New Zealand Green systems and resources – Green Star NZ

Resene was a Gold Foundation member of the NZ Green Building Council and has been supporting the New Zealand Green Building Council as a member and with a range of initiatives since launch.

Member NZGBC - New Zealand Green Building Council

NZ Green Building Council

The NZ Green Building Council facilitates the Green Star NZ and Homestar NZ programme and assists building owners, specifiers, etc to learn and understand what is required to achieve Green Star and Homestar NZ rating points and make sustainable improvements via seminars, consultations etc. The NZ Green Building Council also disseminates information and resources for improving the environmental footprint of buildings, products, specifications etc.

The NZ Green Building Council does not provide independent verifications for products.

Companies, specifiers, owners, etc can choose to join the NZ Green Building Council. This does not mean that they are more or less environmentally preferable to non members.

Web: www.nzgbc.org.nz

Eco Choice Aotearoa

Most Resene waterborne products are Eco Choice Aotearoa approved. Refer to the Resene VOC Summary list to see Eco Choice Aotearoa approval by product. Copies are available from Resene representatives or the Resene website.

Eco Choice Aotearoa is an independent product verification programme run by the Ecolabelling Trust and owned by the NZ Government. Products must meet Eco Choice Aotearoa specifications to become Eco Choice Aotearoa approved. Over time, specifications for products are gradually tightened, so that products complying with Eco Choice Aotearoa have to meet a better standard of environmental preferability as time passes.

Eco Choice Aotearoa takes a broader view than the Green Star NZ VOC specification and considers the wider impact of the product, including manufacturing, packaging, banning the use of many ingredients that are known to be hazardous and/or cancer causing, etc.

Eco Choice Aotearoa does not have a specification available for all products at this stage, however many recent specifications have been developed due to demand from industry for specifications for some materials. Paint does have an Eco Choice Aotearoa specification.

Eco Choice Aotearoa costs are based on company size. This is to ensure that smaller companies have equal opportunity to gain an Eco Choice Aotearoa specification as larger companies.

When specifying Resene paint refer to the Resene VOC summary to view VOC levels and Eco Choice Aotearoa approval by product. Please ensure your list is current prior to specification, as product reformulations may result in a change in VOC levels and Environmental Choice approval. Resene staff are happy to assist with writing or checking specifications to ensure the optimum paint system is specified.

Web: www.enviro-choice.org.nz

Please refer to the NZ Green Building Council for verification of requirements for any Green Star NZ and Homestar NZ specifications.

Links to supporting resources for Green Star NZ and Homestar NZ accreditation:

For Green Star NZ and Homestar NZ support contact: advice@resene.co.nz

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