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First Timer’s Guide to the Wao Summit 2024
Welcome to your first Wao Summit! Whether you’re here to explore sustainability, learn how to improve your business, or engage with community resilience, this guide will help you navigate key events and make the most of your experience. This blog is a day-by-day, class-by-class breakdown, highlighting must-attend sessions for first-time attendees
Better Building in New Zealand: A Matter of Public Health and Sustainability
New Zealand has some of the lowest building standards in the OECD. Our insulation standards are half or even less of the levels required in Australia, Ireland, or the UK. The issue: poorer health outcomes for kiwis, increasing the costs on our health systems, and home energy bills at unacceptably high levels.
Pioneering sustainable construction.
Construction & Demolition waste accounts for about 50% of all waste in New Zealand, most homes in our country generate about 5x too much carbon, and we have concerns over heating, cooling and dampness in our builds.