2007 for “design”, 2008 for “built” and
2009 for “interior” projects. From 2018
the NZGBC plans to streamline the
process further and phase out “design”
certifications, focusing instead on “built”
and “interior’ certifications.
Seen as a third party quality-assurance
to owners and added value to buildings,
the adoption of green building standards
in NZ has been market led rather than
regulation driven as in some European
countries and other parts of the world.A concerning environmental impactDespite representing just 3% of the
world’s landmass, the built environment: uses 40% of the world’s energyemits 30% of the world’s carbon footprintuses 14% of the world’s drinking waterOverlay this with the fact that the world’s
urban population is:increasing by around 70 million per
year, andby 2050 almost 70% of the world’s 9.7
billion population will live in citiesThis means more buildings will be
needed along with increased sustainable
building management.
In short, the future of buildings and the