Homestar in Nelson

Introducing Homestar^TM

Homestar™ is the new industry standard for rating new and existing homes. It is a joint venture between BRANZ and the New Zealand Green Building Council and has been developed in collaboration with industry professionals from across the entire building and construction sector including government. Aaryn Barlow who has extensive experience in home energy efficiency is delivering Homestar™ in Nelson and Tasman on behalf of the Nelson Environment Centre.

Add value to your home or refine your design
A Homestar™ certified rating is an assessment performed by an independent Homestar™ assessor, and confirms how well a home is performing against a set of pre-determined benchmarks within the Homestar™ Tool. A home's performance is represented by a certified 0-10 star rating (10 being the highest available) which can be used to accompany LIM reports. Homestar™ is now the industry standard and creates transparency around a home’s performance. This allows high quality, efficient housing to command a premium on the market. A similar scheme in Australia showed a 3.5% increase in house value with each additional star obtained.

As well as giving objective third party ratings on existing homes, Homestar™ Practitioners can work with architects and designers to maximise performance, sustainability and comfort. Designs can target a certain rating level which can then be certified once built.

Homestar™ in Nelson
The Nelson Environment Centre is proud to be delivering Homestar™ in Nelson. Aaryn Barlow a trained industry professional is our project manager and is available as a Homestar™ Practitioner for new builds and a Homestar™ Assessor for existing homes. 

Make a booking
If you would like to enquire about having a Homestar™ assessment done or would like help refining a housing design contact us on: 545 9176 or email Aaryn Barlow on aarynbarlow@nec.org.nz.

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