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  • New Directors for New Zealand Green Building Council

    • Monday, 12 December 2011

    Media Release: 12 December 2011

    Craig Price, Regional Manager, Beca, has been appointed Chair of the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) following the Council’s Annual General Meeting of members last month.

  • World Green Building Council: Government Leadership Awards

    • Monday, 05 December 2011

    Media Release: 6 December 2011

    Over 80 Green Building Councils from around the world, along with ICLEI and UN-HABITAT network, members were given the opportunity to nominate government policies from their countries for these awards. A panel of expert judges in the green building and sustainable cities field deliberated on the overall winner and category awards in order to showcase a range of initiatives. The policies were drawn from the five global regions represented in the World Green Building Council and come from both developed and developing economies.

  • Valuing Sustainability: A new challenge for the profession

    • Tuesday, 29 November 2011

    Australia and New Zealand Property Journal
    September 2011, Vol 3 / No.3

    The commercial property market has been witnessing significant change over the past decade with increasing importance placed on sustainability by governments, occupiers and investors, both globally and locally. However, the property markets’ mainstream adoption of sustainability has been limited to initiatives focused on resource use (Warren-Myers, 2011). Financial justification and viability of sustainability is limited, mainly as a result of the lack of reflection in market values.

  • NZDF Scoops ‘5 Green Star Rating’ for Air Force Building

    • Wednesday, 23 November 2011

    Media Release: 23 November 2011

    The New Zealand Defence Force received a ‘5 Green Star Industrial Design 2009 rating’ from the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) for the design of its new Maintenance Support Squadron (MSS) purpose-built facility currently under construction at Base Ohakea, near Bulls in the North Island. A 5 Green Star rating signifies ‘New Zealand Excellence’ in sustainable design.

  • Photos: 5th Anniversary Event

    • Wednesday, 16 November 2011

    More than 100 members and guests joined the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) on Friday 11 November following the 2011 Annual General Meeting to celebrate NZGBC's beginnings five years ago. Here is a selection of images from the evening.

  • Rebuild and renovate Canterbury homes for long term sustainability

    • Friday, 23 September 2011

    Green City Dialogues forum focuses on solutions for residents

    CHRISTCHURCH, 23 September 2011 – Bettering Canterbury’s housing stock for greater sustainability should be a key pillar in any rebuilding planning, says the CEO of New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC).

  • World Green Building Week 2011

    • Tuesday, 20 September 2011

    World Green Building Week 2011 takes place between 19 - 23 September 2011.

    World Green Building Week is celebrated annually to draw attention to the importance of creating healthier, more sustainable buildings and communities. Each year during the third week of September, Green Building Councils and their members mark this occasion with events and activities that reflect the diversity of their cultures and industries.

  • Event Summary: Green City Dialogues (1)

    • Wednesday, 14 September 2011

    The key messages to come out of the first of the NZGBC’s Green City Dialogues in Christchurch were the numerous benefits of a green rebuild and concern over the financial implications of the draft Christchurch City plan.

  • Green buildings make good business sense for Christchurch

    • Monday, 12 September 2011

    Media release: 9 September 2011

    At a recent property industry forum held by the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC), Green City Dialogues on 25 August, 80 attendees from the local industry signalled their support for the greening of Christchurch’s Central City.

    The draft city plan outlines a forward-thinking move to incorporate green building practices into the rebuild of the city. One that will ensure owners, developers and tenants reap the rewards of a sustainable built environment in the long term.

  • Christchurch green rebuild tool draws on local expertise

    • Wednesday, 24 August 2011

    Media Release: 24 August 2011

    The New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) today announced the members of an advisory group of local industry specialists helping to shape a new green rebuild assessment tool for Christchurch that meets the needs of central city property owners, tenants and residents.

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