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ben eyers

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Hiberna Ltd

Building and construction

70. The Climate Change Commission recommended the Government improve the energy efficiency of buildings by introducing mandatory participation in energy performance programmes for existing commercial and public buildings. What are your views on this?

good idea

71. What could the Government do to help the building and construction sector reduce emissions from other sectors, such as energy, industry, transport and waste?

enforce construction waste monitoring
increase the cost of waste to landfill dramatically

72. The Building for Climate Change programme proposes capping the total emissions from buildings. The caps are anticipated to reduce demand for fossil fuels over time, while allowing flexibility and time for the possibility of low-emissions alternatives. Subsequently, the Climate Change Commission recommended the Government set a date to end the expansion of fossil gas pipeline infrastructure (recommendation 20.8a).

What are your views on setting a date to end new fossil gas connections in all buildings (for example, by 2025) and for eliminating fossil gas in all buildings (for example, by 2050)?
good idea

74. Do you believe that the Government’s policies and proposed actions to reduce building-related emissions will adversely affect any particular people or groups?

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No

76. Do you support the proposed behaviour change activity focusing on two key groups: consumers and industry (including building product producers and building sector tradespeople)?

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Yes
No

77. Are there any key areas in the building and construction sector where you think that a contestable fund could help drive low-emissions innovation and encourage, or amplify, emissions reduction opportunities? Examples could include building design, product innovation, building methodologies or other

yes, Non fossil fuel based constrution methods should be prioritised

polystyrene and all plastics based insulations should be phased out

78. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is considering a range of initiatives and incentives to reduce construction waste and increase reuse, repurposing and recycling of materials. Are there any options not specified in this document that you believe should be considered?

All buildings have an end of life, they either are burnt down or end up in landfill.

the buildings we produce today are a future generations problem to deal with.

The increasing use of large amounts of above ground polystyrene and SIPs panel houses will be a pollution issue in the future.

building methodologies exist that do not produce any or much dangerous waste at the end of their use. These should be prioritised.

79. What should the Government take into account in exploring how to encourage low-emissions buildings and retrofits (including reducing embodied emissions), such as through financial and other incentives?

the type of building materials used

81. Our future vision for Aotearoa includes a place where all New Zealanders have a warm, dry, safe and durable home to live in. How can we ensure that all New Zealanders benefit from improved thermal performance standards for our buildings?

as high as possible building standards