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Build Aotearoa 2 Principles and Performance.MP3
Home Style Green
English - February 16, 2024 23:56 - 8 minutes - 9.84 MB - ★★★★ - 13 ratingsDesign Arts Health & Fitness green home living building sustainable homes insulation solar remodeling Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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There are fundamental gaps in what the New Zealand Building Code covers and how well it covers the aspects that are included. These reasons should be enough to justify using standards like Passive House or Homestar to go above and beyond the building code.
In this series, I'll be looking at reasons why it's better to ask about the value and risk minisation resulting from higher performance standards rather than focussing only on perceived upfront cost.