Yesterday we welcomed The Hon Chris Penk MP, Minister for Building and Construction to officially open our completed LowCO homes alongside Steven Evans, Chief Executive and project lead and Head of Sustainability Nicola Tagiston. It was an auspicious coincidence that yesterday was also Earth Day, as at its heart, LowCO is an example of what can be achieved to improve environmental outcomes when we choose to think differently and redefine what is possible. In 2021, a team from Massey University and BRANZ calculated the available carbon budget for the residential construction sector, for New Zealand to achieve its global climate targets – in short no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius warming by 2050. This work gave Fletcher Living backed by Fletcher Building both a target and a challenge – could we design and build a 3-bedroom home that would fit within this radically low carbon footprint? Through mindful choices informed by data-driven modelling, we achieved that target. These homes stand as exemplars of high-performance, showcasing radical water efficiency and pioneering landscape design. Our project accomplishments include - Seven fold reduction on carbon emissions over the homes lifespan - 20-21C indoor temperature all year around - 80% potable water savings (stand alone) - 90% diversion from landfill during construction - Low carbon, diverse landscaping requiring minimal water use - Independently verified Homestar 10 (v5) We believe a low-carbon future is within reach for all Kiwi homes, but we have to build differently and collaborate if we want to achieve this. Our success is the culmination of multi-disciplinary consultants including Architype, Sustainable Engineering Ltd. Beca, Revolve Energy, and cross-organisational businesses coming together including Watercare Services Limited, united by expertise and driven by a shared purpose. We now eagerly anticipate the next phase of LowCO’s journey - the occupation of the homes and collection of three years' worth of water and electricity data to prove its performance. We are proud to have led the way and we are looking forward to supporting industry rise to the challenge. To help this, we will be making the LowCO architectural plans and product lists freely available on the Fletcher Living website next Monday 29th April.
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Jen Tyson
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Fantastic mahi in this project 👏 Ka rawe
Andrew E.
11mo
Great work Fletcher Living Nicola Tagiston @Steve Evans and alll those involved. Real leadership here ALL- dont let perfect get in the way of the good. If you want to do healthier & lower carbon verify to 6 Homestar & open up lower interest mortgages for your customers & lower interest development finance options from banks. Let’s build on this (no pun intended! )
Nathan Te Miha
11mo
Congratulations to you and the team Steven Evans😊
Nick Traber
11mo
Well done Fletcher Living Steven Evans Nicola Tagiston and team
Mike Arthur
11mo
Well done Fletcher Living team, great project and great partnerships! Looking forward to the outputs from the next phase of the Low CO project.
Nicola Tagiston
11mo
Loving those beautiful 'Forest' Cleanstone signs made by Critical Rui Peng. They have taken fishing nets otherwise destined for landfill and made a 100% recycled panel. It fits the whole ethos of circularity embedded in this project
Paul Charteris
11mo
It was great for saveBOARD to be part of the LowCo project and thanks to Nicola Tagiston on her leadership on all things sustainability.
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11moDid 'affordability' come into the calculations.