Low impact stormwater solution for Tait Technology Centre, Christchurch
e2Environmental were charged with delivering a low impact stormwater solution in keeping with this high profile, sustainability-minded technology park.
The commercial park incorporates a high proportion of new impervious surfaces including buildings and carparks. Working within a fast-tracked, compressed timetable, our solution required an innovative stormwater design to treat surface water prior to discharge. e2Environmental investigated permeable paving, swale and raingarden technologies before settling on a series of three linked attenuation basins incorporating proprietary treatment devices.
The attenuation ponds are disguised as a dry meandering riverbed/swale feature which runs through much of the width of the site providing significant visual interest and easily blending into the park-like setting.
e2Environmental worked through the rezoning of the rural site into a low impact business zone, option and issues studies, conceptual stormwater design, detailed design issues, stormwater modelling and lodging of the Discharge Authorisation with Christchurch City Council.
The Discharge Authorisation was achieved within the particularly tight timeframe. And by working closely with Goom Landscapes, our innovative treatment solution looks much like a natural NZ landscape incorporating native plantings, riverbed stones and boulders. The award-winning Tait Technology Centre was officially opened by the Prime Minister in April 2015.
Project manager(s)
Lindsay Blakie
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