Resilient Resco Products Bring Colour to Aquatic Centre Facilities

The water sport facility on Auckland's North Shore is the home of numerous aquatic organisations including Swimming NZ and Water Polo NZ. Architect for the $26m Auckland project, Tane Pratt of Pacific Environments Architects, says he is confident the extensive use of Resco Multicom wall lining and the Resco Series 5000 range cubicles will be a major contributor to ensuring the centre's changing rooms and toilet facilities will stay fresh for many years to come.

"A key factor in our choice is that the Resco product is very robust in such a high-use environment; we know it is hard-wearing and very easy to keep clean," says Tane, who had previously specified Resco in the nearby AUT Millennium sport facility upgrade.

In addition to multi-coloured poolside shower areas, there are four ablution areas in the aquatic centre complex — male and female public areas, and male and female member areas. A strong colour choice is a feature of the ablution facilities, with Resco offering the widest Compact Laminate colour range in the country. Tane opted for red throughout the women's facilities and blue in the men's.

"We wanted to use colour to give more life to the changing facilities," explains Tane, who says he would have no hesitation in specifying Resco in future projects. "We try and support local companies, we know there are no supply problems and we find they are great to deal with, with good detail and back-up service supplied."

Resco's Troy Henriques points out all his firm's panels contain Antibac, an innovative bacteria-repelling compound that kills 99% of bacteria within two hours, for the lifetime of the panel. "Our pre-finished panels are water, impact and graffiti resistant and extremely low maintenance," says Troy. "We are a solutions company; we are here to help architects and builders create superior spaces."

5000 Series Toilet Partition

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The Series 5000 is Resco's most popular cubicle system.

The Series 5000 has a minimalistic approach with a significant reduction in dirt traps. These cubicles will save cleaning and maintenance costs.

Resco's partitions are used in communal toilet, shower or change room facilities to offer privacy. The compact laminate panels are extremely versatile, allowing Resco systems to be installed in wet and high-abuse environments.

Resco's 5000 partitioning system meets the following provisions of the NZBC:

Clause B2 Durability: the code requires 5 years — Resco compact laminate has a 10 year guarantee on the panel.
Clause C Fire Safety: Resco compact laminate has a group rating of 3 which meets the surface finish requirements for C/AS1 — C/AS7.
Clause E3 Internal Moisture: surfaces of building elements likely to be splashed must be impervious and easily cleaned; Resco compact laminate meets these requirements.
Clause G1 Personal Hygiene: sanitary fixtures shall provide appropriate privacy, allow effective cleaning, avoid dirt or germs and facilitate sanitation; Resco cubicles are designed to meet these requirements.
Clause G1 AS1 Accessibility: personal hygiene facilities provided for people with disabilities shall be accessible; Resco cubicles are designed to meet these requirements.

Multicom Wall Lining

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Resco's Multicom wall panelling system is the smart solution for wet, damp or graffiti-prone high-use areas requiring superior levels of hygiene.

Suitable for interior use:

Wet or damp areas
Areas requiring high levels of hygiene, such as commercial kitchens
Changing rooms and high-use public areas
Vandalism prone sites — most graffiti can be easily removed
Available in Resco Antibac panels that kill bacteria for the lifetime of the panel

6mm pre-finished compact laminate panels are blind fixed with no need for a conventional impact-resistant backing sheet.

Large panel sheet size (2450mm x 1850mm) minimises the number of jointers

Multicom meets the following provisions of the NZBC:

Clause B2 Durability: The code requires 5 years — Resco compact laminate has a 10 year guarantee on the panel.
Clause C Fire Safety: Resco compact laminate has a group rating of 3 which meets the surface finish requirements for C/AS1 — C/AS7.
Clause E3 Internal Moisture: Surfaces of building elements likely to be splashed must be impervious and easily cleaned — Resco compact laminate meets these requirements.
Clause F2 Hazardous Building Materials: The Multicom Wall Panel System meets this requirement and will not present a health hazard to people.

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