6 | Innovation drives success T T from page 4 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT NZCIS The Green Room, where the indoor field is housed, also has a giant interactive screen. He says the scope and design involved collaborating with elite teams from around the globe in conjunction with disability groups to create innovative concepts around accessibility. NZCIS then took the learnings to create an environment suitable for everyone including 25 accessible new apartments, an accessible lift to viewing platforms, 24 accessible bathrooms across campus, consideration to paths, parking spaces and campus layout. These learnings also came into play when procuring items like drinking stations, appliances and services across the campus. In the Green Room, where the indoor field is housed, there is yet another world first: a giant interactive screen which is a staggering 7m x 9m, 2.5 times bigger than anything that’s ever been built before, says Jamie. The interactive screen allows for digital goals across multiple sports, skill acquisition activities and gamification of skills using a host of games including darts, tic-tac-toe, connect 4 and many others. Due to the clean skin environment, (which in plain language means there are over 200 screens available for advertising/branding), Jamie says that NZCIS can provide an environment where the screens, powered by a 5-star hotel grade management system can be personalised to each team. “From the moment people walk in, we can make this feel like their home. “We can project the team’s logo, sponsors, messaging or data across both the NZCIS facility and premier village accommodation. This could also create a unique long term branding opportunity for the right business.” Possibly one of the biggest achievements of the campus says Jamie is the net regional economic contribution that NZCIS has delivered to the local region. It currently sits at over $6m, which is significantly higher than what was forecasted in 2017. “We had already hit the baseline estimate prior to the official opening,” he says. “Productivity and prosperity for all is a big emerging story of NZCIS. When people work together, they can achieve real gains. Simply put, increases in density allow more specialisation, excellence in service delivery and less duplication of effort. “There is sound international evidence that fully agglomerated zones can result in productivity increases of up to 30%. This in turn leads to higher incomes for the community than they would otherwise have achieved.” New Zealand’s Artificial Turf Specialists. Proudly supporting NZCIS 0800 426 366 www.gameonturf.co.nz The largest diverse civil subcontracting firm in the Wellington region 04 232 0250 | info@multicivil.co.nz | www.multicivil.co.nz
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