1 Bligh Street* * * * * * Green Star Rated HCG Group Tata Steel 1 Bligh Street, Sydney, has been designed to reflect natural light it often exceeds volatile organic awarded the highest rating by into the building. This amongst solvent per litre guidelines, & the Green Building Council of a range of other features, outlined by the GBCA. Australia (GBCA) for its high including solar panels and rain rise office tower, achieving 6 water recycling, contributed Intercure 99 was chosen for a Star Green Star – Office Design towards 1 Bligh Street achieving number of reasons, including AkzoNobel v2. The building, owned by the 6 Star Green Star rating. it’s low level of volatile organic Dexus Property Group, Dexus solvent per litre, which is under On the site of Tata Steel Velsen, The Netherlands, stands a gas container, which plays a vital role within the Wholesale Property Group Green Star is a comprehensive, the 200 gms/l limit, set by GBCA. production process. It spans 50m in diameter, 100m in height and has a staggering internal capacity of 175,000m³. and Cbus Property and built national, voluntary environmental “The product also cures quickly, Tata Steel sees the maintenance of this huge gas container as high priority, not only due to the vital functional by Grocon, boasts some rating system undertaken by which not only benefits the role it plays on the Tata Steel site, but also as a result of the high visual impact it poses upon its surroundings. of the most innovative and the GBCA that evaluates the construction schedule but also environmentally conscious environmental design and minimises handling damage" features that money can buy. construction of buildings. The stated the New South Wales External sytem: Back in 1993, the large gas container was coated with two surface was first prepared using a high-pressure hot water spray. 6 Star Green Star Rating is the Project Team for AkzoNobel. Interzinc® 52, coats of AkzoNobel’s Interzone® 954. Some 18 years later in Following surface preparation, all rust and any defects that were Interplus® 356 2011, Tata Steel began planning a major maintenance project present were removed to an St3 level of cleanliness. Fast return The high rise office tower highest awarded by the GBCA. and Interfine® 979 to bring the container back to its original state. However, due to to service was essential to the customer given the importance block will be Australia’s first to As the world continues the high application costs associated with refurbishment of such of the vessel within the production process. This alongside incorporate a double layered To meet Green Star targets, to move towards Internal ring beam a gigantic structure, the feasibility of this maintenance project the need for high quality aesthetics led Tata Steel to choose a glass facade, one of the most 1 Bligh Street featured the protective coatings system: Intercure 200 energy efficient features currently ® was left in doubt. That was until HCG Group made an alternative specification put forward by AkzoNobel, which consisted of three use of Intercure 99; a single that have less impact and Interfine 979 proposal to Tata Steel to apply a system of International® coatings layers of Interplus® 356 and a single coat of Interthane® 990. available for use within high rise coat protective system used Winter garden area: by utilising a combination of cherry pickers and rope access to buildings. The external layer is on the internal steel. Internal on the environment, Interzinc 52, Interplus 356 permit applicators access to all external areas of the container. This close working relationship combined with a solution based not only designed to protect steel is usually protected with Intercure 99 remains and Interthane® 870 Metallic approach to the project helped form a strong and lasting relationship the electronic sun shades and a two coat system of epoxy an important product HCG Group were chosen by Tata Steel to work in conjunction between HCG Group and AkzoNobel, ensuring a high quality double glazed curtain wall then polyurethane and proves for AkzoNobel. Internal lift steel with AkzoNobel to carry out the maintenance project as a result of coatings application. from the sun’s rays, but is also to be very effective, however, structure: Intercure 99 of their alternative application proposal, in which the entire