Build Aotearoa 8: Cool by Design with Siân Taylor
Home Style Green - Sustainable Design and Building
Release Date: 04/01/2024
Build Aotearoa December 2024 with Sharon Robinson and Glenn Harley
Home Style Green - Sustainable Design and Building
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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Build Aotearoa 22: Glenn Harley and Sharon Robinson
Home Style Green - Sustainable Design and Building
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The Products and People Supporting PHINZ 2024
Home Style Green - Sustainable Design and Building
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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.
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Build Aotearoa 20: Resilienz with Linday Wood
Home Style Green - Sustainable Design and Building
https://www.resilienz.co.nz/
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Build Aotearoa 19: Constructive
Home Style Green - Sustainable Design and Building
Notes from RMBA's Constructive Industry Forum.
info_outlineMany people might be surprised to know that the New Zealand Building Code does not require any consideration of overheating in homes. The energy efficiency requirements in our code are based only on the ability of buildings to keep warm without excessive heat loss. There is nothing to prevent homes from being designed with large areas of unshaded north or west-facing glass.
Siân Taylor is an Architect and Passive House Designer based in Queenstown. She has experience creating homes that are designed to perform well all year round, in some of the most challenging and spectacular locations.
Follow Siân on Instagram and check out Team Green Architect's latest work at https://www.teamgreenarchitects.co.nz/.