Incorporating "green building" techniques into a laboratory and conserving it's surrounding reserve.
Featuring modern and sophisticated conference facilities, available to any-
one requiring such facilities.
Home of the grain industry service providers
The Maize Trust had a vision to erect the Grain Building in The Willows, Pretoria, with a view to offering a state-of-the-art building to grain industry service providers. In this way permanent accommodation for these service providers could be secured. The company Grain Building (Pty) Ltd owns and operates the building.
The Grain Building opened its doors on 1 April 2010 and boasts an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly design, which all forms part of the Maize Trust’s strategy to promote sustainable long-term food security in South Africa. The unique shape of the building blends in harmoniously with its surroundings on the Bronberg Ridge in Pretoria. The building materials used for the structure were natural slate and sandstone, with the exterior of the building finished in earth-tones.
A green-belt servitude was created to retain and protect the natural conservation, especially with regard to the habitat of the endangered Julianas Golden Mole (Neamblysomus julianae), which is on the IUCN Red List of Vulnerable Species.
