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Country / jurisdiction: New Zealand · Year: 2022 · Status: In force · Level: National · Type: Voluntary
The Building for Climate is a comprehensive and on-going initiative by the New Zealand government, aimed at reducing emissions from building construction and operation through reducing associated carbon emissions, enhancing operational efficiency, and other associated measures.
Amendments to the Building Act was announced in 2022 as part of the initiative. The proposed amendment would:
Accelerate the shift to low carbon building
Improve building energy efficiency
Reduce embodied carbon of buildings
Lay further groundwork for emissions reduction through databases and tools
As part of the larger initiative, New Zealand has updated its building codes to require strong energy efficiency and insulation for new construction.
Official source: https://www.building.govt.nz/building-code-compliance/annual-building-code-updates/2022-building-code-update
Source
https://www.iea.org/policies/19911Canonical document at the regulator. Always cite this URL — not the Vantage detail page — in compliance evidence.