Improving building standards, and making buildings more energy efficient will reduce emissions equivalent to taking half the country’s petrol cars off the road, the Green Building Council says. thepress.co.nz/business/35028…

A full room for a full day of discussion, presentations, and leaders getting behind a greener, better built Aotearoa.👋Housing Summit 2024! #BetterHomesNZ #HousingSummit24

Some beautiful slides from Sam Brown from Arete Architects describing his design process for delivering high performance, sustainable homes with New Zealand Green Building Council Homestar v5. Ka rawe! #housingsummit24

The building industry has been told that New Zealand's building code is designed for a climate that no longer exists. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

What are the chances? Serious boost to ECE, bipartisan strategic planning, energy efficiency ratings for buildings ... there are good things Nicola Willis could announce today, if she wanted to. Bonus "living in hope" column, nzherald premium and paper nzherald.co.nz/nz/five-ways-f…

Budget 2024 delivers on some of the Govt’s election promises, while cutting costs on key initiatives such as energy efficiency, LEDs and hot water heating support, and the Carbon Neutral Government programme. Here’s our take on the Government’s 2024 budget nzgbc.org.nz/news-and-media…

Government told to reduce household gas usage to save industry, via nzherald | Thomas Coughlan nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/go…

Govt to consider emissions from buildings in final climate plan newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/14/gov…

An April briefing warned Minister Penk a voluntary approach would not drive down emissions, and result in higher costs long term. The second Emissions Reduction Plan will be released next month. Buildings offer low-cost solutions to slash our footprint businessdesk.co.nz/article/climat…

Tackling mould and damp in homes is a huge win for Kiwi families, and major opportunity to reduce health costs and pressure on the system. For every dollar spent by Health NZ, there was $5.07 in health savings over the following five years. 1news.co.nz/2024/11/29/tac…

It is promising to see that the potentially disastrous rollback of insulation levels is not moving forward.  Importantly the new consultation on H1 insulation standards looks to abandon the restrictive schedule method for complying with the Building Code nzgbc.org.nz/media-releases…

The Government’s vital second Emissions Reduction Plan released today offers a step up from its first draft, but fails to include easy wins and opportunities for slashing building emissions. Read our full response - nzgbc.org.nz/news-and-media…

Kiwi Property achieves 9-star Homestar Built rating at Resido BTR: btrnews.au/kiwi-property-… cc New Zealand Green Building Council #btrnewsau #btr #buildtorent #esg #residential #sustainability #newzealand #newzealandbtr #newzealandbuildtorent #environmental