Selwyn District Council's new headquarters in Rolleston is a showcase of energy efficient design. A design audit before construction managed to find even more efficiencies - and in the process more than halving the estimated energy spend.
This case study looks at how this council ensured that their new headquarters was designed to be future-proof as well as energy efficient as possible.
A programme of energy audits for tourism operators identified annual cost savings averaging 15% - and many of the measures could be implemented for little or no cost. The modern Novotel Auckland Ellerslie already had energy saving initiatives, but its audit showed it could save even more - without costly investment.
