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Living Building Challenge

Waterfront Auckland Sustainable Design Charette

For more information please visit www.waterfrontauckland.co.nz or phone +64 9 301 0101

Waterfront Auckland’s vision is for the Wynyard Quarter to be an exemplar in sustainable urban transformation, a new paradigm of environmental sustainable mixed use development. The potential of a waterfront eco-precinct is both exciting and challenging. This will provide a unique value proposition to attract international interest and investment as well as showcasing Auckland as a smart globally relevant city. Waterfront Auckland supports the comprehensive and innovative approach of the

Living Building Challenge. We will work with development partners who will explore this and other sustainability frameworks to ensure that we build on international best practice here in the Wynyard Quarter.

Waterfront Auckland Living Building Challenge Charette

On 3 September 2012, in a room overlooking Westhaven Marina, fifty plus participants joined Jasmax and Waterfront Auckland to talk sustainability. The objective of the day was to collaboratively dialogue, stretch our thinking and envision a fully sustainable neighbourhood for the Central Precinct as a benchmark exemplar solution.

In essence the purpose was to pass a sustainability lens over the preliminary plans for the Central Precinct by considering the framework of the Living Building Challenge.

The workshop was organised and facilitated by Jasmax and hosted by Waterfront Auckland. Jason McLennan’s visit to Auckland was sponsored by Resene, Jasmax, Arrow International, NZGBC, .Auckland Council, Unitec, University of Auckland and Waterfront Auckland.

ENVISIONING A SUSTAINABLE AUCKLAND WATERFRONT

Karanga Plaza and information kiosk

Programme for the day, 4th September 2012

AMMihi by Ngarimu BlairWelcome by John DalzellIntroduction to the Living Building Challenge by Jason McLennanIntroduction to the Central Precinct by Sue EvansDialogue about aspirations led by Jason

PMGroup discussion and feedback Goals for the central precinct, specific ideas and initiatives, barriers and enablers Dialogue about next steps led by Tim Hooson

WATERFRONT SUSTAINABILITY CHARETTE

Participants included representatives from Waterfront Auckland Board, staff and Technical Advisory Group, Auckland Council, New Zealand Green Building Council, Garden to Table Trust, Architectus, Ngati Whatua, Jasmax, Arrow, Unitec, Beca, Boffa Miskell, Newcrest, University of Auckland, eCubed, Tauranga City Council, Graeme MacIndoe Urban Design, Sils van Bohemen, Carolyn Robinson.


SETTING THE SCENEJohn Dalzell, Chief Executive Waterfront Auckland welcomed guests and set the scene in a presentation covering the waterfront context, progress to date, goals of the Waterfront Plan and lessons from the recent World Cities Summit and Sea Edge Symposium.

Looking back over the past five years and development of Stage 1 of the Wynyard Quarter, John spoke about the need to create an authentic waterfront experience and to reveal the site. He indicated that it was a good time to take stock, to reflect on the progress made, think about what has changed, new technologies, new science, international experience. John welcomed the diversity of skills and expertise in the room, thanked participants and encouraged them to be aspirational.

SETTING THE SCENEThe specific area controlled by Waterfront Auckland is approximately 45 hectares of land and wharves that it owns on behalf of Auckland Council and all Aucklanders. Waterfront Auckland controls Westhaven marina, much of the land at Wynyard Quarter, Te Wero Island and Queens Wharf. These sites abut an area that Waterfront Auckland has influence over, which stretches from the water’s edge back to roughly the original 1840s shoreline. The objective of Waterfront Auckland is to lead a strategic approach to development

across the waterfront.


SUSTAINABILITY SUCCESSESVIADUCT EVENTS CENTRE

• 40-50% less energy

• 50-60% less water

• Seawater for heating and cooling via reversible heat pumps

• Rainwater collection for toilet flushing

• Assisted passive ventilation

JELLICOE STREET

• Bio-retention rain gardens

• 95% storm water treatment target

• Low energy lighting

• Pedestrian friendly

SHED 10 CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL

• Optimises natural light and ventilation

• A photovoltaic array comprising 220 PV cells for energy generation

• Rainwater harvesting

• Reuse of exisiting heritage building

DALDY LINEAR PARK

• Generously scaled street and linear park

• PT, walking and cycling route

• Low impact design

• Water rentention and photovoltaic electricity generation in tank features

ASB HEADQUARTERS

• Optimises natural ventilation and light

• Manually operable windows

• Operable facade shading

• Rainwater harvesting for toilet flushing

Jason F McLennan is an international leader in sustainable built environments. Jason is CEO of Cascadia Green Building Council and the International Living Futures Institute. He is one of the most influential people in the green building movement today and is author of the Living Building Challenge (LBC).

