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LBC I08 Net Positive Carbon

23.07.26

The intent of I08 Net Positive Carbon is to foster the development and use of carbon-free renewable energy resources while avoiding the negative impacts of fossil fuel use, primarily the emissions that contribute to global climate change

LBC I07 Energy and Carbon Reduction

16.07.26

The intent of I07 Energy and Carbon Reduction is to treat energy as a precious resource and minimise energy-related carbon emissions that contribute to climate change

LBC I06 Net Positive Water

09.07.26

The sixth of the 20 imperatives of the Living Building Challenge is I06 Net Positive Water

LBC I05 Responsible Water Use

02.07.26

The intent of I05 Responsible Water Use is to encourage projects to treat water like a precious resource, minimising waste and the use of potable water, while avoiding downstream impacts and pollution

LBC I04 Human-Scaled Living

25.06.26

The fourth imperative of the Living Building Challenge is I04 Human-Scaled Living and its intent is to contribute toward the creation of walkable, pedestrian-oriented communities that reduce the use of fossil fuel vehicles

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