2011-08-25 10:17:13 // Design Daily Team
// The Idealog Blog
When Christchurch City Council released its draft Central City Plan a couple of weeks back, sustainability was revealed as a core component in the rebuild and in a follow-on to that pledge, the New Zealand Green Building Council has announced it is working with the council to develop a new building rating tool specifically for the Christchurch recovery efforts. To ensure the tool fulfils the needs of Christchurch, an advisory group whose members represent the building and construction industries has been established, all of whom are based in Christchurch and have strong links with the future rebuild of the city.
2011-07-22 10:11:34 // Design Daily Team
// The Idealog Blog
These days it should be a matter of good practice to design buildings that are as environmentally sustainable and energy efficient as possible, because as we all know, New Zealand has certainly had its fare share of shoddy buildings. The New Zealand Green Building Council’s (NZGBC) Green Star rating system goes some way to promoting sustainable building practices, and although it was first introduced into New Zealand in 2007, “firsts” in the rating system are still popping up. BNZ’s Harbour Quays office in Wellington is the latest to fall into this category, with the building’s fit-out receiving the country’s first 6 Green Star Office Interiors 2009 rating.
2011-06-15 09:39:27 // Design Daily Team
// The Idealog Blog
Fancy upping your green building credentials and knowledge? Next week the New Zealand Green Building Council will be running its Green Building Master Classes, where various aspects of green building practice in New Zealand will be explored. Speakers include Andrew Patterson from Patterson Associates, the firm recently named as one of the leading lights in global architecture.