The Living Building Challenge is an attempt to raise the bar. It defines the most advanced measure of sustainability in the built environment possible today and acts to diminish the gap between current limits and ideal solutions. This philosophy, advocacy tool and certification program covers all building at all scales and is a unified tool for transformative design, allowing us to envision a future that is Socially Just, Culturally Rich and Ecologically Restorative.

Whether the project is a single building, a park, a college campus or even a complete neighborhood community, Living Building Challenge provides a framework for design, construction and the symbiotic relationship between people and all aspects of the built environment.

The Living Building Challenge is comprised of seven performance areas, or ‘Petals’: Site, Water, Energy, Health, Materials, Equity and Beauty.

Since it was launched in 2006, the Living Building Challenge has inspired and motivated rapid and significant change: projects have sprouted up all over North America and beyond – currently, there are 150 projects underway in a dozen countries.

Often used in combination with other tools (eg Greenstar, LEED) it is a comprehensive or holistic framework with certification given only after 12 months of occupation and achievement of sustainability targets.

www.ilbi.org

LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE

“Start with radical efficiency” Jason F McLennan


In an informative and compelling presentation Jason F McLennan explained the back story to the Living Building Challenge, the need for transformative change and the progress being made around the world. Jason urged us to not start with limits but to think about what we need to do and how we move there more quickly.

Case studies of Living Buildings including the Simon Fraser University Childcare, Bullit Centre in Seattle and Omega Centre in upstate New York all provided demonstration of what can be achieved.

INTRODUCTION TO THE LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE AND RESTORATIVE DESIGN

Jason F McLennan Image: Arrow International

For Auckland’s waterfront Jason highlighted opportunities:

The need to overlay solar envelopes – to maximise and secure sun

light for passive design and solar energy

At the minimum, be net zero ready. Triple net zero (water,

energy and waste) is the requirement of the LBC

Food production has symbolic and psychological value and challenges

assumptions about consumption

Natural ecology – what does is mean to reconnect and restore?

Car free cities – a rich life without a car

Take a child centred view- this will make the development

successful for everyone

Tell the waterfront story - the story of place

Identify community heart upfront and be specific about amenities

needed - make it permanent rather than temporary

Imagine the desired end game and then work backwards from that

end point to determine the steps to take

LBC accreditation proves that the environmental claims are true and

ensures long term credibility Examine alternative commercial development models

Audit the resources and carrying capacity of the site

Cultural representation is an opportunity

And why not a waste water treatment plant like the Omega

Centre?

Burnaby’s new childcare building at Simon Fraser University is the first in Canada to meet the Living Building Challenge. The University Childcare Centre is designed to generate more power than it uses, collect more water than it flushes and generate enough energy for itself and have some leftover for its neighbours.

CASE STUDIES

Bullitt Center, Seattle. Six story, heavy timber speculative commercial, mixed use building. Net zero energy and water (annual). It is likely to be the world’s most energy efficient building. Features: Local FSC timber, composting toilets, 14,303 sq ft of PV solar panels, onsite rainwater storage and water filtration, oversize windows for natural light, geothermal cells.

Proposed Bullitt Centre

Burnaby Childcare centre


A sewerage treatment plant with a difference – the Omega Centre for Sustainable Living, Rhinebeck, upstate NY. An Interpretive Center and Laboratory, 576 m2, single building, rural setting, completed May 2009. This building achieved both LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge Certification, the Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OSCL) embodies the synthesis of wastewater recycling, chemical-free water treatment, clean energy, and eco-friendly architecture. Designed by sustainable design firm BNIM Architects as a functioning model for the nonprofit organization Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, the state-of-the art environmental education and water reclamation serves as a teaching tool to educate visitors on Omega’s ongoing environmental initiatives, including innovative wastewater strategies.

