Hynds Pipe Systems’ low carbon jacking pipe was recently installed in a significant infrastructure project on Auckland’s North Shore, delivering a first in performance and sustainability.
New Zealand’s first low carbon concrete jacking pipe is currently being installed in Albany as part of the Greville Road Stormwater Culvert Upgrade.
The project was identified as an emergency works project by Auckland Council’s Healthy Waters after the major Auckland floods in January 2023.
The existing Greville Road culvert consists of a 1950mm diameter corrugated steel pipe that conveys flow from an inlet located within a basin north of Greville Road.
The pipe stretches across a key arterial road (Greville Road), that connects to the Northern Motorway and Albany Expressway, and under Rosedale Landfill where it connects into a 1950mm concrete pipe.
By conforming to the same engineering specifications, the low carbon pipes have the same durability and design life as the standard options, meeting Healthy Waters’ long-term sustainability goals.
“We were able to deliver the lowest carbon option that met the project requirements for the material strength, programme and cost,” Hynds said in a statement.
“The 92 Hynds pipes will save approximately 62 tonnes of CO2 emissions which is a 16 per cent reduction in the standard pipe range.”
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