Commercial & Head Office Projects
Prime Plaza (Gaborone Botswana)
The ±3,000 m² commercial office development in Gaborone included a 5 Star Greenstar Construction rating. The Building is provided with Ceiling Fan Coil Units and a pre-conditioned dedicated fresh air system. The energy is optimized by adjusting the chilled water temperature and using the fresh air unit to precool chilled water for internal zones in winter. The Building systems are monitored and controlled by a BMS, including electrical submetering and energy information accumulated by the BMS is displayed in public areas.
DSV Head Office (Johannesburg)
The ±8,500 m² Head Office Building located on the DSV Plumbago Campus is provided with a Chilled Water VAV System and Preconditioned Dedicated Fresh Air and Ceiling Fan Coil Units to meeting rooms. The energy is optimized by means of Economy Cycle and CO2 Demand Based Ventilation. The Canteen has Ceiling Fan Coil Units with Interlock switches to switch them off when large sliding doors are opened. The Kitchens are provided with Cold/Freezer Rooms and Kitchen Make-up and Extraction Systems. Smoke extraction is provided to the atrium and also used at low extraction rates to extract heat from the atrium. Internal staircases are pressurized. The Building systems are monitored and controlled by a BMS.
Completion July 2021
Medihelp Head Office (Pretoria)
The project included an upgrade to Fresh Air Systems to ±4,600 m² of offices areas, training rooms and meeting rooms. Meeting rooms and training rooms were provided with a new dedicated pre-conditioned VRV fresh air system and hide way VRV units per individual space. The existing VAV diffusers were retrofitted. The basement was provided with parking ventilation and smoke extraction, and internal staircases were provided with pressurization systems. The triple volume entrance was provided with actuated windows for passive smoke ventilation. The BMS system was upgraded.
Completion August 2023.
Acend Consulting Engineers
EST 2013
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