On 25 February 2025, Property Council submitted to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) on proposed improvements to the Building Code’s insulation settings.
MBIE’s proposed improvements to ‘H1 Energy Efficiency’ settings are to see if there are ways to allow for more flexibility of building designs to reduce upfront costs and increase energy efficiency.
Why this matters to our members
Our members support policy settings that ensure dry, healthy and energy-efficient buildings.
Our view
Property Council supports initiatives that will make upfront building costs better balanced and improve the certainty of compliance and consenting of buildings. However, we need these changes to be long lasting given that the industry needs the time and reassurance to adapt. We also believe there needs to be better education in this space, to help reduce unnecessary compliance and build costs.