Building bridges - HOTEL HEAVEN COMMERCIAL INVESTOR INCENTIVES Plenty of projects in the pipeline - Property and Build
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
QUARTER TWO 2017
Building bridges
Showcase foreshore project receives more accolades
HOTEL HEAVEN
Tourism demand
drives building boom
COMMERCIAL
INVESTOR INCENTIVES
Plenty of projects in the pipeline
2015 Site Safe
awards winner
2014 Safeguard
Winner
Silver at NZ
Design awards
100% NZ Made
Commercial or Residential
we cover it all.
Call us to discuss any
requirements you may have
INTAKS is available for
purchase and hire
D DE
LAN S IG
EA N
Z
W
E
D
NE
D
N R
E
A
D
MA TU
N U FAC
Taumanu Reserve Bridge 10 Resene Timber Design Awards 23
CONTENTS
Cover stories Cities Materials
Wellington leading the national pack when it Future cities need to focus on liveability and Emission reduction potential, high asset value
comes to commercial and industrial sector healthy living, Green Property Summit told 20 and growth in public awareness are driving
confidence, Colliers International Research explosive growth in green buildings 22
reports 6 Design New Zealand should combine its sustainable
The largest recreational reclamation in the Major design awards showcased creative timber resources with an innovative
Southern Hemisphere has collected yet another uses for wood in everything from architectural manufacturing system to build faster and more
major award 10 excellence to engineering innovation 28 efficiently, an overseas expert urges 23
The ongoing tourism boom is boosting demand
Facilities Management Property
for new hotels throughout the country but will it
A global leader in architectural revolving doors There’s an urgent need to reform city planning
be enough to meet the need? 16
and security entrance systems is expanding to integrate planning, decision-making and
Down Under 30 funding says Property Council Chief Executive
Connal Townsend 5
An historic 1920s Auckland warehouse
has been transformed into a modern, stylish
workspace 26
Supporters
Intaks���������������������������������������������������������������������������������2 Regus������������������������������������������������������������������������������25 Chapman Tripp ������������������������������������������������������������31
iPlex����������������������������������������������������������������������������������21 Red Cross����������������������������������������������������������������������27 Quest������������������������������������������������������������������������������32
Editor Art Director Managing partner Printed by Subscriptions
Geoff Picken Lewis Hurst Phil Pilbrow Crucial Colour Digital editions free to
021 2 507 559 lewis@hcreative.co.nz 027 564 7778, 09 489 8663 24 Fairfax Avenue, Penrose, qualified readers.
geoff@infrastructurebuild.com 021 14 66 404 phil@infrastructurebuild.com Auckland +64 9 589 1550 Annual subscription print edition
Associate Editor Web development Publisher Published by $39 Overseas rates – see online
Steve Best Neo Chen Mike Bishara Media Solutions Ltd
027 510 0241 neosync@icloud.com 027 564 7779 3c, 12 Tamariki Ave, Orewa 0931
mike@infrastructurebuild.com PO Box 503, Whangaparoa 0943
09 444 5140, 09 489 8663
www.propertyandbuild.com F ree access to searchable archives in key categories such as Local Government, Construction, Cities, Energy, Environment, Transport, Water,
Communication, Property Development, Investment & Policy, Training & Management, Technology and Innovation. Free online access to daily news features, case studies and
events. Original material may be reproduced with permission and acknowledgement contact mike@infrastructurebuild.com.
ISSN 2324-3163 (Print) ISSN 2324-3171 (Online)
May 5, 2017 4:03 PM PROPERTYANDBUILD.COM DIGITAL EDITION 3
New Zealand
magnet
cities and the
infrastructure
conundrum
Auckland in the 1990s was a very different
city that saw itself as something it was not,
at least not yet
CITIES
It had international ambitions retail centre on Auckland’s
but could not yet compete with waterfront. Further commercial
other cities around the world. and residential development is
Auckland was simply New occurring along Albert Street.
Zealand’s biggest city, nestled Large transport projects are un-
quietly away at the bottom of the derway. The $1.4 billion Waterview
Pacific. tunnel will link the southwestern
Fast forward twenty years, and and northwestern motorways.
Auckland is what KPMG calls a The tunnel is the missing last con-
Magnet City. It attracts people, nection of the existing motorway
investment, and ideas. They are network.
internationally connected.
Magnet Cities grow. Auckland Integration initiative
can now stand shoulder to shoul- More importantly, the government
der with other international cities, and the Auckland Council have
but there is still work to be done. recently agreed to the Auckland
The problem is that despite its Transport Alignment Project
1990s vision, Auckland prior to (ATAP) to help ensure integrated
amalgamation failed to plan for the planning, decision-making and
success it would attract. funding for future Auckland trans-
The result; a severe housing port projects.
shortage with soaring prices and a One of those future projects
lack of infrastructure to cope with is the Northern Corridor which
a rapidly growing city. will turn a section of the SH18
Because of poor planning and Highway east of Albany into a
previous under-investment in full motorway, providing a direct
infrastructure, Auckland is barely connection to Northbound SH1
treading water. Highway. This initiative will stimu-
But it is not all doom and gloom. late future population growth and
Auckland Council and central housing development in the area.
government do have projects At the other end of New Zea-
underway that will ease some land’s North Island, Wellington is
transportation woes. And they are evolving into a different kind of
working on how to fund infrastruc- Magnet City, one that invests in
ture to cope with future population and promotes its own uniqueness.
growth. It is not trying to compete with
The City Rail Link (CRL) is already Auckland, far from it, but rather
stimulating development, spawn- complement it.
ing the construction of office and Wellington wants to become
retail in the CBD. what in Magnet City parlance
For example, the Precinct Proper- is known as a “second city”. Its
ties Commercial Bay development attraction strategy is how it is
is integrating a 39-level commer- different to Auckland and in doing
cial office tower with a world-class so highlights its own strengths;
4 DIGITAL EDITION PROPERTYANDBUILD.COM May 5, 2017 1:33 PM
CITIES
out of the CBD, port, and airport. acts, and more keep being added
The areas it will open up for devel- to the statute book to circumvent
opment to accommodate growth it and speed up development. It is
are huge. a mess.
Those investments are not It is time for a total rethink in
primarily about solving existing New Zealand about how we plan,
problems but are to avert future fund and build our cities. That does
ones and unlock growth potential. not mean we need to throw the
This proactivity could be called baby out with the bathwater.
