By Dr Casimir MacGregor
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1 October 2020, Build 180
The government is moving to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for a low-carbon economy. Eventually, this will mean transforming building regulations, but for now, designers and builders can take steps to prepare.
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By Dr Casimir MacGregor
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1 December 2018, Build 169
Next in our series on the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) and their importance to the building industry is SDG 9 – Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation.
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By Dom Dixon, Jeff Vickers
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1 April 2023, Build 195
The building industry is a major contributor to landfills in Aotearoa New Zealand. A study found that designing out the greenhouse gas emissions from waste construction products could help in paving the way to a low-carbon circular economy.
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By Dr Dave Dowdell
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1 February 2014, Build 140
A planned Australasian environmental product scheme should increase opportunities for local manufacturers in a global market now asking questions about products’ environmental credentials.
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By Dr Casimir MacGregor
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1 June 2018, Build 166
We continue the Build series on the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) and their importance to the New Zealand construction industry. This issue we look at SDG 13 – Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
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By Dr Casimir MacGregor
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1 August 2019, Build 173
If brought into law, the Zero Carbon Bill will have a major impact on the construction industry. So, what is the Bill aiming for and how will it deliver?
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By Antonia Reid
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1 June 2022, Build 190
A consistent method of assessing the embodied carbon emissions of New Zealand buildings is now possible following the development of a technical methodology by MBIE.
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