The re-purposing of existing buildings into student residences, apartments, entry level housing and hotels has been a growing trend, with more and more developers looking to re-use buildings in key urban locations. Nearly 4000m2 of lightweight Q-blocks were used by W3O for use in a residential building conversion in Sisulu Street, Pretoria. With a density of 650kg/m3, the walling was used in the conversion of an existing three-floor building into “high-quality, affordable shared living spaces”. Construction using lightweight Q-blocks has proven to have less wastage and, owing to the lightweight nature and larger size of the Q-blocks, is significantly quicker and easier.
