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Kāinga Ora moves to deliver public houses faster and at a lower cost

We are investing in a new way of planning and building houses in order to deliver much needed, quality homes for whānau faster and a lower cost. System we have managed to reduce the due diligence and design phase of houses by 94% – from 17 months to six weeks – and we’re aiming to reduce build times by

Housing Delivery System project

Kāinga Ora is undertaking the biggest public build programme in decades.

Our Housing Delivery System (HDS) is what we’re calling a new way of planning and building houses to deliver much needed, quality homes for whānau faster and at a lower cost. model for build contracts – 15 September 2023 Kāinga Ora moves to deliver public houses faster and at a lower cost - 8 July 2023 Housing delivery system OIA [PDF, 527 KB] - June 2023

How the cassette is making a comeback

Your children don’t know what they are and you thought they were obsolete, but the ‘cassette’ is offering modern solutions for new Kāinga Ora builds. cassette floor systems, which have saved us time – in this case about three weeks,” Consortium General Manager Brooke Whiting said. “At the end of the day, all of

Families move into supported transitional housing in Rotorua

Around 80 people are moving into warm and dry temporary supported housing in Rotorua this month, following completion of upgrade work by Kāinga Ora to convert a former motel. size from studios to a 5-bedroom house. Each unit has their own kitchen and bathroom, and one is fully accessible. The shared communal living includes a fenced

Delivering more housing when it’s needed most

With price and inflationary pressures making developing and building homes more expensive, Kāinga Ora is reassessing a small number of its developments to ensure they are cost-effective while continuing to deliver more social housing. houses as efficiently as we can, we have also been transforming our approach to building homes, developing a new housing delivery system that dramatically improves

Fire safety

A house fire can take everything from you, even your life. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen. Here’s some easy fire safety tips to keep you and your loved ones safe. sound. When you release the button, it will reset and the light will blink continuously. wireless interconnected smoke alarms: These systems often include a

Kāinga Ora streamlines delivery teams

Kāinga Ora is proposing to reshape its housing delivery and construction teams as it streamlines its approach to delivering and renewing state housing. , enabling state houses to be built more quickly and efficiently through the Kāinga Ora Housing Delivery System. Kāinga Ora will also continue to work with private

Innovative approach to supplying building materials gets underway

A new building materials research programme is expected to increase productivity and reduce waste in construction. using our new Housing Delivery System,” he says. “We’ve delved into the micro-processes that go into building a house. This includes itemising every bolt, nail and

Whānau moving from motels into Gisborne’s largest social housing development

Whānau are ready to move into Gisborne’s new 31 home, social housing development this week. For most of the new tenants, it will be the first time they have had a long-term place to live for some time. decades and has been a boost for the local economy.” “We are committed to delivering the extra houses in Tairāwhiti that have been budgeted for in the Public

New Zealand public housing pilot to feature at UN Climate Change Conference

An innovative new Kāinga Ora public housing pilot tackling climate change in the built environment will feature on the world stage at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP26). use a different construction technology 1 , enabling sustainability insights to be gathered on a range of building materials and systems. Kāinga Ora

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