‘luck’ because, like Auckland in the We need to review spatial
1990s, there is no obvious coher- planning, land use planning, local
ent spatial or development plan. and central government deci-
sion-making and funding for the
Regulation strangulation built environment and infrastruc-
What is missing in Auckland ture development. Planning and
and Wellington, and the rest of environmental protection needs to
New Zealand’s major urban areas, integrate with economic develop-
is integrated urban planning, ment.
decision-making and funding There is an increasing ground-
for infrastructure and the built swell towards such a reform.
the movie / tech industry, tourism, environment. Property Council will be a central
cafes and culture, tertiary educa- Central and local government part of that conversation.
tion, and government. “Central and talk past each other rather than Why? Because New Zealand
Fortunately, Wellington is not local government engage in active conversation on cities must grow, and evolve in
grappling with major transport the issues they are both facing. a coherent way. This is non-ne-
talk past each
infrastructure challenges. The A contributing factor to this is gotiable if they are to flourish as
recently opened Mackays to other rather than the complex myriad of legislation Magnet Cities in the Asia-Pacific.
Peka Peka expressway will relieve engage in active and regulation. While many claim
existing congestion around the conversation on the New Zealand has a world-class Connal Townsend is Chief Exec-
Kapiti Coast. issues they are both Resource Management Act, the utive of the Property Council NZ,
The soon-to-be-completed truth is it is not working for the which represents the interests
Transmission Gully motorway will facing” environment or development. of the commercial property
provide an additional transport In reality, built environment and investment industry – including
route up the coast, linking into the infrastructure decision-making commercial, industrial, retail and
Hutt Valley, and feeding into and and funding are spread over many property funds
May 5, 2017 1:33 PM PROPERTYANDBUILD.COM DIGITAL EDITION 5
Wellington office market
leads generally positive
sector sentiment
There has been a dramatic spike in the Wellington office sector,
according to the Colliers International New Zealand Q1 2017
commercial investor confidence survey
PROPERTY
6 DIGITAL EDITION PROPERTYANDBUILD.COM May 5, 2017 2:49 PM
10% Christchurch investor confidence
Overall Office Industrial Retail
Auckland Investor confidence Wellington
70%
Investor confidence
Results of our March 2017 quarter Commercial Property
40%
Investor Confidence Survey:
• New Zealand overall net confidence (optimists minus 10%
Net Percent
Sep-12
pessimists) has reduced to 24%, compared to 32% in Q4 2016.
Sep-13
Sep-14
Sep-15
Mar-14
Mar-16
Mar-17
Sep-
Mar-
Mar-13
-20%
16
15
• In the last five years the national result has varied from positive
Mar-12
10% (June 2012) to positive 32% (December 2016). -50%
• The top four markets are Queenstown, Tauranga / Mt Maunganui,
Auckland and Hamilton for the third quarter in a row. Queenstown is -80%
currently at 67% confidence and has maintained the highest spot for
the past seven quarterly surveys. Overall – Three main centres
• Christchurch
Wellington Investor
overall confidence confidence
has increased to 29%, up from 22% Overall three main centres
recorded in Q4 2016. The Wellington office sector has reached 39%, Auckland Wellington Christchurch
its highest confidence since the survey began in Q1 2006. 80%
• Christchurch investor confidence has reduced to -2%, down 60%
from 15% last quarter, and is now at a similar level across all 40%
sectors to Q1 2011. 20%
Net Percent
• Overall, 10 cities recorded a reduction in investor confidence,
Sep-14
Mar-16
Mar-13
0%
Sep-16
Mar-17
Mar-14
Sep-15
Sep-12
most of them modest, with two increases, Wellington and
Mar-12
Sep-13
Mar-15
-20%
Napier/Hastings. Interestingly, these are the same two markets
PROPERTY
-40%
showing an increased confidence in residential pricing, see our
Q1 2017 Residential Market Outlook Survey. -60%
-80%
• 2,299 responses were utilized to construct the survey results.
The confidence level reached commercial space. gains, setting a record yet again. for the World Masters Games and
39 per cent, the highest result In Auckland, Goodman has recent- The tourism boom has stimu- the British and Irish Lions Tour,
recorded since the survey began ly announced it will be investing lated increased overseas investor which will add further pressure to
in 2006, the firm reports in excess of $44 million across interest with four hotel devel- the accommodation supply.
Post-quake activity in Wellington five developments at Highbrook opments announced in the last
has seen a 7 per cent reduction in Business Park. month. Office
office stock, pushing vacancy rates Two of those will be industrial fa- These include a $60 million, Hol- Auckland metropolitan office
down in the CBD. cilities, as well as future stages of iday Inn Express in Queenstown; vacancy reached 5.6 per cent, an
Prime office vacancy rates are at The Crossing (offices), and a Quest 21-level, Four Points by Sheraton eight-year low in September 2016.
an all-time low of 1.2 per cent - less serviced apartment expansion. Hotels in central Auckland; a Developers that had the foresight
than 3,000 sqm of space. Spark is committing to a new six-level, Sebel Hotel in Manukau and ability to absorb higher levels
Colliers believes the disruption to 5,085 sqm purpose-built, four-level City, and a seven-level, Hilton of risk and plan for this a few
the demand and supply equation office development in Cathedral DoubleTree in Wellington. years ago are now receiving strong
will see the market swinging heavily Square, being developed by Nexus The combination of these devel- enquiries for their new premises.
in favour of the landlord, with rents Point, signaling a return to the CBD opments will add a much-needed Colliers expects overall stock to
expected to go up over the next 12 in Christchurch. 742 additional guest rooms to the increase by 5 per cent by June and
months. Strong net migration in the year to accommodation supply. vacancy to only peak at 8.2 per
There is a resurgence of retail February rose to 71,333, the fifth There are no signs of a slowdown cent (lower than the June 2014
activity in the Wellington CBD with consecutive month of net migration in visitor numbers, as more arrive vacancy rate).
a flurry of new store openings from
both from national and international
retailers.
Prime retail space is scarce in Mixed results from quarterly count
central Wellington. Since the arrival
of David Jones last year, retail
vacancy on Lambton Quay has de- Colliers’ March 2017 quarter Commercial Proper- • Wellington overall confidence has increased to
clined from 4.0 per cent (Dec-15) ty Investor Confidence Survey unearthed some 29 per cent, up from 22 per cent recorded in Q4
to 3.5 per cent (Jun-16) and now interesting statistics: 2016, with the Wellington office sector reaching
3.3 per cent (Dec-16). 39 per cent, its highest confidence rating since
Nationally in comparison to • New Zealand overall net confidence (optimists the survey began in Q1 2006
Wellington, commercial investor minus pessimists) reduced to 24 per cent, • Christchurch investor confidence has reduced to
confidence dropped. compared to 32 per cent in Q4 2016 -2 per cent, down from 15 per cent last quarter,
However, it remains robustly pos- • the last five years have seen the national result and is now at a similar level across all sectors to
itive at plus 24 per cent, and there vary from positive 10 per cent (June 2012) to Q1 2011
is no shortage of new projects in positive 32 per cent (December 2016) • overall, 10 cities recorded a reduction in investor
the pipeline across a variety of • the top four markets are Queenstown, Tauranga/ confidence, most of them modest, with two
property sectors. Mt Maunganui, Auckland and Hamilton for the increases, Wellington and Napier/Hastings, the
Supply can be slow to react to third quarter in a row; Queenstown’s 67 per cent same two markets that showed an increased
demand, and it is no surprise that confidence rating helping it maintain the highest confidence in residential pricing
developers are increasingly confi- spot it has held for the past seven quarterly • some 2,299 responses were utilized to construct
dent in undertaking development surveys the survey results.
