Exxaro headquarters receives Africa’s 1st WELL certification
Growthpoint Properties has developed the first building on the African continent to achieve a WELL certification.
The Growthpoint-developed Exxaro headquarters in Pretoria, an 18,500sqm office building opposite the Centurion Gautrain Station received a Silver Level WELL Core and Shell Certification by the US-based International WELL Building Institute (IWBI).
The close collaboration between Growthpoint, Exxaro and the development’s entire professional team crafted this innovative, green, aesthetically compelling, high-performance building.
Because people spend 90% of their time indoors, there is no doubt that our built environment has a big impact on our health, well-being and productivity.
The WELL Building Standard is the first global rating system to focus exclusively on how buildings, and everything in them, can enhance our health and wellness. WELL was developed by integrating scientific and medical research with leading property expertise.
The global WELL portfolio includes more than 4,000 projects in 61 countries. With Growthpoint’s ground-breaking WELL certification, South Africa has become part of the leading community of nations with buildings that put the well-being of people first. Pretoria is now the home of one of only 300 WELL certified buildings worldwide.
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