Zero Carbon Building Practices in Aotearoa New Zealand

In the light of climate change, the drive for zero carbon buildings is known as one response to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Within New Zealand, research on climate change mitigation and environmental impacts of buildings has received renewed attention. However, there has been no detailed invest...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2021-08, Vol.14 (15), p.4455
Main Authors: Bui, Thao Thi Phuong, Wilkinson, Suzanne, Domingo, Niluka, MacGregor, Casimir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Building construction
Buildings
Business models
Carbon
carbon emissions
carbon reduction
Climate change
Climate change mitigation
Climate change research
Construction companies
Construction industry
Data analysis
Emissions
Energy
Global warming
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
Grounded theory
Industrial development
Innovations
Interviews
Knowledge
Local government
low carbon
net-zero carbon
Paris Agreement
Phenomenological research
Project engineering
Software
Urban environments
zero carbon
zero energy
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Summary:In the light of climate change, the drive for zero carbon buildings is known as one response to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Within New Zealand, research on climate change mitigation and environmental impacts of buildings has received renewed attention. However, there has been no detailed investigation of zero carbon building practices. This paper undertakes an exploratory study through the use of semi-structured interviews with government representatives and construction industry experts to examine how the New Zealand construction industry plans and implements zero carbon buildings. The results show that New Zealand’s construction industry is in the early stage of transiting to a net-zero carbon built environment. Key actions to date are focused on devising a way for the industry to develop and deliver zero carbon building projects. Central and local governments play a leading role in driving zero carbon initiatives. Leading construction firms intend to maximise the carbon reduction in building projects by developing a roadmap to achieve the carbon target by 2050 and rethinking the way of designing and constructing buildings. The research results provide an insight into the initial practices and policy implications for the uptake of zero carbon buildings in Aotearoa New Zealand.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en14154455