“Making decisions in next short term need to encompass best practice from around the world” Jason F McLennan

Omega Centre for Sustainable Living

INTRODUCTION TO THE CENTRAL INNOVATION PRECINCTAnd now to Auckland’s waterfront and the next stage of development – the Central Precinct. Sue Evans, Waterfront Auckland Senior Urban Designer, presented the

preliminary urban design scheme for the central precinct which has been developed by Waterfront Auckland with Architectus in accordance with the Urban

Development Framework and Waterfront Plan. The Central Precinct is to provide an incubator environment to create, attract and grow world class research, talent and

technology based ventures.


“Wynyard Central is the heart of the Wynyard Quarter, the hub of innovation and the core of this new urban neighbourhood. Wynyard Central blends gritty industrial character with the best of contemporary design, offering flexible and creative workplaces and a variety of apartment styles set within a

beautiful public realm that touches the waters edge. A new paradigm of environmentally sustainable mixed use development for New Zealand.”

VISION

Image: Architectus

Image: Architectus

The preliminary scheme aims to:

- Respect and enhance view shafts to the city- Locate a central “water street”- Clearly define “public” and private” spaces- Achieve efficient site coverage- Retain and re-use character buildings- Ensure massing which integrates character buildings- Deliver high quality open space and built form outcomes- Provide a strong and rich public life experience- Retain opportunity and flexibility for additional height- Provide a variety of typologies and development opportunities

CENTRAL INNOVATION PRECINCT

- Create a centre of innovation- Provide an achievable and flexible staging strategy- Maintain long term value

While a significant amount of planning and design work has already gone into the Central Precinct the workshop is/was an opportunity to pass a sustainability lens over the preliminary concept using the LBC as a framework.

Image: Architectus

Image: Architectus

“I’m greatly impressed by the quality of thought that is in place and the language of design that has been created.” Jason F McLennan


“How to draw community? It’s about planning, delivery and placemaking like a beautiful woven rug over the top.” Kaaren Goodall

In this session participants were asked to identify and prioritise goals and aspirations

for the Central Precinct. Thinking about what restorative and regenerative might

mean in the waterfront context, there was a lot of discussion about water quality,

cleaning water from the wider catchment, the potential to “create” new habitat on

the coastal edge, support biodiversity and grow food.

GOALS

Creating a diverse and inclusive community, a safe interesting and urban

neighbourhood were strong themes. A desire to “sign up to the Living Building

Challenge” was evident from some participants and to move into the “restorative

space”. Triple net zero (net zero energy, water and waste) was assumed as a goal by

many groups.

Image: Arrow International

Specific goals identified by participants included:

• Triple net zero (or net zero ready)

• Powerful brand identity (international angle for right kind of investment)

• Founded on diversity – socially, ethnically, economically

• Inclusive and authentic community, self reliant and evolving, safe

• A strong natural world connection – urban living with nature – sun,

rain, water, biodiversity

• Productive and restorative buildings and precinct

• Remediate water and land

• Healthy land- water- people

• Equity, access, inclusiveness – a child-friendly and people-focussed

area

• Maori identity, uniquely Maori and Pacific

• Restorative – wider water catchment, clean green marine industry

• Character retained, unique

• A Living District – connected to the biosystem

• Enjoyment – celebration of living – restoration of the human spirit

• A community of residents, tenants, businesses who share and live

the vision

• Truly urban – sufficient residents and density, human scale

• Achievable in terms of economics and expectations

“This is an important opportunity not just for Auckland and NZ but for the planet” Jason F McLennan

• Adaptive to change - flexible in terms of space and technology

• It is the hub, the heart where 21st century kids want to live

• Use good products, ban the LBC ‘red list’

• A great place to live - perhaps a quieter city centre neighbourhood?

GOALS


The conversation didn’t stop all day. People even had to be told to go and have

lunch! The presentations clearly sparked lots of ideas and thoughts. In this

session participants were asked to identify any specific initiatives to achieve the

goals including transitional ideas and programmes that would support the longer

term aspirations and transformation.

