Sustainability/ St Joseph’s Home of Compassion

This new care unit on the Home of Compassion site in Upper Hutt is designed to meet the demand for high-quality dementia-level care services.

Integral to achieveing this was the desire to provide a building incorporating the best of sustainable design practices including a building management system, rain water harvesting, solar water heating and careful material selection.

While there is currently no New Zealand Green Star rating applicable to aged-care facilities, this project has been designed to the highest level the equivalent Australian standard.

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