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New Zealand Green Building Council response to Labour’s housing rebates policy
Friday 8 September 2023
New Zealand Green Building Council response to Green Party Clean Power Payment policy
Sunday 13 August 2023
The New Zealand Green Building Council says today’s policy from the Green Party offers some sensible ways for our country to tackle our woeful housing and is urging all parties to work together to address New Zealand’s cold, damp, inefficient homes.
Green Building Council launches country’s first net zero carbon certification specifically for buildings
Wednesday 31 May 2023
Building owners can now get credit for their efforts to tackle their property emissions with a new pathway to net zero.
Released today, the Net Zero™ Buildings certification tracks all major sources of carbon emissions in building operations – energy, water, waste and refrigerants.
Go electric – Green Building Council launches guide to ditching fossil fuels in our buildings
Thursday 25 May 2023
The New Zealand Green Building Council has today released a comprehensive guide to help commercial buildings transition away from fossil fuels and towards efficient, renewable energy.
Budget 2023: LED expansion not the lightbulb moment needed to tackle New Zealand’s cold, inefficient housing
Wednesday 17 May 2023
LED expansion not the lightbulb moment needed to tackle New Zealand’s cold, inefficient housing, the New Zealand Green Building Council says.
Budget 2023 provides a $400 million boost for the Warmer Kiwi Homes programme – extending insulation and heating improvements for four years and expanding it to cover things like energy efficient hot water heaters and LEDs.
New report shows massive opportunity New Zealand has to transform homes and lives
Sunday 2 April 2023
A new report out today provides a platform for the Government to show world leadership when it comes to our existing homes.
The report, written by BERL, examines a raft of large and ambitious overseas programmes to improve unhealthy homes, which could be replicated in Aotearoa.