projects in times of shortage of
May 5, 2017 2:49 PM PROPERTYANDBUILD.COM DIGITAL EDITION 7
New Zealand Key Economic Indicators – April 2017
Dec-16 Dec-16 Sep-16 Q-o-Q Dec-15 Y-o-Y
2017F* 2018F* 2019F*
(yr rate) (qtr rate) (qtr rate) Change (yr rate) Change
GDP Growth 2.7% 0.4% 0.8% -0.4% 2.2% 0.5% 3.1% 2.9% 3.4%
Current Account (% of GDP) -2.7% NA NA NA -3.4% 0.6% -3.2% -4.0% -4.5%
CPI Inflation 1.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 1.3% 1.0% 1.8% 1.8%
Net Migration Gain (000’s) 70 18 18 1 65 5 71 69 62
Retail Sales (ex-auto) 5.0% 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% 4.9% 0.1% 5.6% 5.0% 5.4%
Unemployment Rate 5.1% 5.2% 4.9% 0.3% 5.4% -0.3% 5.0% 4.8% 4.8%
Jan-17 Dec-16 M-o-M Jan-16 Y-o-Y 10 Year
2017F* 2018F* 2019F*
(yr rate) (yr rate) Change (yr rate) Change Average
Tourist Numbers Growth 6.9% 9.9% -1.9% 5.1% 1.7% 3.7% 7.0% 6.5% 4.9%
Official Cash Rate 1.75% 1.75% 0 bps 2.5% -75 bps 3.61% 1.75% 1.75% 2.50%
90 Day Bank Bill Rate 2.0% 2.0% 4 bps 2.6% -60 bps 3.9% 2.0% 1.9% 2.5%
10 Year Government Bond 3.3% 3.2% 6 bps 3.1% 23 bps 4.6% 3.0% 3.5% 3.8%
Floating Mortgage Rate 5.7% 5.7% 1 bps 5.8% -5 bps 6.8% 5.1% 5.1% 5.6%
PROPERTY
3 Year Fixed Housing Rate 5.5% 5.5% 0 bps 5.4% 16 bps 6.9% NA NA NA
Consumer Confidence 127 129 -1% 120 6% 119 NA NA NA
NZD vs US 0.72 0.71 1% 0.66 9% 0.75 0.70 0.69 0.67
NZD vs UK 0.58 0.58 0% 0.46 25% 0.47 0.57 0.53 0.50
NZD vs Australia 0.94 0.95 -1% 0.93 1% 0.85 0.92 0.91 0.87
NZD vs Japan 82 82 0% 76 7% 74 79 80 81
NZD vs Euro 0.68 0.67 1% 0.60 14% 0.57 0.66 0.68 0.69
Source: NZIER, Colliers International Research *March year forecast
New Zealand Prime Indicators
Prime Capital Values (%
Prime Rents (% Change) Prime Vacancy Rate
Change)
Property Sector
12-Months 12-Month 12-Months 12-Month 12-Month
Historical Current
to Mar-17 Forecast to Mar-17 Forecast Forecast
Office Mar-16 Mar-17 Mar-18
Auckland Metropolitan*** 5.8% 1.1% 9.7% 4.8% 5.7% 6.1% 8.9%
Office Dec-15 Dec-16 Dec-17
Auckland CBD 7.6% 6.5% 14.7% 7.7% 1.2% 2.8% 5.4%
Wellington CBD** 4.4% 24.5% 8.8% 31.3% 2.1% 1.2% N/A
Industrial* Feb-16 Feb-17 Feb-18
Auckland 3.6% 2.0% 12.6% 2.0% 1.7% 1.4% 2.2%
Industrial* Sep-15 Sep-16 Sep-17
Christchurch 1.0% 0.0% 6.1% 0.0% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5%
Industrial* Nov-15 Nov-16 Nov-17
Wellington** 3.9% 5.0% 6.7% 5.0% 4.0% 0.6% 1.0%
Retail Dec-15 Dec-16 Dec-17
Auckland CBD 1.7% 4.0% 11.2% 4.0% 2.5% 2.4% 2.2%
Wellington CBD** 6.7% -0.6% 9.6% -2.1% 7.3% 8.8% 7.1%
Auckland Shopping Centre 7.0% 5.1% 13.0% 5.1% 1.3% 1.7% 1.6%
Source: Colliers International Research *A combination of industrial office and warehouse space at a ratio of 20:80
**Wellington rental figures are gross and capital values based on net rent. Wellington Retail Vacancy figures are overall. ***Financial indicators are Auckland City Fringe.
8 DIGITAL EDITION PROPERTYANDBUILD.COM May 5, 2017 2:49 PM
Commercial Property Investor Confidence Survey Results
Region Mar-17 Dec-16 Sep-16 Jun-16 Mar-16 Dec-15 Sep-15
Queenstown 67% 69% 70% 73% 67% 62% 52%
Tauranga/Mt Maunganui 56% 65% 61% 66% 58% 55% 42%
Auckland 47% 59% 58% 65% 54% 55% 42%
Hamilton 41% 45% 42% 31% 38% 28% 28%
Wellington 29% 22% 31% 33% 28% 19% 12%
Nelson 22% 27% 18% 13% 18% 16% -1%
Napier/Hastings 13% 12% 14% 17% 8% 6% -8%
Dunedin 10% 25% 10% 5% 8% -1% -7%
Rotorua 4% 11% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Christchurch -2% 15% 9% 10% 9% 16% 13%
Whangarei -5% 13% -8% -4% -20% -24% -24%
Palmerston North -6% 5% 1% -5% -6% -14% -12%
New Zealand Overall 24% 32% 30% 32% 27% 26% 17%
PROPERTY
Note. Figures are rounded
Auckland Industrial Vacancy Permanent Arrivals and Departures
The last quarter has seen the is similar to the already estab-
completion of Auckland Airport’s lished Elliot Stables and can be ac-
Quad 7, Mitre 10’s Albany head cessed through the iconic façade
office and EMA’s employment on Queen Street or at street level
campus in Newmarket, increasing on Swanson Street.
the office stock by 18,600 sqm.
