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Christchurch Civic Building achieves 6 Green Star - Office Design certification

19 February 2010

The Christchurch Civic Building has received a 6 Green Star – Office Design rating from the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC), with the highest score ever achieved by a New Zealand office building.

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Measuring Productivity in Green Buildings

February 2010

A look at one of the first Green Star certified buildings in NZ - Meridian Building, Wellington

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New Zealand’s First World Leadership Green Building

18 December 2009

A new standard of green building has been set by the Geyser building in Parnell, Auckland.

The New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) is proud to announce New Zealand’s first 6 Green Star - Office Design certified rating has been achieved by Samson Corporation for the Geyser building.

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Green Build 2009

An Interview with NZGBC Chief Executive Jane Henley

Fifteen years ago, a green building was a back-of the-napkin idea. Now, the United States Green Building Council's annual conference and trade show has grown into the world's largest green building event. Green Build is held annually in the United States, and this year more than 28,000 people congregated in Phoenix, Arizona to attend the three-day event, which was opened by the World Green Building Council Congress.

Green Build attendees were welcomed with a keynote speech from former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore.  Then President, CEO and Founding Chair of USGBC Rick Fedrizzi spoke, describing the opportunities present in the green building sector despite the current economic climate. Fedrizzi then introduced some of the heads of the World Green Building Council's including our very own Jane Henley.

Here she answers a few questions for us about her experience at Green Build and some of the challenges being faced now in the US.

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