Homestar stories
Structural engineers now have a standards-based tool to speed up compliant composite beam designs with web openings, cutting cost and rework.
The 350-apartment scheme will add rental supply to Takapuna, with building consents next due in late 2024 after approval this month.
Rental supply is set to grow as major developers and iwi back long-term homes, with new rules helping unlock more Build to Rent schemes.
Buyers in Auckland’s Belmont are being offered sustainably built terraced homes with electric bikes as New Zealand eases property viewing restrictions.
Christchurch’s regeneration was underscored as Tūranga won the Supreme Award, while 10 other projects were named category winners.
The revised standard aims to speed approvals for volume builders while reducing compliance costs and lifting the quality of new homes.
More homebuyers are seeking healthier, more efficient houses, with Homestar registrations rising tenfold in three years to 6,700.
For buyers, the result signals lower running costs and healthier living, as the house earns New Zealand’s first perfect Homestar version 3 rating.
Demand for sustainable buildings in New Zealand is surging, with five more major organisations joining the Green Building Council.
