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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
JULY
2015
PROJECTS AND CONTRACTS
and the communities in which we are invested through our properties.
We want our buildings to be places where business in South Africa can
thrive, with quality, healthy, productive working environments that
also offer savings on utilities consumption and costs. The GBCSA Green
Star SA tools are important enablers in our green building journey.
Kirstenhof Office Park is an excellent example of our approach that
prioritises green building and property operations, for both our new
developments and existing buildings.”
Gauteng leads South Africa with the largest number of certified
Green Star SA projects – an impressive 55. It is followed by the Western
Cape with 29, KwaZulu-Natal with 11, the Eastern Cape with two and
Limpopo with one. GBCSA has also certified two international ratings.
“Congratulations to the GBCSA and the industry as a whole on
this achievement,” says Robin Lockhart-Ross, managing executive of
Nedbank Property Finance. “As a bank whose reputation is built on its
commitment to the environment and sustainability, we are proud of
our own achievements in championing the cause of green buildings not
only by financing and occupying these, but also through our sponsor-
ship of the Existing Building Performance Rating Tool and the GBCSA
annual convention, a platform that is aimed at ensuring that the ‘green’
agenda is maintained.”
Wilkinson says: “The increase in pace in green building in South
Africa has been phenomenal. From a single Green Star SA certifi-
cation only five years ago, to 50 certifications last year, and 100
certifications now, the green building movement in South Africa is
certainly gaining momentum.
“The positive impacts these buildings are having on our environ-
ment is meaningful, and becomes more significant with each green
building certified. We would like to congratulate South Africa’s commer-
cial property sector on this landmark achievement, and encourage
them to continue to create sustainable, green buildings.”
Reflecting its growing experience and expertise in diverse
sectors ranging from medical to retail, multi-disciplinary
construction group Liviero has secured new building
contracts at Natalspruit Hospital and at iconic Durban shopping
centre The Workshop.
Liviero has been awarded a R232-million contract for the
construction of new doctors and nurses’ accommodation, a
new training centre and crèche at the new Natalspruit Hospital
in Vosloorus, Gauteng. This contract, which is being undertaken
for the Department of Infrastructure and Development, is due for
completion in August 2016.
The firm’s R39-million contract at The Workshop is for an
upgrade of this iconic landmark for client Vukile Property Fund
Limited. This historic building was constructed in 1860 as the orig-
inal railway workshop for the Durban Station. In 1986, the building
was refurbished and transformed into The Workshop Shopping
Centre, one of the country’s first themed shopping centres.
An architect’s impression of the interior refurbishment
of The Workshop.
NEW BUILDING
CONTRACTS
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