Sustainability framework
Built from what others throw away.
Project Motion is engineered around a simple thesis: the most sustainable Olympic-grade campus on the continent isn't a slogan - it's a procurement strategy, a water plan, and an energy budget. Here's how it works.
01
Recycled by default
Every venue targets 70-90% recycled material content - molded ocean plastic, tyre-rubber matting, fly-ash concrete, reclaimed invasive-species timber. Local sourcing first.
10-20 tons
of recovered ocean plastic per venue
02
Circular water
The adjacent Melkbosstrand WWTW supplies a closed loop for lagoon top-up, surface dust control and fynbos irrigation, with UV filtration to keep water safe for athletes.
R2-R8
per kilolitre recycled, vs R35-R45 potable
03
Cape sun, only
Rooftop solar arrays carry baseline lighting, EV charging and venue operations. Programmable wave tech and starting gates run on stored solar.
100%
renewable power target
04
Fynbos first
Indigenous fynbos lines every shoreline, ramp edge and viewing area - restoring biodiversity, buffering wind, and shading spectators without irrigation.
0 m²
of non-native landscaping
Water economics
The world's first action sports venue run entirely on recycled municipal water.
A tertiary treatment upgrade at the Melkbosstrand WWTW - UV plus multimedia filtration - supplies the surf lagoon at R2-R8 per kilolitre against a potable rate of R35-R45. Over a 40-year lifecycle that arbitrage is worth R90M-R250M, and it makes the claim certifiable rather than aspirational.
R90M-R250M
40-year cost saving
UV + multimedia
Tertiary filtration upgrade
650-850 m
Pipeline run from the WWTW
Grant-aligned by construction.
Designs and material specs are mapped to the eligibility criteria of IDC, NLC, FIFA Forward, PIC, DBSA and SRSA - so capital can flow through multiple funding lines simultaneously.