In 2019, Kāinga Ora pledged to build houses above the minimums set by the Building Code, choosing the NZ Green Building Council’s rating tool and aiming for Homestar 6 (or “good” on the 10-point scale). Shaw said the extra costs to meet this standard for new social housing had been less than first expected. “This comes as no surprise to me, but it’s been a lot cheaper to introduce that standard universally across all new builds than people were saying at first… It’s not going to take much to then leap-frog to one of the highest possible standards,” he added.
Green Building: The NZGBC s hope - Zero carbon buildings by 2030
5 May, 2021 10:26 PM
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The new $300 million hospital building in New Plymouth is likely have a 5 Green Star rating when it is completed in 2023.
The new $300 million hospital building in New Plymouth is likely have a 5 Green Star rating when it is completed in 2023.
NZ Herald
By: Graham Skellern
The NZ Green Building Council, a strong lobby group created by the construction and property industry, is hoping that by 2030 the New Zealand Building Code will be updated to ensure all new buildings are zero carbon. That s our target and it would mean we won t need Green Star rating because zero carbon buildings and homes will be normal business, says the council s chief executive, Andrew Eagles. We can then switch our focus and concentrate on existing buildings and get a mandatory carbon disclosure programme established and operating.