For more information, visit ghcommercial.co.nz call 0800 500 210 or email commercial@godfreyhirst.co.nz ghcommercial.co.nz “Our new Agricultural Sciences building demonstrates our leadership in sustainability practice and our support for the New Zealand food and fibre sector in its design and performance. In their choice of a sustainable flooring product, our project management team were clear in their demand for wool carpet tiles grown by New Zealand farmers.” Lincoln University Flooring Category Developer, a brandnew bespoke product was developed from scratch. Godfrey Hirsts’ Product Development team worked to develop a wool tile that would not only be aesthetically pleasing, but also perform in a busy University environment. The new flooring solution had to achieve ACCS Commercial Extra Heavy-Duty grading. Using a combination of yarns originally developed for Commercial broadloom products coupled with their tile manufacturing experience, the team developed Territoire. The seemingly random grid-like pattern was emphasised by using a subtly heathered bluish-grey yarn together with a black yarn; both woollen-spun yarns were manufactured in Oamaru. This pattern works well with both the decorative glass panels and exposed industrial ceilings in the Agricultural Sciences Building. The grid-like pattern was further enhanced by installation of the wool tiles in an ashlar pattern, which echoes the building’s façade. This new Godfrey Hirst flooring solution, developed specifically for Lincoln University, signals the important role customer-supplier partnerships play in shaping a more productive and sustainable future for the New Zealand building industry. Lincoln University has always been a chief driver of innovation in the land-based sector, particularly in the food and fibre industries, and the Godfrey Hirst flooring solution for the University’s new Agricultural Sciences Building reflects that forward thinking. “This new wool carpet tile combines all the hard-wearing and durable characteristics of a resilient floor with the quality, warmth and comfort of a broadloom wool carpet.” Godfrey Hirst “We had a mandate from Lincoln University to deliver a new cutting-edge science facility in line with their sustainable infrastructure goals. Our recommendation was to use wool carpet wherever possible due to the renewable credentials and its hard-wearing properties.” Sheppard & Rout Architects
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