AMDEC GROUP
High Street
Iconic View in use at a handful of properties in the country . Capitalising on its benefits , it would reduce electricity consumption at a mixed-use precinct such as Melrose Arch by 50 percent , halving its dependence on the country ’ s power grid . Alongside this , Amdec has also invested over R100 million into alternative fuels , recycling waste and biofuel , and putting gas back into its system to be used within Melrose Arch . This will be the first time this is deployed in context of a South African mixed-used precinct .
Quraishi noted that for Amdec , it is not just about sustainability and doing the right thing , but also about helping its clients to reduce their occupation costs and keeping them working when load-shedding hits . “ Amdec is responding to the challenges of South Africa ’ s energy crisis ,” said Quraishi . “ This helps to take strain off our power grid , and our building users ’ pockets , as well as being good for the environment and helping communities prosper .”
While Amdec is adding more resource-efficient features to its assets , whether there is a rating tool available for them or not , it is also pursuing more green ratings for its properties . Having already earned Green Star SA ratings for two of its buildings in the last two years ; Amdec plans to boost its pace of investing in green buildings by taking this number to six in the next 24 months . This means it will pursue more Green Star SA ratings for all its new developments , and some of its existing ones .
At Melrose Arch , Amdec has earned its two Green Star SA ratings : 40 on Oak was South Africa ’ s first multi-unit residential project certified
42 August 2015