Built at a cost of AUD 51 million and brimming with technical innovations, the new 10-story Melbourne City Council building - known as CH2 - has been awarded the first six star design rating from the country's Green Building Council.
Because sustainable technology had to be incorporated into every aspect of the design, when it came to equipping the interior, the green approach was applied with vigor to ensure the creation of the ultimate healthy working environment. As a result, selected coatings and materials were chosen to help minimize indoor air pollution, which included paying special attention to the furniture.
So when the decision was made to use powder coatings on the workstation surfaces - a coating not traditionally used on wood products due to the heat involved during the curing process -Akzo Nobel quickly became involved."Woodcote TE is a specially formulated coating that is solvent-free and introduces no harmful emissions during or after application," explains Guy Vissel, the company's Powder Coatings marketing manager in Australia.