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In October 2019 Inland Revenue’s Palmerston North operations will move into a long awaited new premises. Pelorus’s initial input into the new accommodation project was the complete review and customisation of the all-of-gov Building Performance Specification to suit IR’s requirements.

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The selected building will achieve an IL4 rating required by co-tenant, the regional council’s emergency operations team, affording IR significant added benefits in terms of business continuity planning for their lower north island operations.

A small number of meeting and quiet rooms will be provided and will be supplemented with a range of more flexible furniture based collaborative settings. Maximising the future flexibility of the space has been a key consideration throughout design development, and this is reflected in the use of suspended acoustic screens that can be readily repositioned or removed as future requirements necessitate.

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Ground floor bicycle parks, lockers, and showers dedicated to IR staff will help encourage staff into other transport modes, while the building is also future-proofed for EV charging stations.