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LBC I03 Habitat Exchange

18.06.26

The intent of I03 Habitat Exchange is to protect land for other species as more and more land is taken for human use, by setting aside land equal to the Project Area away from the project site, in perpetuity, through an approved land trust organisation

LBC I02 Urban Agriculture

11.06.26

The second imperative of the Place Petal is I02 Urban Agriculture and in this blog we show how Pā Reo achieved this imperative

Longevity Architecture

04.06.26

Longevity Architecture aligns very closely with what we have been exploring through the Living Building Challenge

LBC I01 Ecology of Place

04.06.26

Today, we begin, each week on Thursday, to post about an imperative of the Living Building Challenge, a total of 20 imperatives, starting with I01 Ecology of Place, with Pā Reo as a case study

Sustainability Action Plan (SAP)

29.04.26

Tennent Brown Architects has adopted a Sustainability Action Plan (SAP) aligned with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2030 Commitment

It’s official - Pā Reo is a certified Living Building Challenge® Full Living project!

29.04.26

Pā Reo has passed the certification process to become a sustainable, self-sufficient building under the ultra-strict and world-leading Living Building Challenge® Full Living certification!

Forest Owners Association Facts & Figures

20.03.26

Our advocacy as part of the Living Building Challenge brought us before Elizabeth Heeg, CEO of the NZFOA, Rachel Millar, Environmental Manager of the NZFOA, and, Mark Ross, CEO of the WPMA

American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2030 Commitment

20.03.26

Tennent Brown Architects has adopted a Sustainability Action Plan (SAP) aligned with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2030 Commitment

Tiakina taiao: Carbon, climate, equity

04.06.25

2025 Living Future Institute of Australia's Biophilic Design Awards

#37 Select Committee

22.11.24

Building (Overseas Building Products, Standards, and Certification Schemes) Amendment Bill

#36 Reduce Embodied Carbon NZ

19.07.24

New Industry Initiative to Reduce Embodied Carbon of New Zealand Buildings

Petal #7 Beauty

03.10.23

Living Building Challenge Petals - Beauty