3 Jul 2020

Building "green" to save money and lives

From Checkpoint, 6:23 pm on 3 July 2020

The building and construction sector generates about 20 percent of New Zealand's carbon emissions and 50 percent of material going to landfill. The Government has a plan to make building more sustainable - and lay the foundation for resilience against climate change. But is there a risk it will make houses more expensive and do nothing to fix the poor quality housing already built?