Residential Rating Tool due for launch
Cavalier Bremworth has signed up to be one of the silver
sponsors for a new residential rating tool being introduced by the
New Zealand Green Building Council, BRANZ and Beacon Pathway.
The system will assess the performance of New Zealand homes,
providing information for home owners considering improvements to
their home, and providing a performance scale that creates value
around warm, healthy, and efficient homes.
The rating will help owners compare new and existing homes on
the basis of the comfort and performance, in addition to the
location, size or aesthetic qualities of the home. Home owners or
occupiers performing home improvements that make their home warmer,
drier, or more energy efficient will be able to link these
improvements to the capital value of their property.
Cavalier Bremworth is partnering with rating tool co-sponsors,
Resene and GIB, to deliver a series of roadshows to architects and
interior designers throughout the country from 19 April
onwards. For more detailed information on the seminars,
please refer to the roadshow flyer. To register for your
nearest event, please use this booking form.
Home Performance Rating Tool in Summary
The NZ Green Building Council says the new rating tool will:
• Allow home owners to use a
web-based tool to generate information on the expected building
performance of their home, compare the costs of improving home
performance through free or low-cost assessments based on data
about the house.
• Create a value proposition for investment into homes;
recognising investment into performance with a rating.
• Create a common language around building performance, becoming
the way we talk about our homes.
• Address the whole building envelope and assess a home's
performance, including energy, water, health and comfort, materials
used and more.
• Provide a framework to help deliver Government housing
initiatives, aligning with the home insulation fund and other
relevant work.
• Provide achievable and consistent advice on standards over time
that enable the building and construction industry to produce,
install and maintain solutions that deliver real results for home
owners and occupiers.
Overseas research shows homes with performance ratings sell and
rent faster, for higher prices than non-rated homes.
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