Geyser Parnell

New Zealand’s First Greenworld Leadership Building

Parnell is about to be home to New Zealand’s first 6 Green Star building - Geyser by Samson Corporation (The developers behind Ironbank). “A 6 Star certified rating represents world leadership in the Green Star building rating system, which was developed to assess environmentally sustainable design initiatives,"says NZGBC Chief Executive, Jane Henley.

So what makes Geyser Parnell so environmentally sustainable? Here are some of its green features:

• Geysers' floor plates are divided into five individual sub-buildings set around a system of atriums with pedestrian linkages. This maximises natural daylight penetration into, and exterior views out from, the majority of the spaces.

• Each 'sub building' is wrapped in a dynamic 3-dimensional semi-reflective white twin walled façade. This technology creates natural heating and cooling ventilation by way of thermal currents rising up through the void spaces between the two walls. This means the building is cool in summer and warm in winter.

• The building will have its own rainwater harvesting system to store and supply water to low flush toilets and irrigation systems, and low flow sanitary fixtures are specified throughout the development.

• The development encourages tenants and visitors to either cycle or walk with the provision of showers and lockers at car park level and visitor cycle park spaces at Plaza level. 25% of the car parking spaces in the automated stacker car park are nominated only for small cars. The development is also located very near the proposed Parnell train station and CBD public transport network.