HomeFit

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A large and unprecedented new alliance of business, health, sustainability, environmental, consumer, building and housing organisations are today calling on all political parties to prioritise a ‘pollution busting home reno programme’ for hundreds of thousands of homes if elected.

Consumer NZ, the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation, Greenpeace Aotearoa, the Sustainable Business Network, Lawyers for Climate Action, the New Zealand Institute of Building, Bayleys, Vector, JLL, Bunnings, Architectural Designers New Zealand, Sustainability Trust, Community Housing Aotearoa, the Insulation Association of New Zealand, Knauf Insulation, Beca, Community Energy Network, Passive House Institute New Zealand, SuperHome Movement, eHaus, Inzide, Architectus, Professor Robyn Phipps, and the Green Building Council have joined forces to ask political parties to promise a ‘fully funded ambitious’ roll out to improve at least 200,000 homes.

Find out more, and join the call below

Home | Homes we deserve We’re calling on every political party to promise now that, if part of the next government, they will have within six months of being elected a fully funded ambitious plan to roll out a pollution-busting home reno programme for at least 200,000 homes homes within nine years which will:

A year ago we launched HomeFit to help New Zealanders understand how healthy our homes are and support you in make the necessary changes.
So far we've had more than 24,000 go through the checklist
We know our homes aren't good enough, hopefully we've helped make things easier
If you're renting or a landlord a HomeFit certification also gives peace of mind that the home meets the Residential Tenancies Act and the Health Homes Standards.
If you haven't already, make sure you check out homefit.org.nz

With this cold snap continuing it might pay to think twice before cranking up the temperature dial on every household appliance and spare a thought for your power bill.

How much does that electric blanket actually cost to run? What it costs to run your electric blanket and towel rail, boil the jug and take a hot shower.