A further 17,500 sqm is expected Industrial Commercial Interest Rate Guide
to be completed by the end of this The strength in the Auckland
Date 3 Year Term (Indicative Borrowing Rate)
year. industrial market continues with
the latest survey showing 2.1 per April 2016 4.83%
Retail cent overall vacancy, the lowest
A new 590 sqm dining precinct at on record since the survey began May 2016 4.85%
125 Queen Street has been com- over 20 years ago.
June 2016 4.88%
pleted and is now is in the process In the last six months, prime
of being leased. vacancy has declined from 1.7 per July 2016 4.77%
The developer, Special Situations cent to 1.4 per cent, and second-
Assets Limited, acquired the build- ary vacancy from 2.4 per cent to August 2016 4.59%
ing in 2014 after it had been vacant 2.3 per cent.
September 2016 4.52%
for five years, with the goal to bring Despite over 250,000 sqm of
premium retail, dining and office new development being completed October 2016 4.57%
space to the Auckland CBD market. in the past 12 months, the amount
New World supermarket is in of prime space available remains November 2016 4.81%
the basement of the building, tight, causing an overflow of
December 2016 4.96%
with the ground floor hosting ASB demand into the secondary sector,
along with further retail space still particularly concentrated in the Mt January 17 5.22%
available for lease. Wellington, Onehunga / Penrose
The dining precinct is located on and Rosebank / Avondale areas. February 17 5.10%
level 1, with a gym, crèche and 28 This recent crop of develop-
March 17 5.10%
level office tower directly above. ments includes the new state-
The exterior also has a giant LED of-the-art Sistema factory of Source: ANZ Bank & Colliers International
signage screen for tenant use. 53,000 sqm completed Q3 2016 Note: the lending rate quoted in the table is not necessarily what you will be offered,
The laneway-style dining precinct at Auckland Airport. and should be regarded as indicating medium term trends.
May 5, 2017 2:49 PM PROPERTYANDBUILD.COM DIGITAL EDITION 9
A bridge to success
The largest reclamation in the southern hemisphere
built for purely recreational purposes can’t seem to stop
collecting major awards
CONSTRUCTION
10 DIGITAL EDITION PROPERTYANDBUILD.COMCONSTRUCTION PROPERTYANDBUILD.COM DIGITAL EDITION 11
Auckland’s Onehunga Foreshore beautiful to look at, with function “Some innovative thinking from The project had a long gestation
Restoration Project has garnered & form - it ticks all the boxes for all parties, including the con- Burke explains, beginning in the
numerous accolades over the me.” tractor and fabricator, allowed a late 1970s with the construc-
past couple of years, the most Artwork on the bridge’s interior solution to be found which met tion of the first SH20 – although
recent being the Isthmus Group timber panelling was commis- engineering and architectural the proposed duplication in the
winning the prestigious WAN sioned with guidance from the objectives as well as fitting within mid-2000s brought community
Transport Award 2016 award for project’s Mana Whenua Maori budget,” Burke notes. dissatisfaction to a head (see
the Taumanu Reserve Bridge. advisors and undertaken by artist Installation of the bridge Long labour of love sidebar).
The $5 million bridge was a Bernard Makoare. The resulting truss was a further logistical The community successfully ar-
worthy winner of a WAN award contemporary design was carved problem requiring a full motorway gued for the park proposed in the
that celebrates designs that by machine, while in counterpoint closure. “The night lift was delayed 1970s to be built and funded by
are driving change within the anodized aluminium shells adorn twice due to high winds, but in the NZTA and Auckland Council. “Our
transport sector – projects that the gateway upstands. end it went without a hitch.” involvement began in about 2009
not only enhance movement and HOK Vice President Anthony Isthmus was well placed to and the wider foreshore project
access, but also advance social Leslie was equally complimentary, handle this difficult project, having commenced in 2010 and was
mobility and reinvigorate civic appreciating the intricacy of the completed, including the bridge, in
spaces, from trains and tram sta- design. “The detailing is fantastic. 2015,” Burke says.
tions to airports and seaports. I think this project is beautiful “All in all it was an excellent ex-
Taumanu Reserve Bridge re- and a very unusual and sensitive “I think this project ample of a five-year collaborative
stores a connection to a re-imag- solution to a problem.” is beautiful and a effort by the Fulton Hogan Consor-
ined coastal landscape created tium, which also included Tonkin +
after motorway development Technical tasks
very unusual and Taylor, as well as bridge design sub
in the 1970s severed the local It wasn’t all plain sailing for sensitive solution to consultants Aecom, with bridge
populace from the sea. urban and landscape design a problem” fabrication being undertaken by
To resolve the problem of a park consultancy Isthmus, however, Eastbridge.”
CONSTRUCTION
in two parts, a bridge of sufficient as Associate Sean Burke recalls. Isthmus continue to hone its
form and experience was required “The bridge had some technical worked on a number of large-scale Taumanu Reserve Bridge urban
to stitch the halves together, with challenges in terms of spanning public realm projects over the and landscape design skills work-
a legibility that was of the park and and providing sufficient clearance past 30 years including the New ing on a wide variety of projects,
not the motorway. to SH20 as well as ensuring a Plymouth coastal walkway as well including several for the Transport
Beautifully balanced and propor- balance with access grades and as Oriental Bay and Kumutoto in Agency.
tioned, the bridge moves into the park footprint,” he explains. Wellington. “We undertake a wide variety
adjacent constructed and planted “These problems disap- “We have also provided technical of work, including in the housing
landforms and abutments and is peared with the introduction of input into roading and energy space with Hobsonville Point,
bookended by basaltic concrete a camber to the bridge, which as infrastructure through the con- but also urban work such as the
panels. well as making it stronger provided senting, design and build phases Freyberg Square upgrade and park
The jury praised the resulting a reveal sequence of the harbour across many projects such as the development such as Barry Curtis
seamless integration of the bridge as part of the user experience.” North Island Grid Upgrade, Tauhara Park,” Burke adds.
with the landscape, with Transport In addition, a throw screen was ll and the Waitahora Windfarm,” Little wonder then that Isthmus
for London Technical Sponsor for added to the design brief late in Burke adds. had been shortlisted for WAN
River Crossings Catherine Hallett the piece, which necessitated a “In addition, we have completed awards previously with Barry
hailing the “innovative” design. reworking of the structural ele- a number of smaller bridge proj- Curtis Park and was one of the
“It stands out, it does exactly ments associated with the timber ects, including the Te Puru bridge final candidates in the Infrastruc-
what it says it’s going to do. It cladding as well as developing a as part of the Beachland to Mar- ture category of this year’s WAN
links to the beach, it looks like the concept for the throw screens aetai coastal walkway, and feature award - again for Taumanu Reserve
beach. Beautiful to walk across, themselves. bridges for Hobsonville Point.” Bridge.
