Tag: sustainability

Onsite health checks now contribute towards Green Star Rating

A health initiative that keeps your workers safe from stroke can now support your company’s sustainability rating.  A building can earn a Green Star rating – the largest sustainability rating […]

Sustainability professionals survey calls for participants

Oxygen Consulting, in partnership with the Sustainable Business Council, Sustainable Business Network, and Auckland University of Technology have launched their 5th annual survey on the sustainability profession in New Zealand. […]

Opinion: Climate change – an existential challenge

Dean Macaulay, South Island Regional Committee Member and Director Property Services, University of Otago, and Ray O’Brien, Head of Sustainability University of Otago share details on their commitment to reaching […]

Advocacy in a Minute | March 2023

Proposed Building Act overhaul imminent In this instalment of Advocacy in a Minute, Advocacy Advisor Sandamali Gunawardena talks about improving sustainability and resilience in the property industry and explains our […]

Research into New Zealand’s sustainability profession calls for participants

Oxygen Consulting, in partnership with the Sustainable Business Council, Sustainable Business Network, and Auckland University of Technology have launched their fourth annual survey on the sustainability profession in New Zealand. Over the past three […]

Opinion: Looking After Our Balance Sheets

Property Council’s Wellington Regional Committee member and former Chair, Paul Robinson of The Woolstore Management Ltd shares his view on the economic, social, and environmental wellbeing of Wellington. In recent […]

Ratings Snapshot provides a vital overview of green building rating tools

In very exciting news, this morning Property Council launched the Ratings Snapshot in collaboration with the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC). The document provides an overview of the different […]

Research into the role of sustainability professionals launches

Oxygen Consulting, in collaboration with Auckland University of Technology (AUT), the Sustainable Business Council (SBC), and Sustainable Business Network (SBN), have launched their third annual survey on the sustainability profession […]

Hunt on to find and fund large-scale mass timber buildings

Design funding is now available for qualifying yet-to-be-built wooden buildings as part of a partnership between the Ministry of Primary Industries and Red Stag. Funding of several hundred thousand dollars […]