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These pages:Green at heart –
sustainable, efficient pre-fabricated
cross laminated timber panels
feature large in the student facility.
was to complete the facility following the principles
of the Living Building Challenge (LBC), and the
CLT structure ticked the sustainability box without
adding extra costs.”
LBC is an international sustainable building
certification program that promotes advanced
measurement of sustainability in the built envi-
ronment, rigorously measuring actual building
performance. CLT went a long way towards
meeting the LBC materials requirement, with the
pre-fabricated panels using Forest Stewardship
Council certified timber, and the manufacturing
process being extremely low waste.
Naylor Love joined the design team under an
Early Contractor Involvement model and, as the
Main Contractor, the company was also responsible
for full on-site delivery.
“We relished the opportunity to work collabora-
tively with the Otago Polytechnic, the design team,
and the supplier to deliver this ground-breaking
accommodation building,” says McKie. “Essentially,
this is a building we will be proud of for many years
to come.
“Naylor Love’s role was broad and included
identifying and resolving potential issues with fire
and acoustic ratings. In addition, the fast-moving
project required meticulous planning by our site
team to manage materials and labour – we were
building full floors in a matter of days.”
Construction took fifteen months to complete – a
particularly tight programme to ensure the facility
was available for the Otago Polytechnic’s domestic
and international 2018 student intake.
Tracey Howell, capital works and facilities man-
ager at Otago Polytechnic, says at times there were
upwards of 105 contractors on site and that Naylor
Love closely co-ordinated all works, at the same
time creating a great team culture which has helped
deliver a unique project.
“Otago Polytechnic is very happy with the final
product – it’s great to have students in the building.”
For further details, contact Naylor Love Dunedin,
Auckland, Waikato/Bay of Plenty, Wellington,
Canterbury and Central Otago, email: enquiries@
naylorlove.co.nz, web: www.naylorlove.co.nz
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