12 DIGITAL EDITION PROPERTYANDBUILD.COM May 5, 2017 1:40 PMCONSTRUCTION
“We have also just won the World was accessible and well used
Architecture Festival Landscape prior to the construction of the
Award for Kopupaka Park at West- Southwestern Motorway,” they
gate for Auckland Council, while observed.
the New Plymouth walkway also “Featuring basalt tongues,
won an International Federation of beaches and reduced access
Landscape Architects award some areas to provide habitat for
10 years ago,” Burke notes. avian wildlife, it capitalised on the
enthusiasm of the community, and
Engineering excellence involved them to create a reserve
The Onehunga Foreshore Resto- and foreshore that gives the im-
ration Project was itself an award pression of having been naturally
winner, having previously been formed prior to the motorway con-
recognised with one of engineer- struction. During land reclamation,
ing’s most prestigious awards the entrants pioneered a consent
- the IPENZ Arthur Mead Environ- process that has been adopted by
ment & Sustainability Award. Auckland Council.”
The IPENZ judges’ award citation Tonkin + Taylor acted as lead
was complimentary of the project consultants for the Taumanu
now known as Taumanu Reserve Reserve project, contributing hard
and the Fulton Hogan-led team engineering expertise along with
that constructed it: “This project environmental guidance and de-
addresses the long-standing sign coordination, Design Manager
separation of the Onehunga & Senior Civil Engineer Mark Foster
community and a foreshore that explains.
May 5, 2017 1:40 PM PROPERTYANDBUILD.COM DIGITAL EDITION 13CONSTRUCTION
“This was a unique project but • cycleway design The other key complexity was gravel/shell pocket beaches
similar undertakings with Isthmus • stormwater design the fact that the project had been • a pedestrian path and cycle
include the Oriental Bay foreshore • geotechnical design and initiated and driven by the com- path along Orpheus Drive
redevelopment, the Maratai to liquefaction assessment munity and therefore had a wide • the Taumanu Bridge, a
Beachlands Coastal Walkway that • geotechnical monitoring range of stakeholders, often with shared-use pedestrian/
included the award-winningTe • contaminated land assessments competing objectives that had to cycle bridge over SH20
Pura Bridge and the New Plymouth • construction supervision be delicately balanced. • public amenities – boat
Coastal Walkway,” he adds. • marine and terrestrial ecology. The third key challenge was the ramp, toilet block, park fur-
Some 25 staff were involved on difficult geotechnology. “Some niture and a new carpark
what was one of the environmen- Regulatory restrictions parts had up to 10 metres of very • infrastructure upgrade of
tal and engineering consultancy’s Given this extensive brief it’s soft soil while others were on rock, existing stormwater services
biggest undertakings as lead little wonder that Taumanu posed so it was tricky dealing with the including extension of the One-
consultant on a lump sum project, several key challenges, the challenges of the differing geology hunga Lagoon outlet culverts
although it is also working on the major one being the New Zealand and ground conditions.” • upgrade of Transpow-
$1.4 billion Waterview Connection regulatory context. “The environ- er’s pylon footing.
as one of three design consul- mental regulations specifically
tancies involved in the Well-Con- discourage reclamation but this Needless to say, Taumanu pro-
nected Alliance that includes the project required a large amount of “We chose to vided Tonkin + Taylor with several
NZ Transport Agency, Fletcher reclamation so overcoming those go with a highly key lessons that are standing it
Construction, McConnell Dowell hurdles was a major complexity,” collaborative, highly in good stead as it works on two
Constructors, Beca Infrastructure, Foster notes. integrated approach similar projects on the Kapiti Coast
Parsons Brinkerhoff and Obayashi “We worked very closely with and north of Auckland, both of
Corporation. resource management planners to
to the design and it which also include a seawall and a
Tonkin + Taylor was tasked with effectively tailor the design spe- really bore fruit” coastal walkway.
providing an exhaustive range of cifically to the legislation rather “The main lesson for us was us-
skills and services including: than shoehorning the design into Tonkin + Taylor successfully ing the legal framework to provide
• design management the legal requirements, as often overcame these various challeng- a really good basis for steering
• RMA planning happens with other projects.” es, designing a stunning reserve the design, which came to fruition
• obtaining resource consents Working with the coast was that includes: thanks to our really collaborative
for the 250,000m3 reclama- equally important as a key • 1.4km of restored coastline approach with Isthmus,” Foster
tion in the Manukau Harbour requirement was the restoration • 6.4 hectares of new parkland maintains. “We chose to go with
• stakeholder manage- of the natural character of the and beaches along a one-kilo- a highly collaborative, highly inte-
ment and consultation coastlines. “We basically built the metre stretch of coastline grated approach to the design and
• civil design project around restoring what was • extension of the exist- it really bore fruit.”
• pavement design once lost – we strove for a natu- ing parkland surrounding The Onehunga Foreshore Project
• structural design ral-looking project so everything the Onehunga Lagoon proved equally instructive for
• coastal processes assess- was designed to look as if it was • a meandering shared-use head contractor Fulton Hogan,
ment and plan form design always there and not man-made,” path through the extensive- as Project Manager Nariman
• coastal structures design Foster explains. “Without that ly landscaped parkland Behzadi explains. “It was a major
• earthworks and geo- approach it would have been tricky • a series of rock headlands, three undertaking that demanded a core
metric design to get a resource consent.” new sandy beaches and six engineering team consisting of
14 DIGITAL EDITION PROPERTYANDBUILD.COM May 5, 2017 1:40 PMpark for the people of Onehunga the effect on the travelling public, An added complication arose
was something a bit different but the lift itself was completed in when the team found the task
for Fulton Hogan to be involved four to five hours. “We started at couldn’t get the lift to work with
in and we are very proud of the 7pm with a staged closure and had one crane, having abandoned the
result that our design partners the crane on the road and the first original approach that required two
and our construction teams have section closed around 10 pm,” cranes and would have taken at
achieved.” Behzadi reveals. least two days. “There was no way
His team also learned a lot when “The programme called for that could have been done in the
it came to lifting the 84-me- the beam to be placed around seven-hour window allowed by the
tre-long bridge structure, which 3-3.30am, the crane dismantled NZTA.”
was fabricated in Napier, brought by 5am and off the road at 5:30am As if that wasn’t enough, high
to the site and assembled before but the lift started at 12 and the winds caused the cancellation of
being lifted and placed using beam was placed by 1am.” the initial planned lift. “The wind
a 450-tonne Grove GMK 7450 The task gave Behzadi and the was gusting at up to 50km per
mobile crane with 100t counter- Fulton Hogan team a new-found hour, but the crane’s limit was
weight and MegaWingLift from NZ appreciation of the extensive 36km per hour due to its weight,”
Cranes. preparations required for such big Behzadi says.
“The beam truss weighed 113 lifts. “It took us six months’ work, A rock concert meant the road
tonnes and used 96 per cent which included modelling how the couldn’t be closed on the second
of the crane’s capacity, which bridge was going to act once it weekend while the wind disrupted
required six months of detailed was lifted using a single crane,” he the team’s carefully laid plans
planning by the NZTA, NZ Cranes recalls. again on the third weekend. “We
and the Auckland Motorway Alli- “Lifting at certain points results had to wait right up until the night
ance,” Behzadi recalls. in a lot of flexing and bending, and to make the call to go ahead with
This challenge was further com- the beam was so long it had to be the lift.”
CONSTRUCTION
pounded by consent restrictions supported on two jinker units.” The frustration and delays
that meant any detours or lane were all worth it however, as the
closures could not add more than Meticulous modeling high-precision lift in December
five minutes to the travel time The Fulton Hogan team therefore 2014 won Fulton Hogan both the
of motorists to or from Auckland had to model the entire transport Project of the Year and People’s
airport. route to ascertain the best and Choice awards at the NZ Annual
Several traffic analyses and most efficient method of getting Crane Association Conference
four permanent staff on site and studies were undertaken with the bridge to the lifting posi- Awards.
three senior managers off-site,” Beca and the NZTA to ensure there tion. “This also showed us what “We are currently implementing
he says. would be no delays on what was a services such as street lights the lessons learned on the Tauma-
“In addition, there were six on key arterial route to the airport. and fencing barriers needed to be nu Bridge lift on a bridge site on
the structures team and up to 20 “We estimated it would take shifted or removed ahead of time.” the Albany Highway in Auckland’s
operators handling the earth- us four to five hours to set up The crane placement position North Shore involving a 40m, 70-
works, which saw 180-200 truck the crane offline before one lane straddled two high pressure gas ton load that is next to a school,
movements per day at the height was shut to enable us to do more lines servicing north Auckland, gas line and a sewer,” Behzadi
of the earthworks season.” work,” he explains. “We would which in turn demanded close liai- reveals.
Behzadi was personally involved then shut the second lane and son with Vector, who were eventu- The Taumanu Bridge project has
in the structure team, although move the crane closer to the final ally placed on standby along with clearly not only spawned several
the most difficult aspect of the position.” the fire brigade. “We had to locate award-winning concepts, but also
project was finding new meth- The Fulton Hogan team was the entire length of gas line in laid the foundation for further
odologies to build the bridge and given a seven-hour window on the work area and include it in the cost-effective development of
innovative ways of reclaiming land. the weekend to complete the de- model to ensure correct pressure similar New Zealand infrastructure
“Creating an iconic bridge and manding task in order to minimise loadings on the pipes.” in future.
Long labour of love
The Onehunga Foreshore Restoration Local Board and the New Zealand Transport area in an environmentally-sound manner.
Project is the result of 40 years of Agency. More than 30,000 plants and 350 trees
community advocacy, most recently led by Fulton Hogan (with Tonkin + Taylor were planted, including pohutukawa, cabbage
The Onehunga Enhancement Society. Ltd, Isthmus Ltd and URS) won a design trees, totara and kowhai, which provide an
The community was keen to reconnect the competition to design and build the park. ideal habitat for the native birds that are
Puhea Creek to the sea, the creek having Their concept looked to the original found in the foreshore.
been separated from the harbour in 1975 shoreline that had been shaped by the Auckland Council and Watercare also
when the motorway was built and proposed Manukau’s natural forces: a sweeping bay collaborated to identify and fix potential
amenity enhancements were not carried out. with volcanic lava flows and smaller pocket sources of stormwater contamination within
The community’s aspirations to reconnect beaches nestled between rocky headlands. the 10 sub-catchments that feed into
Onehunga to the sea and recapture the lost Independent commissioners in 2012 the Onehunga Bay, leading to a significant
biodiversity and recreational opportunities shared their vision, granting resource improvement in water quality.
came to the fore decades later as plans to consents for the project subject to The environmental restoration and
complete SH20 took shape. conditions. future management of the Manukau
As a result, the $28 million Onehunga Construction required some 334,000 Harbour remains an ongoing focus for
Foreshore Restoration Project was advanced cubic metres of fill, rock, sand and topsoil, the local board, Manukau Harbour Forum,
under a partnership between Auckland and a special earthworks methodology was Auckland Council, Mana Whenua and the
Council through the Maungakiekie-Tamāki developed to allow fill to be placed in a tidal community.
May 5, 2017 1:40 PM PROPERTYANDBUILD.COM DIGITAL EDITION 15PROPERTY
16 DIGITAL EDITION PROPERTYANDBUILD.COM May 5, 2017 1:42 PM he proposed new luxury hotel development
T
at One Market Square will directly face
Viaduct Harbour on two sides and offer “Your room
is ready…”
guests stunning views of Auckland
The ongoing tourism boom has sparked
a corresponding flurry of new hotel
developments virtually the length and breadth
of the country
Queenstown has taken the lead New Zealand’s hotel sector.
during New Zealand’s most buoy- “Investors are clearly recognising
ant period of hotel transactions the huge economic benefits of
PROPERTY
in a decade, notching up both New Zealand’s tourism boom,” he
the largest sales volume and the says.
biggest individual transaction. “There was a record 3.5 million
Colliers International’s hotel visitors to New Zealand last year,
sales survey has found more than and the government is forecasting
$500 million of hotel inventory 4.5 million annual visitors by 2022.
changed hands in 2015/16, the “That growth has driven record
strongest period on record since trading numbers in gateway cities
2005/06. like Auckland and tourist hot spots
Queenstown accounted for just like Queenstown.
over 30 per cent of the total sales “As a result, investors are
volume, with nine sales over the benefiting from strengthening
24-month period totalling some investment yields.”
$173m. Humphries says yields have
The booming tourist hot spot compressed in the order of 100 to
also notched up the largest single 200 basis points across the five
hotel transaction of the last de- main tourism markets, with the
cade, with the 273-room Novotel strongest yields being achieved in
Lakeside Queenstown changing Auckland and Queenstown.
hands for $91m. Almost two thirds (65 per
Wellington was second in total cent) of hotel transactions were
sales volume, with five transac- completed via public marketing
tions worth $133m accounting for campaigns, with Colliers Interna-
26 per cent of the total. Auckland tional brokering over 90 per cent
came in third with $94m of sales, of those deals.
followed by Christchurch with New Zealand-based investors
$78m. bought about $200m of hotel
Dean Humphries, national assets in 2015/16, accounting for
director of hotels at Colliers Inter- just under 40 per cent of transac-
national, says the strong figures tions by value.
reflect high levels of confidence in The biggest source of foreign
capital was Hong Kong, accounting
for 30 per cent of the total sales
by value, followed by Singapore,
with 18 per cent of total sales.
Humphries says investors
shouldn’t expect the market’s
buoyancy to continue this year.
“We anticipate sales activity will
be significantly reduced as inves-
"Investors are tors choose to hold onto assets
clearly recognising to take advantage of the strong
the huge economic trading conditions,” he says.
“There will still be investment
benefits of New opportunities, however, particular-
Zealand's tourism ly as we expect hotel development
boom" activity to increase.”
May 5, 2017 1:42 PM PROPERTYANDBUILD.COM DIGITAL EDITION 17PROPERTY
Auckland Airport is currently investing more than $1 million every working day on infrastructure improvements, including new
hotels to meet ongoing demand from local and international travellers
Severe shortfall market and there is a clear need sides of the site, the hotel’s views • Sebel Hotel, a new 152-
Humphries says new development for luxury hotel accommodation in across the harbour and beyond will room, six-level hotel on
opportunities will be driven by the the CBD,” she says. never be built out. Lakewood Court, Manukau
tourism boom and a projected “A luxury hotel has many Bull says the development • SO Sofitel, a 130-room hotel
shortfall of 4500 hotel rooms synergies with the amenities and partnership model will keep the on the former Reserve Bank
across the country’s five largest attractions located in the Viaduct strategic waterfront land in New site on Customs St East
tourism markets by 2025. Harbour and will act as a catalyst Zealand ownership, while opening • Park Hyatt, a new 190-room
“We expect the majority to attract even more visitors to the project up to beneficial foreign hotel on the former Team New
of development activity will the area. investment. Zealand site in Wynyard Quarter
occur in Auckland, Christchurch, “With 165 rooms, and a rooftop Other major, publicly announced • Ritz-Carlton, a new 300-room ho-
Queenstown and Wellington,” he bar proposed, we see this develop- Auckland hotel projects include: tel to be located on Albert Street
predicts. ment as adding to the desirability • Four Points By Sheraton, • Pullman Hotel, a new 250-
“We’re already seeing new op- of Viaduct Harbour and the contin- a 255-room hotel in a re- room hotel to be built beside
portunities arise, such as the One ued investment in the precinct and furbished 21-level office the Novotel at Auckland
Market Square development at surrounding area.” tower on Queen St International Airport.
Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour.” Bull says the company is looking
Viaduct Harbour Holdings Limited for a suitable development partner
has appointed Colliers Internation- who will build a world-class, iconic
al to undertake a global search for waterfront hotel that all Auck-
a world-class development partner landers can be proud of.
to build a 165-room luxury hotel on “We want a landmark develop-
the One Market Square site, which ment that will complement the
was previously occupied by the many great buildings already built
Simunovich Fisheries building. or underway in the wider Viaduct
Angela Bull, Viaduct Harbour Harbour and Wynyard Quarter
Holdings Limited chief executive, area.”
says the waterfront site is excep- The preliminary design by Warren
tional, directly facing the Viaduct and Mahoney, a leading architec-
Harbour on two sides and with tural firm behind some of New Zea-
stunning views of Auckland. land’s most iconic buildings, will be
“Viaduct Harbour is an outstand- made available to the successful
ing lifestyle precinct in Auckland development partner.
with unrivalled access to the The design offers a floor area
water, quality restaurants, apart- of 12,000sq m on a 1,288sq m
ments and an international marina. site. With the waterfront on two
“One Market Square is perfectly
positioned for a world-class hotel
that will add to the vibrancy and
attractiveness of the precinct.
“We know that Auckland is The Auckland Harbour view
critical to New Zealand’s tourist of One Market Square
18 DIGITAL EDITION PROPERTYANDBUILD.COM May 5, 2017 1:42 PMTainui Group Holdings Chief Construction is expected to
Executive Chris Joblin says the start by the end of this year, with
"Auckland Airport plays a key role in New agreement reflects the strength the hotel scheduled to open by
Zealand's growing tourism industry and in of the relationship that has been late 2019.
connecting Auckland to New Zealand and established between Tainui Group By this time, Auckland Airport’s
Holdings and Auckland Airport. international terminal will have
New Zealand to the world" “This is an exciting project that undergone significant expansion
will result in two complementary and work will already be underway
assets located in an exceptional on the domestic section of the
position at New Zealand’s main future combined domestic and
Airport action Queen Te Atairangikaahu chose gateway,” he notes. international terminal.
Elsewhere, Auckland Airport and when she ascended to the Te “This creates tremendous scope Auckland Airport is currently
Tainui Group Holdings have an- Wherowhero (throne) at the time of to create a unique, authentic New investing more than $1 million
nounced an agreement to develop her Coronation. The chiefly associ- Zealand experience for airport every working day on infrastruc-
a new 5-star hotel adjacent to ations of Te Arikinui are in keeping visitors and hotel guests, including ture improvements, and expects
Auckland Airport’s international with the 5-star premium experi- through unique cultural elements this level of investment will likely
terminal and the existing 4-star ence to be offered at the hotel. incorporated in the design.” continue into the near future.
Novotel hotel. The new premium
250-room hotel will be operated
by AccorHotels under the Pullman
brand. Not enough rooms at the inn?
Additional hotel development
has long been a feature of
Auckland Airport’s ‘airport of the The new properties follow a recent report that Queenstown
PROPERTY
future’ vision, but Mark Thomson, estimated a total of 26 additional hotels, above
Auckland Airport’s general manag- and beyond what is currently planned, will be
er – property, says the timing has needed over the next 10 years to meet expected
been influenced by unprecedented tourism demand in major tourist centres.
demand for hotel accommodation The research was a key part of Project Palace,
in Auckland. a programme to accelerate new private sector
Building the hotel now also re- investment in New Zealand’s hotel infrastructure
sponds directly to strong demand led by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and the
for accommodation that provides government’s Investment Attraction Taskforce.
