Project Summary:
Project Name: New Zealand Green Building Council Offices
Address: Level 2, Tower 1, 205 Queen St, Auckland
Points Awarded: 62 points
Rating Achieved: 5 Green Star Office Interiors
Building Owner: Auckland Property Holdings
Design: Phil Smith, CASA
Project Manager: RDT Pacific
Main contractor: Firma Construction
GSAP: Penny Cole, WSP
The key sustainable features of the building are:
- 90% construction and demolition waste being reused and recycled
- Monitoring energy and recycled and composted waste
- Incorporating environment targets into lease agreement
- Re-use of existing Green Tag-certified carpet tiles, and also low-VOC Interface carpet tiles including Net Effect tiles made from recycled fishing nets. The ceramic kitchen tiles are zero-VOC and produced in an IS0 14001-accredited factory
- PVU use was reduced by 90 percent
- Waste Minimization Programme is developed
- No lease of car parks. Staff and tenant bike parks are provided at a convenient location
Innovation Points Achieved:
- Exceeding Green Star benchmark for indoor plants (1 point)
- Demonstrating the value of Green Star by providing educational resources (1 point)