General news
Defence Force building earns NZ's first 5 Green Star Industrial Built rating
- Monday, 13 May 2013
A purpose-built building for the Air Force’s Maintenance Support Squadron at Ohakea has received New Zealand’s first 5 Green Star – Industrial Built rating from the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC).
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Green Property Summit highlights
- Thursday, 04 April 2013
Thank you to all our members, friends and sponsors who joined NZGBC and the Property Council New Zealand at the Green Property Summit last month. The varied line up of speakers addressed a number of the key challenges as well as highlighted some of the opportunities available as we move forward to create a sustainable built environment.
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Citygate certification a cynch for developers
- Tuesday, 02 April 2013
The developers of a major new property set to revitalise the Hamilton CBD say they are pleasantly surprised at how cost and time effective it has been to achieve Green Star certification.
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Building a long-term approach on sustainability
- Monday, 18 March 2013
How does New Zealand build sustainable cities that will survive the effects of the next significant earthquake? What quantifiable return will green buildings bring to property owners, tenants and communities?
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Office building energy rating scheme to add value for tenants and owners
- Monday, 18 March 2013
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New report shows cost-effective green building benefits throughout the world
- Thursday, 07 March 2013
March 6, 2013: A new comprehensive report released this week from the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), highlights the large number of compelling benefits from green buildings received by different stakeholders throughout the life cycle of a building.
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Green property in the spotlight
- Tuesday, 18 December 2012
New Zealand’s foremost green building event, Green Property Summit, returns on 20 March 2013 to showcase the latest in green building practices from international and national industry leaders.
Launch of BASE a milestone for Christchurch rebuild
- Thursday, 29 November 2012
The New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) and Christchurch City Council have today launched BASE, a new green building assessment tool developed for the city rebuild.
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GBCA celebrates a decade of green building
- Thursday, 22 November 2012
The new publication from the GBCA celebrates their 10th anniversary with A Decade of Green Building.
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Industry experts add weight to green building board
- Thursday, 15 November 2012
The New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) last night voted in four new directors at their Annual General Meeting held in Auckland.