Reducing water use at shopping centres

Bayside Shopping Mall in Cape Town implemented a rainwater and stormwater harvesting system in 2013, investing R 1.5 million to achieve a 93% reduction in water use for irrigation and toilet flushing, with annual savings of R 200,000.

• In 2013, Bayside Shopping Mall in Tableview, Cape Town, implemented a water harvesting system using JG Afrika as the engineering team to reduce municipal water reliance. The system captures rainwater from the roof and stormwater from nearby channels, filtering it through screens before storing it in six 10,000-litre tanks for a total capacity of 60,000 litres. This water is used for non-potable purposes, including toilet flushing and irrigation, and is monitored via telemetry linked to the building management system (BMS).
• The rainwater harvesting project at Bayside Mall achieved a 93% reduction in water consumption for landscape irrigation and public toilet flushing. Financially, the project involved a total capital investment of R 1.5 million, which generated annual savings of R 200,000, resulting in a 20% IRR and a payback period of 5 years.

APA

Fundikwa, B. (n.d.). Reducing water use at shopping centres. GreenCape. https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Case-Study_Bayside-Mall_FINAL_DIGITAL.pdf

Chicago

Fundikwa, Bridget. Reducing water use at shopping centres. GreenCape, n.d. https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Case-Study_Bayside-Mall_FINAL_DIGITAL.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{fundikwandreducing, author = {Fundikwa, Bridget}, title = {{Reducing water use at shopping centres}}, institution = {GreenCape}, url = {https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Case-Study_Bayside-Mall_FINAL_DIGITAL.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }