Time Square casino, arena and hotel

Zutari provided the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) solutions, wet services (except for the hotel building, which were provided by Green Planet Engineering Services (GPES)), and fire services, while WSP provided civil and structural engineering services, and CKR provided electrical and electronic engineering, during the design of the three major world-class buildings. The buildings had to be energy-efficient and built according to a tight deadline and strict budget. The team also had to construct an energy centre as part of the first phase of the construction programme. Green Star guidelines were followed without the team pursuing an actual rating as there isn’t a rating tool for casinos. “Tackling three major projects and delivering on tight deadlines according to stringent standards required collaboration, efficiency and professionalism,” says Jaco Blignaut, Zutari Technical Director.

The main challenges the team encountered were collaborating with such a large number of people, managing the extremely tight construction programme, and designing sustainable, ergonomic and economic HVAC systems across all three buildings. The project team engaged daily and used a document control platform that enabled the sharing of live Revit models, which accelerated the project phases.