Wāhanga tūmahi: Te pūngao whare
Action area: Building energy

A shift toward building better buildings and supporting upgrades of existing buildings is critical for a net zero future.

Almost a third of the emissions in Wellington come from "stationary energy", such as heating, lighting, and pumping water. As we move to an electric economy, we need our homes and buildings to perform better while using less energy.

What we're doing to support efficient buildings

What the Government is doing

The Government is looking at a number of opportunities to create change.

What you can do

Improve the efficiency of your home

Your home is the first place you can look to take climate action.

Learn how to make your home more sustainable on our Sustainable homes and buildings pages.

Become a sustainable business

Measure your building’s performance 

Use the National Australian Built Environment Rating System to assess the energy efficiency of office buildings. It provides you with a rating scale from one to six that's easy to understand. Find out more on nabersnz.govt.nz. 

Building management systems help businesses to assess, report on and manage energy use across a building – visit the Gen Less website for more information. 

Make your building greener

If you're moving your office, upgrading, or building a new one, start early in the planning process to make your building as green as possible – see the following tools: 

For ways to check your building, see:

Visit Action area: Advocacy

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