b'going greenAll that glistens WhenyoucometoCatalinaCafein Hobsonville near Auckland on a sunny day youmightnoticethepavementaround itglisteninginthesun.Welcometo GlassCreteTM.The exciting new substance not only uses waste paint from Resenes PaintWise paint recoveryprogramme,butalsorecycled glass. Stage one in its development saw waste paint used for its latex and acrylic polymers to create a high-quality concrete calledPaintCreteTM,usedinblockfillor grout.Thisworkledontothecreation ofGlassCreteTM.Thedevelopmentof GlassCreteTMandPaintCreteTMisajoint venture between Resene, 3R and FletcherRight: The homes interior Concrete&Infrastructure(GoldenBaywas finished in Resene Cement,FirthandlatterlyWinstoneZylone Sheen VOC Free for Aggregates).better indoor air quality.Earlyon,thepartnersidentifiedthat alongside using paint in footpaths, theyReseneDouble Buffalocould also incorporate waste bottle glass as a possible answer to the leftover glass problem. The combination of the waste paint with the waste glass stops the silica- Shining lightrichglassandalkali-richcementpasteAnother show home is creating a stir for its sustainability and design. problem that normally occurs where theyThe apartment and office building in Surfdale, Waiheke Island, is produce a gel, which expands and causeshome to sustainable building company Lite-House and won last years cracking.Registered Master Builders Meridian Sustainable Homes $500,000- While not perfected yet (a programme of$1million award. It also won the Architectural Designers NZ award for lab and field trials and testing is underway)a Residential New Home up to 250sqm. thesignsthatGlassCreteTMworksareDesigned by architectural designer Bruce Ardern, the building has veryencouraging.Beingabletotrialthree office spaces and a one-bedroom apartment, with some stand-GlassCreteTMinareal-lifesituationisaout features: Australasias first vertical axis wind turbine (standing bonus, thanks to Hobsonville Land Co. about 8m tall) which puts power back into the national grid; an The ultimate aim is to produce a durablearray of photovoltaic panels on the roof; and a huge trombe wall. surfacewhichre-useswastes,loweringAutomated lighting, heating, ventilation, windows, music, louvred the carbon footprint of the concrete andwalls and roofs are all controlled from a portable touch screen panelmaking it truly more sustainable. a great combination of basic sustainability design principles and high-tech wizardry.Resene The designing and specifying process took a year and included thermal Green Roommodelling to ensure maximum energy efficiency.Every product used in the build was carefully researched for its sustainability credentials, including Resene paint which is used on the interior and on the exterior with Resene CoolColour technology.Founded by Ardern and construction partner Clive Matthews, Lite-Housetakesaproactivestancetowardssustainableconstruction methods and materials. The building at 14 Hamilton Road, Surfdale, Waiheke Island is available for viewing. Visit www.lite-house.co.nz for details.80'