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GBCSA AWARDS<br />

RUNNER-UP: NEDBANK NAMIBIA BUILDING<br />

Freedom Plaza, Independence Avenue, Windhoek, Namibia<br />

Environmental Consultants, Consulting Engineers and Project Managers<br />

Accredited professional: Elri Syfert, WCE Consulting Engineers and Solid Green Consulting<br />

“This project and certification process presented us with an opportunity to [help inform] Namibians about the<br />

benefits of sustainable building design and construction methods. We hope creating awareness will also inspire<br />

future developers to follow suit,” says AP Elri Syfert of Solid Green Consulting.<br />

DH Engineering Consultants is a Zambian-based<br />

Engineering Consultancy firm providing Engineering<br />

Design, Supervision and Project Management Services<br />

countrywide. The firm has over 20 years experience<br />

and all Engineers are Registered with the Zambian<br />

Engineers Registration Board.<br />

Project type:<br />

Project owner:<br />

Certification:<br />

Project size:<br />

Offices<br />

Nedbank Properties<br />

6-Star Green Star SA Office V1.1 As Built<br />

10 716m2<br />

The firm specialises in the design and supervision of<br />

Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Building Services,<br />

Fire Fighting Systems, and Petroleum Installations<br />

across all sectors of commerce, industry, agriculture<br />

and public infrastructure.<br />

The firm also provides Environmental Consultancy<br />

Services such as the preparation of Environmental<br />

Impact Assessments and Site Health and Safety Audits.<br />

Consulting Engineers<br />

226A NAPSA Complex<br />

Off Leopards Hill Road<br />

PO Box 37928<br />

Lusaka, Zambia<br />

Tel: +260 (211)229555 /2<strong>27</strong>176<br />

+260 977 874162<br />

Email: dhec.lusaka@gmail.com<br />

Atriums<br />

Canopies<br />

A leading design build specialist<br />

for clad architectural feature elements.<br />

HIGHEST-RATED BUILDING<br />

FOR EXISTING OPERATIONAL<br />

PERFORMANCE<br />

Africa's no.1 resource and expert on<br />

structural glazing and ETFE cladding.<br />

WINNER: VISUAL ARTS BUILDING, STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY<br />

Jan S Marais Square, Main Campus, University of Stellenbosch<br />

Skylights<br />

Façades<br />

Providing a full range of services from<br />

Concept Development through<br />

Engineering + Fabrication to<br />

Supply + Installation.<br />

This single source approach ensures<br />

the feature elements on new and<br />

refurbishment projects are well executed<br />

and are built within a budget.<br />

Accredited professional: Simon Penso, Imbue Sustainability<br />

“It is a great achievement for us at Imbue Sustainability<br />

to be a part of this award-winning project and assist in<br />

facilitating positive change. The building blocks for<br />

this high-EBP-scoring building are very low energy and<br />

water operational intensities, while its waste diversion<br />

from landfill percentage is outstanding. This doesn’t<br />

just happen by chance but is a long journey that the<br />

university has committed to and followed intensely for<br />

a long time. It is very rewarding to receive recognition<br />

for all the hard work that has gone into it,” says AP<br />

Simon Penso, founder of Imbue Sustainability.<br />

Proud to have worked on the freeform façade and atrium at the<br />

Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking (d-school) project.<br />

Project type: Education building<br />

Project owner: University of Stellenbosch<br />

Certification: 6-Star Green Star Existing Building Performance V1<br />

Project size: 3 790m²<br />

www.leafstructures.co.za<br />

POSITIVE IMPACT <strong>ISSUE</strong> <strong>27</strong><br />

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