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Environmental Consultants, Consulting Engineers and Project Managers
the site itself – the way that we have designed the access
and the way it links to the surrounding street networks,
invites people to the building, and will invite people to
ask questions about it as well,” says Sebetso.
Mutale also pays frequent visits to the site. “You get the
sense that this is a building where you would really feel
welcome. This feels like a place where the light is going
to be enough.” The goal is to maximise daylight, while
providing glare control. According to Sebetso, modelling
was done to optimise daylight and where not too much
energy is needed to cool the space from heat gains that
come from daylight. This includes occupant-controlled
daylight glare, and a series of vertical and horizontal
elements to create shading on the glass-glazed façades.
“This particular site is really well orientated,” says Munnik,
“which makes it a lot easier to manage the heat gain and
natural lights, and to deal with the passive shading aspect
of the façades.”
A lot of thought also went into the parking space. “I
know that Africa is taking a little bit longer to catch up
on hybrid vehicles, but we tried to design the parking
space in a way that makes people think about it for the
future,” says Sebetso. The final building will have dedicated,
convenient parking bays for hybrid vehicles and for those
who carpool to work. A cyclist facility and showers also
form part of the design, and Sebetos believes this too can
usher in change. “When you walk around in Lusaka, a lot
of people are walking, so I think they’re open to other
Access to the building, and how it links with the street
networks surrounding it, invites people in to the building.
We are trailblazers, and it is
something to be proud of.
means of getting to work apart from driving. Their traffic
is insane, often causing public transport to be unreliable.”
The rating includes three innovation points for financial
transparency towards the GBCSA, the fact that this is the
first 5-Star Green Star rated building in Zambia – and the
training of the entire project team.
Mutale mentions that awareness and curiosity among
their new neighbours is growing, holding them accountable
for their actions now and after construction. For this to
happen, the end users cannot go back to their conventional
ways, and that is why a user guide has been created. “It’s
a PDF document that’s not too technical,” Sebetso says,
“so that anybody from any industry can understand it.
It’s in basic language, and provides simple diagrams that
people can understand, even if they don’t have a building
or engineering background.”
It is expected that construction will be completed in
the middle of the year, after which further ratings may be
pursued and FCB’s employees are ready to go all the way.
“We are trailblazers,” adds Mutale, “and it is something
to be proud of. It’s really to begin to derive the benefits
of what this certification means to us as a business, and
also for the community.”
After construction, preferential parking will be given to electric
and hybrid vehicles as well as those using carpools to get to work.
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MOTSWERE - PRIME PLAZA II
Motswere Prime Plaza II, Plot 54359, CBD Gaborone
5 Star Green Star – Office Design v1.1
Motswere Prime Plaza II is an A-grade office space with three floors and two basement parking levels, making up a
total floor area of 2 780m². It is the first phase of the upcoming office buildings in Prime Plaza II and is named after the
I development and will consist of four commercial buildings in total.
First Capital Bank, Lusaka
stunning Leadwood Combretum trees that will still inhabit this piece of land. PPII is an addition to the existing Prime Plaza
Sustainable building
features include:
Building tuning of the mechanical,
electrical, wet services and irrigation
services.
Waste management during the
construction phase as well as
provision of recycling facilities for the
operations phase.
lighting power density, along with
lighting zoning controls.
Project team:
AFRICA
Botswana
Building users being provided with
a building users’ guide to help them
maximise on the sustainable building
features.
Office Design v1.1
5 Star Rating
South African Excellence
CERTIFIED MAY 2021
Provision of preferential parking
for fuel efficient transport and has
cyclists’ facilities for building users as
The use of a 132 kWp solar PV system
with an estimated annual production
of 234 MWh.
well as visitors.
