line-up of new and updated technologies for all industrial sectors
in the province, all under one roof. A snapshot of some key exhibitors includes: Klüber
Lubrication; A R Industrial; Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology; Omron; RS Components;
Schneider Electric; Modena Design Centres; Klüber Lubrication; and AZ-Armaturen, to
name but a few.
This year’s event includes the addition of the Propak Africa Pavilion and other visi-
tor attractions, geared around maximising visitors’ time at the show, the free-to-attend
SAIMechE Seminar Theatre, theMESA (Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association)
special interest group, and the Lifting Equipment Association of South Africa (LEEASA)
conference.
The @Parkside building in Freedom Square,
Windhoek, is the first building in Namibia to achieve
a Green Star rating, having been awarded its 4-Star
Green Star Office SA-Namibia ‘Design Rating’ from
the Green Building Council of South Africa.
Benchmark Green Star building in Namibia
Star requirements – and now reviewing the
operations of the building for the ‘As Built’
rating submission.
GregRice, SustainabilityConsultant,WSP
| Parsons Brinckerhoff, Building Services,
Africa, says: “There are a variety of innova-
tive and sustainable factors evident in the
morphology of the building that have all con-
tributed to this building receiving its Green
Star rating.
We are also confident that the building
will receive it’s ‘As Built’ rating, as the initial
energy modelling has already shown a 40%
reduction in operational energy compared to
a building constructed according tominimum
building regulations. This saving amounts to
an estimated R1-million kWh reduction per
year in operational energy.”
A fewof thekeenly innovative and sustain-
able features of this building include:
• The sophisticated HVAC system that al-
lows vast amounts of freshoutside air into
the building so as to reduce the build-upof
indoor pollutants. Occupants experience a
high level of thermal comfort as a result of
thematerials selected for the outer skinof
the building and the air conditioning sys-
tem. The building also contains dedicated
exhauststoextractprintingandphotocopy
pollutants,whichhaveaneffectoninternal
air quality.
• A combination of water fixtures and low-
flowfittings are installed. Thedesignof the
roof andpodium levels allowfor rainwater
harvesting for reuse within the building.
With recycling the grey water collection
and a magnificent advanced filtration
system, the building has been designed to
surpass the most water-efficient bench-
markyet set by theGreenBuildingCouncil
of South Africa (GBCSA). The advanced
water system is alsoa contextual response
to the water stricken environment.
• Theproject comes completewitha full and
smartbuildingmanagementsystem(BMS),
whichhastheabilityto identifyenergy-use
trends and monitor any anomalies. The
BMS will notify the building manager of
any irregularities in terms of power con-
sumption, ensuring that appropriate re-
medial actions canbe initiated if necessary.