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  • Pushing innovation at Busby Street

    Off-site manufacturing (OSM) technologies combine in this standout pilot project in Auckland’s Blockhouse Bay. rating. A Curzon Street development in Onehunga recently achieved a 7 Homestar rating. Busby Street is anticipated to be our first OSM development to achieve the

  • Ramping up offsite manufactured builds

    As we look to increase off-site manufactured (OSM) builds within Kāinga Ora housing developments, we’re investigating the capacity of OSM suppliers around New Zealand to supply this type of home at scale. , including 6 Homestar ratings and Healthy Homes standards. Over the last two years an OSM pilot programme has allowed opportunities to trial and evaluate more

  • Double win for public housing at property awards

    Kāinga Ora has taken out two awards at the 2022 Property Industry Awards.

    seen in the fact that Kāinga Ora developments are delivered to a New Zealand Green Building 6 Homestar rating. Busby Street pushed boundaries even further to

  • Important milestone for Highbury Triangle

    A whakawātea (cleansing) has recently been held in advance of civil works starting in early August. target a New Zealand Green Building Council 7 Homestar rating, meaning it will exceed Building Code standards for warmth, dryness and health. It will

  • Significant new housing development for Blenheim

    Kāinga Ora has completed construction of 10 new one-bedroom public homes in central Blenheim. -Homestar rating, which means they will be warmer, healthier and more energy efficient. All of the homes have their own carparks. Ms Campbell says four homes were

  • Crowned with merit and excellence for public housing developments

    Hosted by the Property Council New Zealand the Property Industry Awards celebrates excellence in design and innovation in the built environment. Four Kāinga Ora public housing developments were recognised at the recent 2023 gala awards dinner. , built to 6 Homestar rating The living environment includes a playground, a solar powered community room and smart EV chargers Local school students provided

  • New homes welcomed in Ruakākā

    Neighbours, local hapū, community leaders, build partners and contractors, all joined Kāinga Ora, to celebrate six newly completed homes in Ruakākā. open arms by the community. The homes have a 6-Homestar rating, meaning they are highly energy efficient and were built to full universal design standards

  • New Porirua homes for Christmas

    Porirua families will be in new homes before Christmas with the opening on 14 December of 29 new state homes at Kāinga Ora’s Castor Crescent development in Cannon’s Creek. 2020. All these homes meet 6 Homestar rating and have double glazing and are carpeted. The 29 homes opened today have a range of typologies including one, two

  • Transforming construction through innovation; our offsite manufacturing plan

    Our new offsite manufacturing plan will help to deliver more quality public and market homes at a faster rate, while contributing to a more effective and sustainable building sector. traditional build in New Zealand, including Healthy Homes standards and the New Zealand Green Building Council’s 6 Homestar ratings. Committed to innovation

  • New Kāinga Ora housing complex offers unique solar technology

    Kāinga Ora has completed a new 20-unit development in Christchurch that features solar technology expected to result in significantly lower power bills for people living there. Christchurch. The complex also includes a heat recovery system, which will help to reduce heatpump costs in each unit, and has an 8-Homestar rating, which means it has

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