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of non-potable water in the irrigation
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MANAGEMENT
INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
OWNER
MECHANICAL ENGINEER MAIN CONTRACTOR OCCUPANTIONAL HEALTH
Primetime ground parking Holdings level. The GFA Ascend of the building Consulting is 3,820m². Engineers Red East Construction & SAFTEY MANAGER
FLoor areaS:
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Time Projects Botswana LANDSCAPE
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MANAGEMENT COMPANY
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CONSULTANT
Paul Munnik Architects
Loci Environmental
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OFFICE AREA: MANAGEMENT n/a
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Leading the charge with three 5-Star Green Star 2
electrical, wet services and lift
a building users’ guide to help them
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maximise on the sustainable building
ratings
features.
ENERGY
Waste management during the
construction phase as well as
Provision of preferential parking
and provision of a recycling Net facilities for the Zero for fuel efficient Carbon transport and cyclists’ rating.
TRANSPORT
operations phase.
Maximising on daylight while
providing daylight glare control.
facilities for building users as well as
visitors.
Office Design v1.1
5 Star Rating
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CERTIFIED NOVEMBR 2022
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Mashatu Terrace
MOTSWERE MASHATU TERRACE - PRIME PLAZA II
Motswere Prime Plaza II, Plot 54359, CBD Gaborone
5 Star Green Star – Office Design v1.1
Plot 74768, Corner 2nd Commercial & Western Commercial, New CBD- Gaborone
5 Star Green Star – Office As Built v1.1
Motswere Mashatu Terrace Prime Plaza is an II A-grade is an A-grade office space office with space and with East three and West floors Wing and two which basement have four parking floors and levels, three making floors, up a
respectively and a shared ground and one basement parking levels, making up a total floor area of 7,390.2 m 2 . Mashatu
total floor area of 2 780m². It is the first phase of the upcoming office buildings in Prime Plaza II and is named after the
“Land of the Giants” is a development located in the rapidly development business district – Gaborone and has taken
stunning inspiration Leadwood from its Combretum environment trees while that implementing will still inhabit sustainability this piece initiatives of land. PPII throughout is an addition the development. to the existing These Prime A-grade Plaza
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Sustainable building
features include:
Sustainable building
Sub-metering of major energy
features consuming include: systems is in place.
Gathering information is key to
Building tuning of the mechanical,
understanding and managing building
electrical,
systems
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irrigation
services. for energy savings.
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consumption
for the
is reduced. An energy model
operations phase.
of the building was generated
Maximising and in the design on daylight stages while of the
building compared to a notional
providing daylight glare control.
building model. The building design
Use showed of low 100% VOC improvement materials. over a
SANS 10400 notional building.
Low electric lighting levels and low
The project saves energy by providing
lighting power density, along with
office lighting that is not over
lighting designed. zoning This controls. is achieved as the
office lighting design achieves an
average maintained illuminance level
of no more than 400 Lux.
Project team:
OWNER
Primetime Holdings
PROJECT TEAM:
ACCREDITED
PROFFESSIONAL
Solid OWNER Green Consulting
Mashatu Body Corporate
ARCHITECT
Paul
ACCREDITED
Munnik Architects
PROFFESSIONAL
ELECTRICAL Solid Green Consulting ENGINEER
AR ARCHITECT Edwards & Associates
Paul Munnik Architects
LIFT SPECIALIST
AR Edwards & Associates
AFRICA
South Botswana Africa
design of the building.
and use of non-potable water in
the irrigation system active during the
call Building or tuning of the visit mechanical, us establishment at: phase.
electrical, wet services and irrigation
services.
