New Zealand Green Building Council

We believe all New Zealanders deserve to be safe, healthy and happy at home, at school, at work. Everywhere.

Our vision is for all homes and buildings in Aotearoa to be green and sustainable, making healthier, happier New Zealanders. For that to happen we need leadership and action to change how we design and build our homes, buildings and communities.

Representing over 700 organisations and companies who believe in a better built Aotearoa, we advocate for regulatory and industry-wide change, provide independent and trusted certification, and support New Zealand on its path to a low carbon future.

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Green buildings

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& carboNZero

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Net Zero Buildings is here

We're are delighted to launch the country's first net zero carbon certification specifically for building operations.
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Budget 2023: LED expansion not the lightbulb moment needed to tackle New Zealand’s cold, inefficient housing

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.
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Major advance to measure and reduce construction industry’s embodied carbon

Following months of industry consultation, the New Zealand Green Building Council and sustainability firm thinkstep-anz are proud to release guidance to help the building and construction industry calculate embodied carbon accurately and reliably.
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Meet the 2023 Future Thinker of the Year shortlist

We're delighted to announce this year's Future Thinker of the Year shortlist: Ruby Crooks, Maggie MacKinnon, Luis Medrano, Emily Newmarch, Oludolapo Olanrewaju, Rana Abdollahi Rizi, Nola Smart, Maria Walker, and Alexander Wierzbicki.
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Sustainable, green homes and buildings for happier, healthier New Zealanders

We believe all New Zealanders deserve to be safe, healthy and happy at home, at school, at work. Everywhere.

Green homes

Homestar & Homefit

Green homes

Homestar & Homefit

Green buildings

Green Star, Nabersnz& carboNZero

Green buildings

Green Star, Nabersnz& carboNZero

Net Zero Buildings is here

Budget 2023: LED expansion not the lightbulb moment needed to tackle New Zealand’s cold, inefficient housing

Major advance to measure and reduce construction industry’s embodied carbon

Meet the 2023 Future Thinker of the Year shortlist

Upcoming Training Courses

Green Star Accredited Professional - Design & As Built

Blower Door Demonstration

Embodied Carbon Masterclass

Green Speak Kirikiriroa

Embodied Carbon: an industry wide methodology

Green Speak Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Homestar v5 Assessor

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Latest news & research

While homes were flooding, government removed all mentions of green sustainable materials from response to key investigation

New East Wing Building (NEWB), Stage Two of Project Maunga, Taranaki Base Hospital

Go electric – Green Building Council launches guide to ditching fossil fuels in our buildings

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Green Star, Nabersnz
& carboNZero

Green Star, Nabersnz
& carboNZero