Club Tower

Project Summary:

Club Tower is the first A-grade office tower to be constructed in Christchurch for almost 20 years and is the first building to achieve a 5 Green Star rating in the South Island.

The Club Tower office building project was designed using Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) principles aiming to provide a high quality green building with a healthy and productive working environment while minimising energy use, water use and greenhouse gas emissions.

The building comprises 13 levels including basement car parking and cycle storage, main entrance lobby, ground floor cafe, nine levels of office space and two penthouse apartments.

Project Name: Club Tower

Address: Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch

Points Awarded: 63
Rating Achieved: 5 Green Star Office Design

Building Owner: Canterbury Trust, part of Latitude Group of Companies

Architect: Weirwalker Architecture

Main contractor: Hawkins Construction

The key sustainable features of the building are:

• 100% fresh air ventilation system to be installed
• The building’s glass façade will optimize natural light while controlling the effect of solar gain
• Extensive electrical and tenancy sub metering is incorporated into design
• All timber and timber products will be from certified sustainable timber sources
• More than 50% of construction waste was targeted for re-use or to be re-cycled

Innovation points awarded:

• Use of daylight compensation controls (1 point)