The use of a 248.64 kWp solar
PV system with an estimated annual
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MAIN CONTRACTOR OCCUPANTIONAL HEALTH
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Ascend Consulting Engineers
QUANTITY SURVEYORS
MLC Cost Consultants
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
STRUCTURAL AR Edwards & Associates ENGINEERS
ADA Consulting Engineers
LIFT SPECIALIST
SUSTAINABLE Schindler BUILDING
CONSULTANT
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Solid Acend Green Consulting Engineers
Office As Design Built v1.1
5 Star Rating
South African Excellence
CERTIFIED JUNE MAY 2021 2022
The project is targeting a Net
Zero Carbon Rating. The Sustainable
Initiatives will be implemented at
a building level ensuring that the
building is highly energy-efficient and
the remaining energy demands is met
Building by on-site users renewable being provided energy so with that
a the building zero net users’ carbon guide emission to help on them an
maximise annual basis. on the sustainable building
features.
All selected gaseous and fire
suppression systems and thermal
Provision of preferential parking
insulants used for the development
for fuel efficient transport and has
have an Ozone Depleting Potential
cyclists’ (ODP) of facilities zero, to eliminate for building any users as
well contributions as visitors.
long-term damage to
the earth’s stratospheric ozone layer.
Water efficiency achieved using
low Evaporative flush rate cooling sanitaryware towers or and use
of
other
non-potable
evaporative
water
cooling
in the
systems
irrigation
that creates the risk of legionella
system.
disease are eliminated from the
PROJECT MANAGER
Time Projects Botswana
QUANTITY SURVEYORS
Waste management during the
construction phase as well as
provision of recycling facilities for the
operations phase.
Use of low VOC materials – paints,
adhesives The use of and a 132 floor kWp coverings. solar PV system
with an estimated annual production
Low lighting power density, along
with of 234 lighting MWh. zoning controls.
Building users being provided with
a building users’ guide to help them
maximise on the sustainable building
features.
Provision of preferential parking
for fuel efficient transport and has
cyclists’ facilities for building users as
well as visitors.
Water efficiency achieved using
low flush rate sanitaryware
LANDSCAPE
MAIN MANAGEMENT CONTRACTOR COMPANY
MLC ENVIRONMENTAL
Cost Consultants
Red Blooms East Construction
CONSULTANT
SUSTAINABLE BUILDING
Acacia, Prime Plaza,
CONSULTANT
Loci Environmental
PROJECT Time Projects
MANAGER
Solid FACILITIES Green Consulting MANAGEMENT LANDSCAPE
WET COMPANY SERVICES
MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Plot 74358, CBD,
Paul Time Munnik Projects Architects Botswana Loci Environmental Pty Ltd
Gaborone, Botswana
WET SERVICES
Paul Munnik Architects
Red East Construction
& SAFTEY MANAGER
Red East Construction
Level 1: Building Emissions
(modelled)
TOTAL 0% POINTS:
totaL PointS:
2022-07 to 2025-07
61 64
INNOVATIONS
PROJECT INNOVATIONS TEAM:
OWNER
Mashatu Body Corporate
ACCREDITED
FLOOR AREAS:
PROFFESSIONAL FLoor areaS:
TOTAL GROSS
Jeffy FLOOR Palamattam
TOTAL
AREA
GROSS
FLOOR AREA
ARCHITECT
TOTAL
Paul COMMERCIAL Munnik TOTAL Architects
COMMERCIAL
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measures:
Passive design such as performance glazing
CATEGORY
Decreased category SCORES:
lighting ScoreS: loads
Increased MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT fresh air flow which resulted in lower
INDOOR
INDOOR
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY
QUALITY
ENERGY
ENERGY
Sustainable building features include:
TRANSPORT
Passive design TRANSPORT such as performance glazing
Decreased WATER lighting loads
WATER
Increased fresh air flow which resulted in lower HVA
MATERIALS
MATERIALS
A PV system sized to 248.64 kWp which produce 40
annually LAND USE AND ECOLOGY
LAND USE AND ECOLOGY
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS
(GFA): 7 390.2m 2
(GFA): 2,780 m 2
OFFICE AREA: 6 036.7m 2
AREA: 8,100 m 2
ELECTRICAL ENG
Bokone Reticulatio
and Electrical
LIFT SPECIALIST
Okem Investments
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