easy access to the airport termi- NZTE, Tourism New Zealand (TNZ), and the Minis-
nals, he explains. try of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) during high demand periods in all the cen-
“Auckland Airport plays a key commissioned the research report in 2016 to gain tres – this is particularly in summer and
role in New Zealand’s growing a more accurate understanding of the demand and autumn (December and March quarters)
tourism industry and in connecting supply for hotel accommodation now and in the and when there are major events on
Auckland to New Zealand and New future across peak and off-peak seasons. • Auckland and Queenstown had consis-
Zealand to the world,” Thomson Focused on Auckland, Rotorua, Wellington, tently high occupancy rates (>80 per cent)
says. Christchurch and Queenstown, the report shows throughout 2015 and Queenstown is rap-
“This hotel, which will benefit that if demand and supply estimates are borne out idly becoming an all-seasons location
from its premium location adjacent the shortfall in new hotel rooms is expected to be • Wellington enjoyed a stable occupancy rate
to the international terminal and up to 4,526 across these centres by 2025 - over (78 per cent) in 2015, with the December
the current Novotel, will provide and above new hotels currently planned and equiv- and March quarters having higher occupancy
more choices for travellers looking alent to 26 hotels the size of the Sofitel Viaduct in than the June and September quarters
for high-quality accommodation Auckland. • Rotorua and Christchurch had high occupancy
within walking distance of both NZTE, TNZ and MBIE are working together with rates (>80 per cent) in the December and March
terminals. local government and the private sector to identify quarters in 2015, but lower occupancy during
“Being able to walk to the termi- available locations for additional hotels in each of winter and spring (June and September quarters)
nals, rather than drive, has con- the five locations studied and to pave the way for • forecasts suggest that the demand for hotels
siderable appeal to hotel patrons attracting new investment in hotel development. will outstrip supply over the next 10 years in all
and will also help reduce vehicle NZTE will use the research as the basis for a regions so occupancy rates will continue to grow
movements on our roads.” prospectus that outlines the business case for • international visitor arrivals will be a major
The new hotel will trade as the investment in New Zealand hotels to domestic and driver of hotel demand (their numbers are
Pullman Auckland Airport and will international investors, utilising its strong interna- expected to grow 5.4 per cent per annum),
be developed in a 50:50 partner- tional networks. while domestic demand is expected to grow
ship with Tainui Group Holdings. Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce at 2.5 per cent per annum – China and Aus-
As part of this agreement, has asked NZTE to catalogue and present hotel tralia are expected to be largest contribu-
Auckland Airport has increased opportunities in other New Zealand centres as well, tors to the growing international demand
its ownership stake in the Novotel noting that tourism directly contributes $11 billion • historical preferences suggest that de-
hotel to 50 per cent. or almost 5 per cent to GDP. mand for four-star and above quality hotels
“The partnership with Tainui Attracting high-value foreign investment into will be strongest over the next 10 years
Group Holdings and AccorHotels New Zealand is part of the government’s Invest- • the market research was based on a range of
has been very successful and ment Attraction Strategy, and contributes to data sources including MBIE’s International
we are pleased to be extending government’s Business Growth Agenda target of Visitor Arrival forecasts and data, Tourism
this relationship to another hotel attracting an extra $160 billion to $200 billion of Industry Aotearoa hotel data, and Statistics New
project,” Thomson adds, capital by 2025. Zealand’s Commercial Accommodation Moni-
The hotel building will carry the The research found: tor. Colliers International provided proprietary
name ‘Te Arikinui’, which is the • there is a current shortage of hotel rooms information about planned hotel developments.
chiefly title that the Late Maori
May 5, 2017 1:42 PM PROPERTYANDBUILD.COM DIGITAL EDITION 19Future cities all about liveability and well-being
Liveability and creating healthy communities will be the focus of future cities according to
international sustainability experts
Katie Swenson, a US-based
leader in sustainable design
for low-income communities,
emphasised the importance of
well designed, sustainable and
affordable housing.
Speaking at the recent Green
Property Summit, Swenson argued
that housing people and creating
engaged communities not only has
good social outcomes, but also
saves a city money.
“Failing to do so means you will
be engaging with this problem via
your health and social services.
Therefore, the role our buildings
play in creating healthy, engaged
communities has far-reaching
CITIES
social consequences.
“For the homeless, when you
design a home that is beautiful
and well suited, 98 per cent remain
stably housed. This indicates there
are health benefits to how and
where we live. This is a consider-
ation for the property industry.”
Swenson outlined her work for
Enterprise Community Partners
and the establishment of the
Green Communities Criteria,
the only national green building
standard with direct applicability
to affordable housing. “Cities of the future will be neigh- for New Zealanders,” Eagles says.
“Low-income communities bourhoods connected by high To energise the private sector
experience disproportionately high "Cities of the speed internet, which links all the towards green sustainability,
rates of obesity, heart disease, future will be systems needed to support these Keung suggested greater financial
diabetes and mental health issues. neighbourhoods communities. incentives. “It is the classic carrot
“The Green Communities Criteria, Rode’s advice to New Zealand: and stick approach. We set the
which is a national green building
connected by high “Make sure your buildings are minimum standard.
standard, harnesses the power speed internet, better integrated into the site. “However, if a developer reaches
of design to improve residents’ which links all the Your street and traffic flows are the higher targets, they get addi-
health through “Active Design” systems needed not coordinated with pedestrians, tional funding support or space to
requirements. This can include it’s crazy walking around here.” develop.”
to support these
simple, cost-effective measures Keynote speaker Dr John Keung, Peter Mence, chief executive, Ar-
like improving stairwell access and communities" CEO of Singapore’s Building, and gosy Property Limited and national
visibility. Construction Authority (BCA) president, Property Council New
“We also promote healthy made the case for more govern- Zealand, called on the property
neighbourhoods, rather than just ment leadership in sustainable industry to do more.
buildings. Access to services building. “Government must walk “As a property industry, we must
around a building are also im- the talk.” manage our resources reasonably.
portant, and help create a happy, Andrew Eagles, CEO of the Green “Personally, I do not believe the
engaged community where people Rode also emphasised the Building Council, launched a policy industry is moving fast enough, we
want to live.” importance of using technology position paper at the conference. need to lift our game.”
Summit speaker Davina Rooney, to design, plan and connect our “Better buildings and homes In his closing address to the
from Stockland Australia, agreed, cities. mean a better quality of life. It’s summit, Property Council Chief Ex-
suggesting that we need to plan “Ten years ago, green design time to have a conversation about ecutive Connal Townsend agreed.
our future cities better to improve was all about energy efficiency as the built environment in New “We all need to get on board and
health and liveability. the cost of utilities was going up. Zealand”. create sustainable, green buildings
“Obesity has a post code. The Today, technological innovation “Working with industry and gov- that people want to live and work
urban planning we do now, and the means utility costs are declining. ernment to set out a trajectory for in,” he says..
infrastructure we put in place, will Now, green development is about the built environment will provide The summit was a joint event by
have a direct impact on the health liveability and creating commu- certainty for the construction the New Zealand Green Building
of our children.” nities and improving existing and property sector and greater Council (NZGBC) and Property
American guest speaker Paul buildings. productivity and better outcomes Council New Zealand.
20 DIGITAL EDITION PROPERTYANDBUILD.COM May 5, 2017 4:04 PMYou can also read
