Kay Saville-Smith, Katja Lietz, Denise Bijoux, Megan Howell. Discusses nature and measurement of neighbourhood sustainability and presents the prototype Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework including Neighbourhood Sustainability Outcome Specification, Neighbourhood Sustainability Assessment […]
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Rachel Hargreaves. This report aimed to help Beacon understand and potentially get involved in the ‘retrofit scene’ in New Zealand. For example, who the main players are, what commercial companies […]
Katja Lietz, Denise Bijoux, Kay Saville-Smith, Megan Howell. This report presents the findings of an evaluative assessment of the prototype Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework (NSF) presented in NH101/2 and released in […]
Albrecht Stoecklein. This report reviewed international research into whether information on energy usage or ways of improving energy has resulted in behavioural change. The objective of this study was to […]
Mike O’Connell. This report aims to ensure Beacon and its providers have a clear understanding of the environment surrounding sustainability regulation and policy development in central and local government. To […]
Michael Donn, John Storey. This project investigated whether New Zealand had all the technologies it needed to reach the 2012 goal, what information was needed to plug the gaps, what […]
John Storey, Ian Page, Louw van Wyk, Mike Collins, Tobias Kriel. This report provided: A high level summary of relevant sustainability related retrofit interventions worldwide and their success factors. A […]
Ian Page, Nigel Jollands, Nancy Golubiewski, James Turner. This research aimed to identify whether models can quantify the benefits and costs of the Beacon projects, and what influence these models […]
Albrecht Stoecklein, Stephen McKernon. This research project provided a basis for arguing in favour or against spending Beacon research money on demonstration homes and promoting the NOW Home as a […]
Michael O’Connell. This project aimed to recommend the key elements of a sustainability framework with the ultimate purpose of facilitating the implementation of sustainability outcomes at the level of ‘home’. […]