New Zealand Post House

Client: Hawkins Group/ Hawkins 2017 Limited

2014 - Ongoing

New Zealand Post House has been At Pace Solutions most significant project to date. Throughout the duration of the renovation works, At Pace Solutions has been contracted by Hawkins Construction to carry out a variety of asbestos removal scopes to provide a safe work environment for other trades.

Below are a number of asbestos removal scopes which were carried out by At Pace Solutions in the New Zealand Post House.

Northern Low Rise Goods Lift

The renovations the northern low rise goods lift in the New Zealand Post House were to be decommissioned and converted into storage cupboards on levels 1 to 4. They were to be completely deconstructed at ground level to allow for the construction of bathroom and parent facilities.

Located behind the wall linings on the structural beams of the lift shaft was sprayed on limpet asbestos material. This material had migrated throughout the lift shaft requiring it to be stripped back as a contaminated environment. The lift shaft ran adjacent to live floors within the building requiring the development of a thorough asbestos removal control plan to ensure the safety of building tenants working adjacent to the asbestos removal area.

The lift car, ropes, counter weights and lift motor equipment were decommissioned and removed as contaminated waste.

Asbestos Paint Removal

A number of surfaces within the building had been painted with an asbestos containing textured paint. Throughout our time on this site, At Pace Solutions developed a method of removing asbestos containing paint materials without the use of abrasive tools to minimise the release of air borne asbestos fibres.

Basement Carpark

The redundant air ducting within the basement carpark of the building was required to be removed to allow the installation of a new system. The inside of the redundant ducting had been contaminated with asbestos containing dust.

At Pace Solutions carried out the deconstruction of the redundant ducting system under asbestos conditions and carried out an environmental clean of the remaining surfaces and services within the area.

Southern Passenger Lifts

At Pace Solutions carried out a detailed environmental clean and fire rating of the southern passenger lift shafts to allow lift contractors to carry out refurbishment works

Northern Stairwell

Following the November 14, 2017 Earthquake, the asbestos paint system contaminated the northern stairwell and prevented the building tenants from accessing their floors.

At Pace Solutions was contracted to carry out an environmental clean and seal of the stairwell to allow safe access to the buildings floors.

Residential

At Pace Solutions has carried out a variety of residential asbestos removal throughout Wellington and Auckland. Our staff are knowledgeable and committed to making sure the job is completed to our high standards.

Common forms of residential asbestos removal that we have undertaken include;

• Asbestos roof cladding
• Textured ceiling coatings
• Asbestos paint
• Vinyl tiles
• Exterior cladding
• Soffit lining
• Paper backing to floor coverings

"Casey was really informative he & the team did an excellent job removing the asbestos cladding and bottom face boards... Braeden is very professional an excellent and prompt communicator. Definitely highly recommend Braeden, Casey and the team for an excellent job completed.”

Job Review on Builderscrack.co.nz
Cladding Removal, Oct 2016

Crofton Downs

Client: BUPA Care

December 2016 - September 2017

At Pace Solutions was contracted by BUPA Care Services to completely strip back the congregation hall of asbestos contaminated items and carry out a full decontamination of the interior.

Once the building was safe for demolition it was deconstructed using excavators and track rolled for following contractors construction works.

Substations

Client: Northpower

2015 - 2016

At Pace Solutions was contracted to Northpower to provide asbestos remediation in various substations throughout the Auckland Region. 

Due to the high electrical hazards associated with these sites, the asbestos remediation was carried out with the use of specialist fire retardant PPE. 

Works involved in these environments include the removal of contaminated soil and debris to be covered with geotextiles, environmental cleaning of delicate electrical plant and switchboards, and encapsulation of contaminated power cables.

Carters Building

Client: Bodley Construction

March - April 2016

During the redevelopment of the old Carters office at East Tamaki in Auckland, asbestos textured coating was detected on the underside of the first floor slab above the ground floor ceiling grid. 

At Pace Solutions was contracted to remove the textured coating from the underside of the floor slab, spanning approximately 450m2. 

The asbestos removal was undertaken as Class A friable removal and removed under a full polythene enclosure maintained under negative air pressure.

Massey University

Client: Arrow International

January - February 2016

During the redevelopment of Block B at Massey University, asbestos containing vinyl tiles were discovered throughout the first floor of the building. 

The total area spanned approximately 1200m2. 

At Pace Solutions treated the tiles as friable material and removed them under a full negative air pressure enclosure. 

The fast and thorough removal of the asbestos containing floor tiles allowed for safe working access for the demolition and construction contractors on site.