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Green Building: The NZGBC s hope - Zero carbon buildings by 2030

Green Building: The NZGBC s hope - Zero carbon buildings by 2030 5 May, 2021 10:26 PM 11 minutes to read The new $300 million hospital building in New Plymouth is likely have a 5 Green Star rating when it is completed in 2023. The new $300 million hospital building in New Plymouth is likely have a 5 Green Star rating when it is completed in 2023. NZ Herald By: Graham Skellern The NZ Green Building Council, a strong lobby group created by the construction and property industry, is hoping that by 2030 the New Zealand Building Code will be updated to ensure all new buildings are zero carbon. That s our target and it would mean we won t need Green Star rating because zero carbon buildings and homes will be normal business, says the council s chief executive, Andrew Eagles. We can then switch our focus and concentrate on existing buildings and get a mandatory carbon disclosure programme established and operating.

Climbing insurance payouts hog November s headlines

Supplied The size of the hail that hit Timaru in a storm in November 2019, causing more than $170 million in damage. Multi-million dollar insurance payouts for fires and a storm were big news in The Timaru Herald during November, writes Doug Sail in an ongoing review of 2020. The insurance bill for Timaru’s 2019 hailstorm reached $170.98m in November making it New Zealand’s costliest weather event this century. The Insurance Council of New Zealand’s (ICNZ) figures released a few days before the one-year anniversary of the storm, listed the hailstorm in the top five of the most expensive natural disasters since it began keeping records in 1968.

Building consent exemptions: Whanganui District Council advises people to be aware of changes

Building consent exemptions: Whanganui District Council advises people to be aware of changes 14 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Whanganui District Council regulatory and planning group manager Hamish Lampp encourages people to consult with the council before starting building projects. Photo / Supplied Whanganui District Council regulatory and planning group manager Hamish Lampp encourages people to consult with the council before starting building projects. Photo / Supplied Whanganui Chronicle People who are planning building projects are being encouraged to talk to the Whanganui District Council first following changes to the Building Act. The changes, which came into force on September 1, include additional building consent exemptions for some low-risk building projects.

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