In conjunction with the NZ Green Building Council (NZGBC), our Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) team ran seminars on imminent changes to the Building ACT and Building Consent. Our primary presentation at Ponsonby Central was well attended and received.
Key speakers, Bobby Chen of NZGBC and our ESD Team Leader John Gillespie, explained the requirements of monitoring carbon emissions, embodied carbon, and building energy performance; emphasizing the substantial impact it will have on the construction industry.
Change is coming and it will be significant, bringing New Zealand in line with Australia and the UK. “Essentially we’re a decade behind the UK and we’re trying to catch up”, said John. Understanding embodied carbon from cradle to cradle is a new way of thinking about buildings and one we must embrace.
As fast as change is coming, tools are emerging to help us. They track, meet compliance requirements and support better decisions around sustainable construction. Our expanding ESD services include qualified team members in services such as Green Star, NABERSNZ, energy auditing tools, Homestar, embodied carbon analysis reports. For more information on our sustainability services, please email Nick.