Green Star award for Sandton Gate

Sandton Gate precinct has been awarded Green Star certification for its sustainability and design features shortly before Phase 1 of this mixed-use development opens to the public this November.

It received four-star certification under the

Green Star SA Sustainable Precincts v1.1 tool after the project’s second-round submission in mid-August, whereas Phase 1 achieved a five-star Green Star SA Office v1.1 Design certification in July.

Abland and Tiber are the developers of the precinct. “We are proud to be a frontrunner in the green building sector. This development is one of the first to be rated under the Green Building Council SA’s Green Star Sustainable Precincts tool,” says Tiber director Germano Cardoso.

Site-wide requirements were met under the

Sustainable Precincts tool, which was developed specifically to influence and incentivise developers to consider good design, community and environmental outcomes.

Sandton Gate precinct’s sustainable incentives for occupants, on the other hand, include an app-based carpooling scheme, bus shelters with solar-powered charging facilities and a reverse vending machine that accepts recyclable materials in exchange for credits or tokens.

Three primary wastemanagement schemes have also been strategised.

Abland property development manager Simon van Helsdingen says by taking an integrated view of both the precinct and user experience, Sandton Gate aims to retain leading tenants who will reap the benefits of lower operating costs.