NZGBC

So appreciate Daniel Street's post highlighting "the most successful policy interventions have been in the building sector, followed by transport, industry, and electricity." We concur. 💡 In this consutlation on ERP2, Government has commented that they're open to working with our sector to explore opportunities. 🛠 Add your voice. If you need food for thought, take a look at our response on our website or get in touch. 📞

A huge congratulations to Kiwi Property and all involved in the brilliant 6 Star Green Star Design & As Built rating for 3 Te Kehu Way! Another exciting development, and great to celebrate the achievement with Minister Chris Penk MP

Have you had your say on the Second Emissions Reduction Plan? It's not too late to get your submissions in before they close 25 August! Speaking at our recent Green Property Summit, the Minister of Climate Change Hon. Simon Watts encouraged our sector to get involved and present our vision to support climate action. The built environment presents huge opportunities to slash emissions quickly, and cost-effectively. With the draft ERP2 containing just a line or two about buildings, there's a large gap to fill. Suffice to say, our response is a whole new chapter in itself.   Our key recommendations include: ✅ Improving the Building Code to deliver lower-carbon homes and buildings ✅ Phasing out fossil gas in homes and buildings, including ending new residential gas connections from 2026. ✅ Requiring energy labels on homes and buildings ✅ Correcting the ERP modelling to align with MBIE’s production forecasts. ✅ Removing the reliance on carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) ✅ Strengthening ETS pricing ✅ Expanding the Warmer Kiwi Homes programme to subsidise electrification of home heating and cooking from 2027, converting 25,000 homes a year. ✅ Implementing a concerted programme, building on the successful replacement of coal boilers in schools and hospitals, to subsidise 10% of commercial buildings per year from 2026 to electrify space and water heating. ✅ Incentivising improved home insulation and home solar generation. The recommendations aim to reduce emissions, reduce ongoing costs for families and Kiwi businesses. Many of our recommendations and policies were laid out in our recent report ‘Closing the gap: Hidden emissions and untapped potential of buildings to reduce costs and deliver for carbon budgets’ -https://bitly.cx/VV9nG Read our full submission, and feel free to use it for your own - https://lnkd.in/gQV9xDMc

We’d like to extend a huge congratulations to some of our Green Star champions! Last Wednesday we had the chance to celebrate some of our long term supporters who joined us at Green Property Summit 2024. We’re incredibly fortunate to have the support of some brilliant professionals championing green building and helping transform our built environment here in Aotearoa. Ka rawe to: 💚 Alec Couchman, Director at Brewer Davidson 💚 David Fullbrook, Consultant at eCubed Building Workshop   💚 Ella Osborne, Associate ESD Engineer at Beca  💚 Ethan Duff, Associate Building Scientist at Beca  💚 Fiona Caulfield, Green Star Consultant, Lead LBC Materials Researcher at Tricia Love Consultants Ltd  💚 Graham Gilleberg, Principal Sustainability Consultant at WSP in New Zealand 💚 Jason Quinn, Director at Sustainable Engineering Ltd.  💚 Jo Woods, Director of Sustainability at Revolve Energy  💚 Manoj Kumar A P Senior Project Manager at RDT Pacific   💚 Patrick Arnold, Director at 335_NZ 💚 Dr Paul Jurasovich (PhD), Carbon Research Lead, Associate Principal at Jasmax  💚 Scott Smith, Techincal Director – Buildings Sustainability at Beca  💚 Scott Waller, Director at Powell Fenwick

We've got a jam-packed calendar of opportunities to network, learn, and get inspired! Check out our upcoming events and training courses: 💚 Green Star for Contractors, Tuesday 27th August, 1.30pm-3.30pm, online: https://lnkd.in/g3dDNrhN 💚 Homestar Assessor, Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th September, 9am-1pm both days, online: 💚 Embodied Carbon Masterclass, Friday 13th September, 1pm-5pm, Te-Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington: 

Green Star Buildings NZ is here! We now enter a transition period from Green Star Design & As Built NZ v1.1 to the latest version - Green Star Buildings NZ. Five key features: 💚 Delivers a new definition of a sustainable building 💚 Is Net Zero Ready 💚 Responds to sustainability megatrends 💚 Creates clear expectations for new buildings 💚 Delivers opportunities for supply chain transformation More to come over the coming weeks but if you can’t wait, join us for the next information session on the Healthy category on Thursday 22nd August, or contact Brad Crowley from our team to find out more. Launching into Green Star Buildings Healthy event: https://lnkd.in/gMyYdE5C #betterplacesproven Green Building Council of Australia ┃ Andrew E. Sam Archer ┃ Joe Quad ┃ Bhumika Mistry ┃ Josefin Bloom

What makes buildings command a 7.5% higher value premium, 6.7% higher average rents, and 98-99% occupancy rates in Aotearoa? Green certifications. Our latest research by Georgia Warren-Myers, produced in conjunction with the NZGBC and released earlier this week, proves the true value of green-certified buildings for owners and occupiers. It’s much more than better returns though – green certifications help to align an organisation’s sustainability goals, and can protect against the evolving landscape of CRE regulations. Future-proofing your building or your tenancy by choosing a building with NABERS and Green Star certifications isn’t about ticking a box. Our data proves there is genuine value in a green-certified building. Learn more in our report here: Aimee Baker Marcelino Apolles Gavin Read Jonathan Manns Simon Dennis Stuart Hodge PFMANZ Ben Cameron Euan Stratton Jonathan Lynch Jonathan Ogg Mark Farrands Manoj Ediriweera Nilesh Patel Richard McNaught Ross Bolton Stathis Moutos

🌿 2024 Green Property Summit! 🌿 Today, our General Manager of Property, Fabio P., had the honour of joining a distinguished panel of experts at the NZGBC Green Property Summit. "It was a fantastic opportunity to connect with like-minded professionals dedicated to advancing sustainability in the property sector. A big thank you to the council for inviting Fabio to share insights on the topic of "Future Fit: How We Continue the Journey to Decarbonize Our Existing Properties." At Oyster, we are 100% committed to this crucial journey, and we're eager to continue working together with industry leaders to drive meaningful change. NZGBC #GreenProperty #Sustainability #Decarbonization #NZGBC #FutureFit #OysterPropertyGroup #PropertyManagement

A great event was held yesterday - and STÄRKE were proud to be the Gold sponsor! Hosted by NZGBC, the annual Green Property Summit 2024 was an inspiring event, challenging us in the building and construction industry with what we can do to improve the impact our buildings have on this beautiful country we live in. There was an impressive speaker line-up, with case studies and market reports proving there is a commercial benefit to having a green-certified and energy conscious building (who is going to turn down clients willing to pay a 7% premium?) Get in touch with STÄRKE Building Performance Façades to start your story on improving the most important element of the building https://lnkd.in/gC2QrpsY

Had a great time with the BraveGen team, caffeinating the NZGBC Green Building Summit yesterday in Auckland. Awesome to hear about the progress and future initiatives coming out of the Built environment industry in Aotearoa. This industry has a huge part to play in a lower Carbon future, and events like this help educate, and inspire positive change. Shout out to Rui Peng for getting the Mana wave going hard #NZGBC #Efficiency #Decarbonisation #NetzeroNZ