Cost

View the Hire Agreement with costs below:

• Community groups: $25/hr
• Non-community groups: $60/hr

Amenities

• Complimentary tea & coffee
• WiFi
• TV with HDMI  & Bluetooth
• Tables & 40 chairs
• Kitchenette

Zero Waste event

To keep the venue zero waste, we ask you to:

• Available plates, mugs and cutlery.
• Place all food scraps in a compost bucket.
• Place all other items in clearly labelled bins outside.

EcoHub - a Living Building on home soil

Opened in 2022, EcoHub offers an open space for learning, gathering and connecting, while demonstrating zero waste activity in action. The hub is situated next to Eskdale Reserve and can host up to 50 people comfortably. 

We thank Kaipātiki Local Board for funding this exciting project, and to Auckland Council, Landscape Architect Carl Pickens, Aspec Construction and Athfield Architects for bringing the EcoHub to life.

• Deconstruction: Design and construction considered 'Whole of Life' and future deconstruction. Where possible, elements have been screwed and bolted together (not glued) for ease of deconstruction and reuse.
• Photovoltaic PV System: A 16-panel 6.2kWp PV panel array on the roof to generate electricity. Surplus electricity sent to the grid, which can be drawn from. Constructed to allow for a future Tesla battery install.
• Urban Horticulture: A thriving native plant nursery facilitating native ngahere around the building, including stream and estuary restoration.
• 9,000 L Water Tank: Located under the carpark area which collects nonpotable ‘grey’ water from the roof of the building. This supplies the external taps that service the hub and nursery.
• Recycled Rimu Flooring: Reused from a Christchurch building (except bathroom area). The floor finish ‘Bona Traffic HD’ has EMICODE EC1 with very low emissions certification.
• Thermal Performance: Warm roof with a metal tray roofing and building paper over unbroken PIR board layer and vapour control membrane. No ‘thermal breaks’ create a high level of thermal and acoustic performance.
• Oriented Strand Board (OSB): No lining of the interior walls with plasterboard, as OSB is manufactured from fast-growing trees, thus durable and sustainable, and does not contain ureaformaldehyde adhesives.
• Structure: The foundation is constructed of timber pole piles and a timber-suspended floor. The primary structure comprises timber glulam portal frames, beams and rafters, with timber framed infill walls.
• Enviro-Friendly Timber Treatment: Using only MCA (a far better alternative to CCA). MCA is arsenic-free and chrome-free and can be reused if the building is deconstructed.
• Waste Management during Demolition & Construction: 46% of all construction and demolition waste was recycled.

Native plant nursery

17 Lauderdale Road, Birkdale

Our native plant nursery and teaching gardens have greatly expanded in recent years. Thanks to Kaipātiki Local Board we can now overflow plant production and storage into the reserve at the rear of the EcoHub. Alongside new irrigation systems and a 16,000 litre rainwater tank we now produce 40,000+ new plants here annually. 

We plant the majority of the plants we produce each year in the local reserves. A small proportion of our plants are sold in bulk to various groups around Auckland.