Tag: Sustainability
Green Building in Afganistan flourishes with help of ‘Green Machine’
In a country that has been torn apart by civil strife over the past several decades, there is a new hope for those looking...
New criteria for buying a house: What can I walk to?
A new housing initiative to be launched in the Bay of Plenty this year may be a long-term solution to countering petrol prices and...
Web site to become a one-stop shop for information on wood
Wood used to be the timber of choice for New Zealand’s homes. But in recent years there has been something of a move away...
Steel an upright world citizen
Steel is as in demand today as in the 1880s, when it first took centre stage as a building material — but much water...
Waste not, want not
One of New Zealand’s first designer “green” show homes not only has a range of environmentally friendly features, it is also beautiful and comfortable,...
NZ’s sustainability problems: a backgrounder
Who is Beacon Pathway Ltd?
Beacon is the vehicle chosen by a number of like-minded organisations that are working to find affordable, attractive...
New insulation requirements mean smarter living
New insulation standards being required across New Zealand over the next year will mean warmer, healthier and cheaper-to-run homes. The new requirements are...
Strong case for improving New Zealand’s unsustainable homes
New Zealand homes are cold, damp, unhealthy and inefficient. They contribute to poor health, increase environmental impacts and take money out of our pockets....
Sustainable building — more to it than meets the eye
It is universally agreed that focused sustainable living is now imperative to the survival of the human race. Population growth in the past...
New ratings system makes energy efficiency visible in homes
The Home Energy Ratings now available to New Zealand home owners will, for the first time, make the energy efficiency of a home easily...