Clearly locating the “heart” of the community was a focus of several groups. One

explored an overlay of Maori values; “The North Island is the stingray of Maui and

different parts of the island have different functions…the heart is in Taupo and gills

and lung serve different functions..so we laid this Maori concept over the top of

Wynyard Quarter…with the heart in the middle and the wharf as the tail/barb of the

stingray... and there is an area for water treatment where it is processed, like the

gills”. Precious Clarke

Another group conceptualised Wynyard Quarter as the human body “Use a body

metaphor, body, brain spine... the Tank Farm is a sick body and needs healing- soil

remediation is the obvious one but want to go beyond that to treat the entire urban

metabolism so when the body becomes healthy we can export all these goodies to

the city but in order for body to do that, it needs a brain and the brain is the

innovation precinct... that happens to be located on the spine, the back bone the

green boulevard Daldy Street and big green project on Wynyard Point.”

Dushko Bogunovich

SPECIFIC IDEAS AND THOUGHTS

The discussion of goals gave a glimpse of what restorative might look like?

• Giving back – electricity, food • Dealing with “waste” from wider catchment or community • Remediation of the land and water • Partnering to “clean” local industry e.g. marine industry • Healthy land - water - people

Locating the community heart in the central precinct on least valuable

land surrounded by a commercial ring.

Overlay of Maori values

Opportunity to require low level energy use - work different uses

together, share resources with different building types and densities

Sea – as a thermal store

Economies of scale - investigate co-generation and precinct wide

infrastructure

Management structure/ governance- a company to deal with water,

waste, energy – to enable precinct to share resources

Require net zero organic waste and waste recycling and reuse. Innovation

will drive new uses for the materials.

Demonstration architecture, engineering, sustainability, construction.

Mix of grain for richness and variety. This means different sized

development parcels to ensure a range of typologies and scale, architecture,

businesses and people.

Changes to the regulatory framework so that development contributions

and unitary plan enable and incentivise triple net zero aspirations.

“Innovation is part of Maori and Pacific heritage, after all they found all the islands in the Pacific. Its lying dormant. What could they bring to the precinct?” Ngarimu Blair

Develop a core building typology, flexible buildings that enable a variety of

changing uses over time

Living businesses (as well as living buildings and living precinct)

A facility to attract children – for example like Kelly Tarltons? An urban

school camp?

Specific ideas explored included....



Specific ideas continued....Look in more depth at the issues of climate change to ensure the

precinct is resilient to sea level rise, storm surges and other weather events

State of art connection to the CBD – importance of strategic connections

A shop-front school and shared use of community facilities – perhaps a

new model

Residential and neighbourhood design that enables people to

invite each other into their lives

Building designs for all ages and stages (from children and families to

aging and retirement); variety of typologies including live-work

Remediation as an educational opportunity about contamination and the

environment – do it in a visible way – show and teach

Innovation – bring marine and green together. What about cultural

representation as part of the innovation?

Edible public spacesReclamation as an opportunity for restoration, recreation, amenity and

resilience

“Art entrepreneurs” in temporary studios.

Recognise the unique opportunities through land ownership and

procurement – think about size of pieces, scale, diversity, block size, tenants,

staging, public ownership and green leasing

Develop a smart grid, involve businesses and residents, develop a

competition around sustainable behaviours

Tell story about “why” rather than “how”

“We feel there’s an opportunity to include a distinctly Maori identity required for a building in the development...We identified that this is the largest Polynesian city in the world.. Perhaps the biggest Maori city too” Precious Clarke

The last session of the day explored the barriers to realising a truly sustainable neighbourhood, as well as the enablers and possible next steps for Waterfront Auckland. A wide range of potential and real regulatory, economic and commercial, political, technical and other challenges and barriers were identified. In danger of moving into the “too hard” space the session also focussed on ideas to get things going. Start small, start now were key messages. Continue to communicate and engage, aim high, find champions and ambassadors were suggested. There was a recognition that waterfront projects to date ie the first phase of development with North Wharf, Jellicoe Street, Silo Park, VEC and with ASB underway is a fantastic start and has wide public support.

BARRIERS AND ENABLERS

ENABLERS....

- Be the best at something.- Lead the way – create tangible examples- Be bold as this will attract innovation- Stick to the vision- Establish partnerships- Involve the Youth- Nurture the early investors and adopters- Use an integrated design process- Transitional solutions – bring the people here- Educate about why we need to do this

SOME ROAD BLOCKS....

- Traditional typologies - Current development models- Lack of political will and support- Regulation that precludes innovation- Regulation that doesn’t support the vision- Fear and risk related to new approaches and technologies-


POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS....

