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The building offers access to
good levels of daylight and
external views, to mitigate
eye strain and provide
general stress relief.
Aside from design input in Rewardsco Block B last year,
Mthethwa is currently involved in the Rewardsco Block
A building too (the latter still under construction). “The
buildings are all connected by bridges, as they have the
same main tenant Rewardsco, so A and B are quite similar,”
she says. “We are targeting a Green Star Office Design v1.1
rating for Rewardsco Block A too.”
WATERWISE
What did she find memorable about working on the
completed Rewardsco Block B? Mthethwa’s focus was on
the building’s sustainability elements. “Sometimes with
large developments, what looks like a water feature is used
as a water retention pond to hold storm water,” she explains.
“With Block B, one of its most special features is the
water system linked to the attenuation and retention ponds.
As part of the Umhlanga Ridge precinct design, the ponds
have additional capacity to store water. They are used for
toilet and urinal flushing, as well as landscape irrigation
and heat rejection.” All five office buildings draw from the
ponds, thanks to some early design decisions.
This project is a perfect example of how all members of
the design team have collaborated from concept to closeout.
Rewardsco is proof that an integrated design process
results in balanced designs and reduced resource waste.
Thinking smart for a sustainable building future.
Karl Beath Photography
REWARDSCO BLOCK B
Main contractor: Trencon
Client: Zenprop Properties
Value: R92-million
Project: Construction of an 8 000m2 new office block
including a podium, an external link bridge connecting
an existing office (Block C) to the new office (Block B),
and three basements of 6 000m2.
A five-star Green Star Office Design v1.1 rating
was achieved for Rewardsco Block B. A four-star
Green Star As-Built submission on this project is
being reviewed by GBCSA currently.
“Trencon prides itself on its ability to deliver
projects of high complexity on time and within
budget, while contributing to the social environment
that it operates in,” says CEO Yavani Singh-Ninan.
The company has been involved in numerous
projects that have achieved four- and five-star Green
Star ratings. Trencon was the main contractor on
Rewardsco Block B, and is also involved on Rewardsco
Block A, under construction.
Yavani Singh-Ninan
(left) and Aradhna
Singh-Sewdial (right).
When founding member Dino Singh passed away
in 2021, his daughters joined the management team,
with Yavani Singh-Ninan as CEO and Aradhna Singh-
Sewdial as human capital and transformation director.
“Our passion for women empowerment brings new
energy and vision to a traditionally male-dominated
environment,” says Singh-Sewdial. The sisters hope
to build on their father’s legacy with “innovative and
environmentally sustainable solutions”.
Accredited professionals on the Trencon team
include their Green Star and environmental coordinators,
Thembo Miya and Hendi Janse van
Rensburg. Construction team members also attend
an online Green Star course conducted by GBCSA.
The project team is involved from the start until
certification is achieved, ensuring compliance to
targeted points.
All Green Star requirements are issued to Trencon’s
sub-contractors and monitored, then distributed to
buying teams to ensure compliance of materials. For
instance, locally sourced, low-embodied energy materials
used for building construction includes steel sourced
from suppliers who have a high percentage of postconsumer
recycled content, reducing resource depletion.
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