SR478 Housing stock strategies responding to New Zealand's 2050 carbon target (2023)

This study investigates three possible future scenarios to better understand the potential to reduce New Zealand’s carbon contributions from dwellings. The scenarios represent an increasingly proactive response to the climate change challenge. It builds on previous BRANZ and Massey University research to identify and quantify potential areas for significant dwelling-related carbon reduction at a stock level between the years 2020–50. Both operational and embodied carbon emissions for new and existing dwellings are accounted for. Three dwelling typologies are examined: detached, townhouses (medium density) and apartments. The objective is to prioritise areas for policy development so that New Zealand is better able to meet our 2050 climate goals.

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