Commit to the Living Building Challenge

Hold a workshop focussed on delivery and implementation

Develop strategy around the obstacles and barriers

Share this information - communicate

Quantify the benefits and costs of LBC, develop a high level business case

interrogate the central precinct

Focus on the whole precinct – include other land owners

Capture today and doCument the dialogue

Set up communications with this group

Relate this to the current vision – another step, not revolution not evolution

Story relating back to history – for wider audiences

Create a sustainability statement

Find a place to make the next step

Celebrate the success thus far

Community infrastructure – local community engagement

Energy and water budget analysis – carrying capacity

Target innovation as a whole new paradigm of urban infrastructure.

Identify champions and ambassadors

Identify relevant international exemplars

- Community resilience- Environmental restoration- Position Auckland as a global leader- Attract new business and visitors- Strong brand and visibility

WHAT IS THE VALUE-ADD OF THE LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE?

Environmental impact per building design approach


Further recommendations and observations POST WORKSHOP from Jason F McLennan

“The reception to the Living Building Challenge and the work of our Institute was exceptional and I’m fairly certain that we will be seeing several Living Buildings in Auckland and in New Zealand generally over the next few years. Your project represents one of the most important urban redevelopments in the world as a potential showpiece for truly sustainable urban living.”

What is the new ‘Story of Place’?

Wynyard Quarter - Until recently it was purely an aquatic environment, part of the shallow shelf on the edge between land and sea. These edge conditions are highly rich in species diversity and thrive from the interactions present with salinity differences, freshwater runoff and biological loading from shore, temperature gradients and sunlight and oxygen capacity. Your edge was a rich place in terms of ecology - but as a community site it didn’t exist. Like many edges where cities take root- the edge creeps - and the area in question was filled and drastically changed. Industry powered by a maritime economy created a new shore, more amenable to its needs and quickly we arrived at the conditions we have today - a new waterfront claimed from the sea, built and abused by industry. Biological diversity has been greatly diminished as water quality and toxic runoffs continue eroding healthy conditions for most species.

Surrounded by modern Auckland, the new edge is highly valuable and represents an opportunity. ... we have an obligation to restore the health of the local ecology while simultaneously creating an amazing place to live and work.

Nature is resilient and powerful and with the right interventions and responsiblestewardship the impacts of the past can be turned into new ecological niches and a healthy story of place can return. Ultimately a healthier ecology is a healthier home for Auckland residents as well - as we are nature.

“Your project represents one of the most important urban redevelopments in the world as a potential showpiece for truly sustainable urban living.” Jason F McLennan

As a place that didn’t exist until recently - the job now that it does exist - is to functionally operate as part of the larger ecosystem with no greater impact or offense than if it had never been created. Going one step further, I would suggest that the new story of this place is to serve as a catalyst for positive impacts and regenerative design across the city, across the country and in waterfront conditions the world over.

Permanence vs. Temporary Structures I am somewhat concerned about the current idea whereby community amenities are given a temporary home and then will be relocated. This seems to be the case with both the urban farm and the children’s playground. My sense is that different and stronger opportunities are present when such infrastructure is given a deliberate and permanent location as an integral part of the community. Memories are made and true community flourishes when actions are also tied specifically to place.

Pedestrian Community Heart The interior section of Wynard Central is perfect as the new community heart of the overall development. The least valuable commercial land is properties without a direct water view and therefore prime locations for schools, parks, gardens and community centres. It is essential that the project identify the specific amenities necessary upon full build-out for this whole district to serve as a working village and properly plan for those amenities. The idea of planning a linear green/blue street that bisects between the water’s edges (Halsey to Beaumont) is very strong. Finding multiple, synergistic community uses in the geographic centre should be investigated. Identify the community heart upfront and be specific about amenities needed. Make it permanent and show commitment to the things that people will grow to love in the community.

Back casting as goal settingFor the LBC this process is used to determine the following:• Energy - based upon initial analysis of rooftop size, available sunshine and current solar technology - how much energy can be generated on-site? This is used to determine a proposed energy budget. A solar envelope study should also be done to determine the extent of self-shading on the site and set parameters.

• Water - based upon initial analysis of rooftop size and annual precipitation - how much water can be harvested? This is used to determine a water budget for the project.


Observations from Jason F McLennan


• Food - based on the LBC FAR requirements - how much land should be set aside for urban agriculture? For this project only a small area is likely possible given the density goals, but integrating pea patches has strong community benefits.

