Treading lightly

Yealands Estate is evidence of what persistence and a ‘can do’ attitude can achieve. Born out of the rolling Awatere foothills that others had long since passed over as suitable for grape growing, today that very same location boasts over 1000 hectares of viticultural land.

Determined to tread lightly on the environment, sustainability is at the forefront of all manner of decisions made at, and about, Yealands Estate. ‘Treading lightly’ extends from wetlands development, stormwater collection, solar and wind power and recycling through to sheep grazing in the rows between the vines to manage pest plants and weeds, eliminate the need for fertiliser and time and resource sapping mechanical mowing.

A more recent achievement is piloting the Green Star NZ Industrial building rating programme with the initial design through to construction developed in compliance with the draft Green Star NZ Industrial rating requirements.

The winery operation is cleverly located in the vineyard to minimise the distance fruit must travel in the winemaking process and focuses on energy, water and materials efficiency to minimise resource use. The design suits current production needs but has an eye on the future with a multi-phase development design that enables capacity to be increased as demand increases without impacting on the quality of the process or end product. In keeping with its surrounds, the winery is architecturally designed to blend with the backdrop.

The 7,100 square metre production facility with two identical production halls is flanked by a 1,625 m2 receival area. The production capacity of the first stage is 3,000 tonnes, with capacity increasing to 11,000 tonnes when all work is completed in an anticipated four years time. The bulk of the interior has been finished with Environmental Choice approved Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen, Resene Lustacryl semi-gloss waterborne enamel and Resene Lumbersider waterborne satin in soothing hues of Resene Eighth Thorndon Cream (sharp white), Resene Cut Glass (icy green blue) and Resene Secrets (celadon green).

The first winery to be assessed under the new Green Star NZ Industrial building rating programme, the Yealands Estate Winery is a shining role model of sustainability from soil to bottle.

www.yealands.co.nz
Architect: Charlie Notts, CNA Architects
Building Contractor: Apollo
Site Project Supervisor: Peter Nott
Resene: Bryan Newman, Blenheim Trade Sales Representative
From the Resene News – issue 3/2009

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