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08 May 2019 Science Media Centre Expert Reactions: NZ Zero Carbon – NZ now needs policies making new homes Passive House

The Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill, designed to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions to under 1.5C over the next 30 years, was introduced to New Zealand Parliament on...

Updated: May 2019

03 May 2019 Stuff’s Virginia Fallon: ‘It’s a write-off’: Kāpiti Coast council reveals yet another leaky, mouldy building

These leaky buildings are most often caused by failures in E2 design where rain penetration into the building assemblies (i.e. walls and decks etc) have caused internal mould and sometimes...

Updated: May 2019

23 April 2019 The Fifth Estate: Monash delivers biggest passive house building

“It’s the first building to combine cross-laminated timber with passive house” (in Australia) “There are five key principles that guide the passive house approach which were used on the project:...

Updated: May 2019

Technical Notes

New Zealand Green Building Council: Net zero carbon buildings

NZGBC announces working with Enviro-Mark Solutions to create a net zero carbon building measurement. This consultation sets out our thoughts on how we intend to include the concept of net zero carbon...

Updated: Apr 2019

24 April 2019 Stuff’s Rino Tirikatene: Warmer, drier homes for renters this winter

Warm dry and healthy. I think the general public is starting to grasp that this shouldn’t be an optional feature of homes. “The aim is to help ensure all...

Updated: Apr 2019

Certified Passive House design required for Queenstown Luggate Memorial Hall

Although this media release doesn’t mention it the Queenstown Lakes District Council has been methodically reviewing the costs and benefits of Passive House for some time. After this review and...

Updated: Apr 2019

Okanagan College Daycare

Childcare centres in New Zealand often run up fairly high energy bills; Diverting ongoing budget that would be better spent on staff. This forward thinking building sets the standard for...

Updated: Apr 2019

12 April 2019 Stuff’s Antonia Watson: The cost of cold, damp homes is too high

“Generations of homes have been built that are unsuitable for the New Zealand climate. According to research by the Building Research Association of New Zealand, about half our houses aren’t...

Updated: Apr 2019

11 April 2019 Boardroom’s Nikki Mandow: Government told to ‘walk the talk’ on green building standards

“You won’t see buildings as one of the sectors, because we don’t count them that way – yet the Green Building Council estimates buildings make up about 20 percent of...

Updated: Apr 2019

11 April 2019 Opinion: Healthy housing the goal of new rules

“Most landlords comply with these rules already, but for those who don’t, they will need to upgrade their properties. This investment benefits both landlords and tenants, as it lengthens the...

Updated: Apr 2019

09 April 2019 Newsroom’s Farah Hancock: Homeowners ignore healthy home advice

“ Homeowners understand the importance of insulation, but messages about other important measures which could make homes healthier aren’t getting through.A recent University of Otago study of 80 homes showed...

Updated: Apr 2019

05 April 2019 Passive House Plus’ Kate De Selincourt: New housing should be to passive house standard — Climate Change Committee

The Committee on Climate Change said: “The Government should act now to set an ambitious trajectory of standards, regulations and targets for new homes, ensuring they are fit for 2050...

Updated: Apr 2019

Technical Notes

4 April 2019 The Fifth Estate’s Willow Aliento: Airconditioning needs to innovate to stop climate change and keep us cool

Building codes that ensure dwellings are built to a high standard of performance are an obvious move when thinking about reducing loads. “The cheapest time is when you first build,...

Updated: Apr 2019

04 April 2019 Devdiscourse News Desk: Investment of $2.1 million into housing announced for Taumarunui and Te Kuiti

These provincial communities need better housing and outdoor air quality as well. “There is strong evidence that Taumarunui has a pool of housing that does not meet reasonable standards and...

Updated: Apr 2019

04 April 2019 Scoop Media World Allergy Week: Why healthy homes are important

“Many homes in New Zealand are cold and damp, which creates the perfect environment for asthma and allergy triggers such as mould. To help reduce this impact during the colder...

Updated: Apr 2019

21 March 2019 Scoop: Coastal Home for Sale Provides the Best in Energy Efficiency

“A Beachlands house, the first Passive House Plus in New Zealand to be awarded a 10 Homestar built rating, has been put on the market for sale.Built in 2014, the...

Updated: Apr 2019

21 March 2019 The Fifth Estate’s David Thorpe: Ways to finance deep energy retrofits from around the world

This is a good top level summary of efforts around the world to do deep energy retrofits. These deep retrofits are one way to approach the fundamental issue of lock-in....

Updated: Apr 2019

27 February 2019 Warm Healthy Homes Related Blogs

With the government finally raising the standard for existing homes in an attempt to lower the horrible health impacts for tenants of cold homes there has been quite a bit...

Updated: Mar 2019