The Child Centered CityI recently published an article called “Our Children’s Cities, The Logic and Beauty of a Child-Centered Civilization” that focused on the importance of looking at the world through the lens of what’s best for our most vulnerable and sensitive citizens. Using this approach is similar to backcasting, as being sensitive to those that are the smallest and most vulnerable results in heightened sensitivity to all people and better urban design solutions. Have someone who is good with planning for children review your designs for the child-centered view and offer suggestions and ideas. Involve some children if you can!

Find the experts and look at the whole Don’t immediately dismiss solutions and approaches out of hand because they aren’t familiar or done in New Zealand. Find the experts needed to explore solutions that could have a multi-generational impact. Its too easy to assume something is too expensive, tricky or ‘not practical’. Everything in the LBC has been tried and tested in multiple locations - use this as a guide.

Think through the whole district and its infrastructure as you design this one sub-section. From a planning perspective this is starting to happen - but really think through all the systems on the larger scale before zooming in tighter.


Observations from Jason F McLennan

Jasmax were privileged to have the opportunity to help facilitate the Waterfront Auckland LBC workshop. We saw a real opportunity to work in a truly collaborative and inclusive way & appreciated the time that was given generously by key people, to envisioning the future of this critical Auckland development.

WA set the workshop stage, articulating the fine work to date and real intent around seeking sustainable development outcomes.

We were shown possibilities through the powerful lens of the Living Building Challenge, gaining tangible insight into the highest level of international sustainable and restorative practice as presented by the guest, Jason McLennan. This allowed the room to seek out the opportunities and to expose barriers to see how the LBC could manifest at the Auckland waterfront.

The big questions were posed and the challenges offered.

Overall we sensed a significant enthusiasm about what the Living Building Challenge could mean for the precinct with a distinct desire to make a truly future focused and restorative design and development framework for this precinct.

The Challenge outcome we took for the day is that “ we can” target a restorative, triple net zero end game for this development.

There was recognition that Auckland could create an international leading show case which would attract the national and global leaders, innovators and business. ‘Why wouldn’t we?’ If we don’t, what we would we look back in twenty years and regret?

If we work together and set success based outcomes with focused leadership, creating a will and desire towards delivering what’s actually possible, Auckland can achieve the highest sustainable standards in the world.

Could the headlines read – ‘Auckland leads the way for a socially just, culturally rich and ecologically restorative future Waterfront development.’

The team from Jasmax.

A WORD FROM JASMAX

Images: Courtesy Arrow International

The workshop was hugely successful. The Living Building Challenge is inspirational and sets a new benchmark. Jason McLennan strongly reinforced the importance of our waterfront opportunity and its potential to be an international showcase. Waterfront Auckland appreciated the input from the wide range of participants and welcomed the many ideas, the delight in the progress to date and encouragement to aim high.

The Waterfront Plan highlights Waterfront Auckland’s commitment to sustainability and the approach that will be taken. The Waterfront Plan Goals capture much of the aspirations of the workshop and illustrate how they may be realised as we go forward with development of the central precinct and wider quarter. We are very much in the “restorative space”.

For your information, some next steps underway include: • Understanding the energy and water budget and modelling of the sustainability demand and supply-side options is underway and will include both building scale and precinct-scale options. This work will enable us to to better understand the costs and benefits of different options at different scales, and ultimately to set clear sustainability parameters for future development.

• A Local Board study will soon identify inner city community facility needs in the future and we are working to understand floor space requirements and preferred locations for community facilities. Locating the “heart” will be part of this discussion.

• Our place making programme is underway.... Garden to Table will open in 2013?

What can you do? • Auckland Council needs to ensure that the unitary plan supports sustainable development, net zero energy and water infrastructure and other innovative approaches. Get involved in the Unitary Plan process.

• We can all champion the principles of the Living Building Challenge – tell people it can be done.

And finally, the Living Building Challenge. While supporting its intent, principles and innovation-focussed appraoch, we will need to discuss further the benefits and costs of signing up to be the first Living Precinct, how this would work, what it would mean, how it would affect our development programme etc.

Thank you to Jasmax and Jason for this opportunity to learn about the LBC and to pass a “sustainability” lens over our work.

John Dalzel, Chief Executive, Waterfront Auckland

WATERFRONT AUCKLAND – POST WORKSHOP

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