Green Building: Greenprint for Covid recovery 5 May, 2021 05:00 PM 7 minutes to read Workers wait for access to the building site as construction resumes at Britomart in alert level 3. Photo / Michael Craig Workers wait for access to the building site as construction resumes at Britomart in alert level 3. Photo / Michael Craig NZ Herald By: Bill Bennett Constructing and retrofitting energy efficient buildings is one of the best bets for job creation as the economy recovers from the Covid pandemic. The International Energy Authority identified the potential of energy efficient building in its Special Report on Sustainable Recovery. The report uses analysis the IEA completed together with the International Monetary Fund. It published the report as a blueprint for action.