Welcome to Beacon Pathway
Beacon’s mission is to create homes and neighbourhoods that work well into the future and don’t cost the Earth.
Our research and demonstration projects show New Zealand:
- how our homes can be warmer, drier, healthier, affordable, cost less to run, and be low carbon
- how our neighbourhoods can be adaptable and sustainable, and places people enjoy living.
What we do
- We produce robust research and package that information in useable forms, such as tools or simple consumer information.
- We work together with other organisations on projects to bring about change.
- We offer our knowledge and expertise in projects that fit with our vision and goals.
- We believe in the power of demonstration and experiential learning.
Who we work with
We partner with a wide range of organisations across the housing sector:
- Research (e.g. BRANZ)
- Government (e.g. MBIE, EECA)
- Manufacturers (e.g. NZ Steel)
- Developers (e.g. Ockham Residential)
- Social housing providers (e.g. CORT Community Housing, Kainga Ora)
- Industry groups (e.g. NZ Property Council).
Our wide network enables us to bring partners together in collaborative projects.
New homes
Beacon’s research investigates how to design and build new homes that are warmer, drier, cost less to run, and are low carbon.
Existing homes
Most of our houses are already built – Beacon’s research shows how we can make these homes healthier and more water and energy efficient?
Neighbourhoods
Beacon has developed tools to assess neighbourhood sustainability, and good practice medium density for New Zealand.
Beacon has a large knowledge base of research that is publicly available. It covers how to achieve good home performance in new homes, retrofitting older homes to high standards, making neighbourhoods sustainable, and designing good practice medium density.
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Latest news
- Seeking research participantsBeacon Pathway, ANZ Aotearoa and Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington research project. Are you planning to build a new home soon, or in the… Read more: Seeking research participants
- Symposium – Turning Research into ActionBeacon Pathway is holding an end-of-year symposium to share insights from our work turning research into action. For almost 20 years Beacon has been carrying… Read more: Symposium – Turning Research into Action
- Do you want to help Beacon achieve its mission?Are you passionate about improving the performance of New Zealand’s homes and neighbourhoods? Do you understand what it takes to deliver high quality action research… Read more: Do you want to help Beacon achieve its mission?