What’s at stake: The type, carbon credentials and provenance of build materials for large scale commercial or residential builds, increasingly under scrutiny by regulatory agencies and occupiers, is also having real world business case implications for developers.
Background: In the final in a three-part series on the building supplies sector, NBR takes a look at some of the challenges of piecing together a 'hybrid' build solution, an example as to how the build sector is rising to increasing demands for sustainable, low-embodied carbon builds.
Main players: Precinct Properties, Beca, Hawkins, Alain McKinney, Amelia Linzey, Lisa Hinde, JLL.
Beca, one of Asia-Pacific’s lead engineering consultancies, came up with a long wish list during the planning stages for its new Auckland waterfront HQ.
Somewhere near the top of that list was securing a 6-Star Green Star rating for building design and 5-star NABERSNZ accreditation for operational
Want to read more? It's easy.
Choose your best value subscription option
Student
Exclusive offer for uni students studying at a New Zealand university (valued at $499).
What’s at stake: The type, carbon credentials and provenance of build materials for large scale commercial or residential builds, increasingly under scrutiny by regulatory agencies and occupiers, is also having real world business case implications for developers.
Background: In the final in a three-part series on the building supplies sector, NBR takes a look at some of the challenges of piecing together a 'hybrid' build solution, an example as to how the build sector is rising to increasing demands for sustainable, low-embodied carbon builds.
Main players: Precinct Properties, Beca, Hawkins, Alain McKinney, Amelia Linzey, Lisa Hinde, JLL.
