Budget boost for warmer homes will bring healthy, safe places for New Zealanders but leaves thousands in the cold.
Thursday 14 May 2020
The COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund will see $56 million injected into the Warmer Kiwi Homes, further lowering the barrier for our most vulnerable to live in warmer, drier, healthier homes. However, it still leaves hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders in the cold, the Green Building Council warned today.
Tessa Meyer named NZGBC Future Thinker of the Year
Friday 17 April 2020
Tessa Meyer, corporate responsibility advisor at Auckland Council’s development arm Panuku Development Auckland, has been crowned the 2020 Future Thinker of the Year.
The Rising Oceans’ Eleven: Councils all talk no action on their own climate emissions
Wednesday 11 March 2020
New Zealand’s worst performing councils on energy efficiency have been revealed in the first ever assessment of their public buildings.
The list of councils, published by the New Zealand Green Building Council, include one that has declared a climate emergency.
Half of Kiwis say a promise to urgently improve unhealthy homes could swing their vote in Election
Wednesday 26 February 2020
Half of New Zealanders are more likely to vote for a political party in this year’s general election that promises to ‘significantly and urgently’ improve the unhealthy state of homes in Aotearoa.
Ditching coal boilers is a no brainer and must be done throughout New Zealand
Wednesday 29 January 2020
Cutting out coal boilers and improving hospitals is an important step in slashing our building emissions but must be done throughout New Zealand, the Green Building Council says ahead of the Government’s $12b infrastructure announcement.
ASB North Wharf lauded for ‘market leading’ energy use
Thursday 21 November 2019
ASB’s innovative flagship headquarters has been recognised as among New Zealand’s most energy efficient buildings.
