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Waterfall City News

THE YEAR AHEAD

Continued development, infrastructure enhancements and planning are

a key focus for Waterfall City this year

C onnecting efficiency and things fall apart, everyone tends to to planning and development,
convenience with quality
secretly hope that a hero will step
encouraging energy-efficient buildings
forward. Unfortunately, life in South
wherever possible. Given the current
of life is a core focus of
Waterfall City. To this
has become even more urgent. While
end, much has already been done Africa often feels that way. But we, the power challenges, energy efficiency
management team at Waterfall City,
to Waterfall City’s road, water, realised long ago that we had to be all commercial centres have generators
connectivity, waste management our own heroes. We knew that nobody for backup power, burning through
and energy infrastructures. When was coming to rescue us, and that it litres of diesel every month to run them
talking about the year ahead, taking is our duty to ensure that our services is not environmentally sustainable
into consideration the infrastructure not only go on, despite the challenges and so Waterfall City is committed to a
challenges South Africans face daily, that exist, but also improve for our solar-powered future.
it is clear that the Waterfall City residents and tenants. This has become
Management team is continuing imperative in various areas, including “Looking ahead, we will continue to
with plans to mitigate potential risks power, water and the roads.” install more solar panels on the roofs
in these areas as far as possible. of our commercial developments as a
In terms of the power supply, Waterfall matter of routine wherever possible.
Willie Vos, CEO of the Waterfall City has always adopted a strong, We are also investigating the possibility
Management Company, says, “When environmentally conscious approach of a solar farm,” says Vos.

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