Wellington building obtains New Zealand’s first 6 star rating
Simon Devitt Photographer
25 January 2018
Beca: 33 Customhouse Quay in
Wellington
has been accredited by the
New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC)
with a 6 star NABERSNZ rating for energy performance – the first
New
Zealand building to achieve the top 6 star rating.
Beca provided building services and
environmental engineering for the
building, and are thrilled with this performance outcome and the
benchmark it sets for the New Zealand property industry.
Owned by Stride Property Limited, 33 Customhouse Quay is a four storey,
5,000m2 building that is tenanted by Meridian Energy. Stride Property
and Meridian Energy made the commitment to target energy efficiency,
with support from the New Zealand Government. The building uses 78% less
energy and 64% less water than comparable office buildings; making use
of passive solar design, climate responsive dynamic facades, mixed mode
ventilation, heat pump heating, active chilled beams, solar hot water,
and an integrated building management control system that controls the
active facades and the environmental engineering systems.
Alan Barbour, Beca Technical Director – Building Services, who led the
environmental design of the building said, “33 Customhouse Quay was
designed and constructed to be a leading edge building, and to set new
benchmarks for sustainability and efficiency. The 6 star NABERSNZ rating
is a terrific achievement and confirms the value added by the
combination of low energy design and the ongoing commitment of the
landlord and tenant.”
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