PwC Headquarters

LEED Commissioning

The 26-story PwC headquarters building in Waterfall City has been designed by LYT Architecture and is being developed by Atterbury.  The R1.5 billion high-rise comprises of 40 000sqm offices, and is designed to house 3 500 PwC employees. As LEED Commissioning agent (CxA) for this LEED Silver project we performed the fundamental commissioning process, as per ASHRAE 0-2005.

Client Name: Attacq / Attebury
Project Location: Waterfall City, Midrand
GLA: 13,611m² 
Commissioning type: LEED 2009 – Fundamental 
Certification Targeted: LEED Silver
Modelled % Improvement: More than 20%
Predicted water use reduction: 34%

 

Project Details

Project Features:

  • High performance facade and envelope
  • Energy efficient HVAC system and controls
  • Efficient lighting with occupancy and daylight controls
  • Highly efficient hot water system 
  • Water efficient fittings
  • Alternative transport connectivity 
  • Bicycle and shower facilities

As LEED Commissioning agent (CxA) for this LEED Silver project we subjected the following systems to the fundamental commissioning process, as per ASHRAE 0-2005:

  • HVAC&R systems
  • Lighting and controls 
  • Hot water systems
  • Building envelope
  • Renewable energy systems
  • Water conservation systems with pumps