Manawatū Library project receives sustainability funding
A concept design of the new Manawatū library façade.
Massey University will receive $2m from the State Sector Decarbonisation Fund (SSDF) for capital funding towards upgrading to a more energy efficient façade as part of the Manawatū library renovations.
The façade replacement is part of Massey’s Manawatū Library Transformation Project which was announced in December. The project will seismically strengthen the building and transform the library into a welcoming, vibrant and modern learning space with a particular focus on providing more flexible spaces for individual and collaborative study.
The SSDF funding enables the replacement of the front north facing façade with a higher performing thermally broken curtain wall and solar fins. The remaining building façade will be insulated and double-glazed.