UOC ICT Building NZi3

University of Canterbury, Innovation Centre of Technology - NZi3 was built to maximise performance, weather tightness and sustainability requirements.

The building has received a 5 Star Green Star rating - the first education building to achieve this certification.

Thermosash delivered the following facade solutions:

• PW400 seismic strip windows with motorised sashes
• Structural glass entrances
• Heavy duty integrated sliding & hinged doors
• Louvres,
• Mechanised Solar shading
• Total Vision solar shade screen
• Framed skylight

The ICT Building has won a number of awards:

• 2010 Winner - Sustainability and Clean Technology Category, New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards 
• 2010 Winner - Education & Healthcare Category, Institution of Structural Engineers, UK (IStructE) Awards 
• 2010 Winner - Green Building Property and Education & Arts Property Excellence Award at the Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards 
• 2009 Excellence for Energy Efficiency Award - IES & EECA Awards 
• 2009 Excellence for Lighting Design Award - IES & EECA