Wellington building wins international green award
Aorangi House in Wellington was awarded the Leadership in Sustainable Design & Performance Award in the Commercial category by the World Green Building Council.
The environmentally friendly design was provided by Beca along with Studio Pacific Architecture and helped the refurbished building achieve a 5-star NABERSNZ rating.
Aorangi House, on Wellington’s Molesworth Street, co-won a top award at the World Green Building Council‘s (WorldGBC) Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards last week. The WorldGBC praised the project as a “stellar example” of green building and a “well-deserved winner”.
Engineering consultancy firm Beca worked on the environmentally-friendly design for Aorangi House and moved in as an anchor tenant shortly after its opening. The building, originally a 1970s office block, had become degraded and outdated over time. Thus, Beca and Studio Pacific Architecture created an integrated design and completed a major refubishment on the original site, including a range of energy-saving features.
In 2016, Aorangi House attained a 5-star NABERSNZ rating: an outstanding achievement for a recycled building. The win at the WorldGBC awards further proves that sustainable design is a viable option for many projects in New Zealand, not just new builds.
Read more about the Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards and the Aorangi House here.
