ON THE COVER: Yet another Green Star rated building is underway at Intaprop’s busy Oxford Parks precinct in Rosebank, Johannesburg, with black-owned contractor Concor working with construction materials leader AfriSam on 5 Parks Boulevard. Concor has been active on this mixed-use precinct for many years, where the modern structure at 5 Parks Boulevard is now its seventh project. The company’s focus has been to ensure the completion of environmentally sustainable buildings on time and in line with the stringent requirements of the Green Buildings Council South Africa (GBCSA).
The December issue is dedicated to the winners of Best Projects 2022. The 21st instalment of Construction World’s Best Projects awards was held in Sandton on 9 November. These awards are the only independently judged awards in South Africa to recognise excellence in the built environment.
The main sponsor of the event is AfriSam – it has been the main sponsor of the event from when it was started. It was joined by OpenSpace (platinum sponsor), Bostik (bronze sponsor and the sponsor of the Architects category) and associate sponsors Sika and Cement and Concrete Society of South Africa.
This year the awards attracted 64 entries and the judges Trueman Goba, Nico Maas and Uwe Putlitz had the difficult task of selecting those projects that stood out above others. Some categories – especially the Consulting Engineering category – attracted entries that are all deserving of an award, while the AfriSam Innovation Award for Sustainable Construction had inspiring entries that illustrated the depth of sustainable construction processes in South Africa.
In the Civil Engineering Contractors category had a healthy number of entries after it saw the numbers of entries dwindling in recent years. It was won by the C2KMPI JOINT VENTURE (CIVILS 2000 & GEOCIV) for ‘Slope stabilisation of N2 S2 from km 11,2 to 13,2 Sir Lowry’s Pass’. The Highly Commended award in the category went to the ‘Completion of 100 Ml Contermanskloof Reservoir’ (CSV Construction) while Zutari received a Special Mention award for its project ‘Rehabilitation of Omaruru River Bridge, Henties Bay, Namibia’.
The Building Contractors category was won by WBHO for the ‘Pick n Pay Inland Distribution Centre’ while Concor Construction was Highly Commended for its ‘Ikusasa (Oxford Parks Precinct)’ project.
The Specialist Conctractors or Suppliers category attracted entries that illustrate just how advanced South Africa’s cement designs are. CHRYSO Southern Africa won the category with the ‘Relocation of 30 ML Khutsong Reservoir Project’ while it and Scribante Concrete were Highly Commended for ‘Redstone Solar Thermal Power Plant’. Corestruc received a Special Mention for its contribution to a the ‘Senwabarwana-Bochum’ project.
The Consulting Engineering category had entries that showed the depth of the South African consulting engineering industry. It was won by Zutari for ‘Golomoti Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage Project, Malawi’ while AECOM was Highly Commended for the ‘Upgrading of National Route 7 Section 1 from Atlantis south to Kalbaskraal (Phase 2)’. The category had two Special Mention awards: Aspire Consulting Engineers for ‘Nike Soweto Shapa’ and BVi Consulting Engineers for ‘Retreat Low Lift Sewer Pump Station and refurbishment of existing bulk outfall gravity sewer.’
The Architects category was won by dhk Architects for the ‘Old Cape Quarter’, while GASS Architecture Studios was Highly Commended for ‘Green School South Africa’. ‘Bushbuckridge Shopping Centre’ (Bentel Associates International) received a Special Mention Award.
The AfriSam Innovation Award for Sustainable Construction with its 14 inspiring entries was won by ‘The Ridge, Portswood Precinct, V&A Waterfront’ (V&A Waterfront Holdings). The category had two Highly Commended Awards: ‘Ikusasa (Oxford Parks Precinct)’ – Concor Construction and ‘Green School South Africa (GASS Architecture Studions). Zutari received two Special Mention Awards in the category for ‘Golomoti Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage Project, Malawi’ and ‘RMB – 8 Merchant Place’.
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