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Build Aotearoa 2 Principles and Performance.MP3

Home Style Green - Sustainable Design and Building

Release Date: 02/16/2024

Build Aotearoa December 2024 with Sharon Robinson and Glenn Harley

Home Style Green - Sustainable Design and Building

H1 Again with Jason Quinn

Home Style Green - Sustainable Design and Building

The government is on insulation standards. Again. Jason Quinn has waded through the details and provided a . Check it out, and by 28 February 2025.

Build Aotearoa ERP 2 with Elrond Burrell

Home Style Green - Sustainable Design and Building

The government has released New Zealand's second emission reduction plan and it does mention building and construction. Elrond Burrell shared his thoughts. View the ERP 2 at https://environment.govt.nz/publications/second-emissions-reduction-plan-at-a-glance/ Follow Elrond on LinkedIn and read his review of ERP at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/erp2-building-construction-what-impact-have-elrond-burrell-6ztjc/ I'm now on Bluesky @kakarikicastle.bsky.social

Build Aotearoa MBIE Weather Files and Self Certification

Home Style Green - Sustainable Design and Building

I'm joined again by Sharon Robinson and Glenn Harley for a chat about the possibility of builder self-certification and MBIE's updated weather files.

Wao Summit 2024 with Aaron Thule

Home Style Green - Sustainable Design and Building

Wao Summit 2024 is happening next week, 29th October - 2nd November. Speakers include John Bell, Monique Kelly, Dr. Jim Salinger, Alec Tang, Jane Lloyd, Dr. Greg Bodeker, Sam Gibson, Paul Spoonley and more! Tickets and information https://www.wao.co.nz/summit2024

Build Aotearoa 22: Glenn Harley and Sharon Robinson

Home Style Green - Sustainable Design and Building

The Products and People Supporting PHINZ 2024

Home Style Green - Sustainable Design and Building

Build Aotearoa 21: PHINZ 2024

Home Style Green - Sustainable Design and Building

I caught up with Glenn Harley and Joseph Lyth to talk about the recent Passive House conference in Wellington, and other building issues in Aotearoa.

Build Aotearoa 20: Resilienz with Linday Wood

Home Style Green - Sustainable Design and Building

https://www.resilienz.co.nz/

Build Aotearoa 19: Constructive

Home Style Green - Sustainable Design and Building

Notes from RMBA's Constructive Industry Forum.

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There are fundamental gaps in what the New Zealand Building Code covers and how well it covers the aspects that are included. These reasons should be enough to justify using standards like Passive House or Homestar to go above and beyond the building code.

In this series, I'll be looking at reasons why it's better to ask about the value and risk minisation resulting from higher performance standards rather than focussing only on perceived upfront cost.

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