+IMPACT MAGAZINE ISSUE 23
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PROJECT<br />
Partnering with<br />
NATURE<br />
to go<br />
OFF GRID<br />
Achieving a Net-Zero rating is all about building performance, and<br />
the Lapalala Wilderness School in the Waterberg has surely more<br />
than met the brief.<br />
WORDS Marlinée Fouché IMAGES Lapalala Wilderness School and Sean Gibson<br />
PROJECT NUTSHELL<br />
Location: Waterberg region, Limpopo<br />
Green Star rating: Net Zero – Carbon Level 2 (modelled)<br />
Type of building: Project<br />
Project dates: Rating valid November 2022 – November 2025<br />
Project size: 5 500m 2<br />
Rammed earth walls, created with earth<br />
excavated on site, are a signature feature of<br />
the new Lapalala Wilderness Centre in the<br />
Waterberg region of Limpopo.<br />
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