It was certified by the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) to have met the necessary requirements to earn an esteemed five-star rating. A 'green' building is a building that, in its design, construction or operation, reduces or eliminates negative impacts and can create positive impacts, on the climate and natural environment.
On Tuesday, Time Projects and Wheki (Pty) Ltd celebrated the unveiling of the Net Zero carbon and five-Star As-Built rating plaque awarded to Mashatu Terrace by the GBCSA. Mashatu Terrace is among the few certified Green Buildings in Botswana and is the only Five-Star As-Built rated green building in Botswana. It is also the first and only Net-Zero Carbon certified building in the country. "The As-Built rating means that the completed building was assessed against a set of criteria and scored above the minimum requirement for a five-star rating. The criteria include the procurement and waste management process during the construction phase, the greenhouse gas emissions associated with operational energy consumption, indoor environment quality and other environmental factors. The Net Zero-Carbon, Level One means that the building is energy efficient and the installed solar photovoltaic system can meet the modelled demand of the base building," the project overseer, Kagiso Sebetso of Time Projects said on Tuesday.
