Advocacy Manager, Sandamali Ambepitiya, explains the basics of the Building (Energy Efficient Office Buildings) Amendment Bill and Property Council’s position.
The Building (Energy Efficient Office Buildings) Amendment Bill has been drawn from the Member’s Bill ballot and introduced to Parliament. This bill amends the Building Act 2004 to insert a requirement for office buildings over 1,000 square metres to obtain a building energy efficiency certificate and requires that a register be maintained for the energy efficiency certificates.
Does Property Council have a position at this stage?
Property Council supports the Bill’s objective of improving transparency around the energy performance of commercial buildings. However, historically, our position has been to support the disclosure of energy efficiency ratings for commercial buildings over 1,000 square metres only at the point of lease or sale.
We’ll continue to monitor the Bill as it progresses through the select committee process and keep our Environment and Sustainability Taskforce updated. If you’re interested in getting involved or receiving updates, please contact Sandy.
Author | Sandamali Ambepitiya
Sandamali arrived at Property Council with a Bachelor of Arts and Law, and experience as an advisor with the Employers & Manufacturers Association.
Conscientious and detailed, Sandamali leads our advocacy in the South Island and Wellington regions. She is also leading our work on the reform of the resource management and building systems and sustainability / seismic strengthening.
An excellent listener, Sandamali is in her element when facilitating stakeholders and members to develop our advocacy positions.
