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Get it right early or pay for it later: How HVAC design has long-term implications for cost, performance & energy use
HVAC systems are one of the biggest drivers of both cost and comfort in commercial buildings, yet they’re often brought in too late or treated as an afterthought. As part…
Read MorePriority One’s submission on the Government’s Head Start process for local government reform
Executive summary Priority One welcomes the opportunity to provide input into the Government’s Head Start process for local government reform. This submission summarises views shared by Priority One members, and…
Read MoreDesign that works: A conversation with Wingates
Ahead of July’s Design + Innovation Meetup, we speak with Colette McCartney (Principal, Interior Architect) and Michael Carter (Associate Principal, Architectural Designer) from Wingates about the role of how design…
Read MoreWhat does it really take to scale up a region?
In London, the River Thames is more than a piece of geography. It is life-giving, connecting and sustaining. It has shaped the city’s identity, its movement, its economy and its…
Read MoreKale Print builds for the future in Tauriko
After 40 years in business, Kale Print has brought its operations together in a leading-edge Tauriko facility designed for efficiency and sustainability – powered entirely by renewable energy and built…
Read MoreYou probably touched manufacturing before you touched your phone this morning
Most of us do not wake up thinking about manufacturing. We wake up and slide our feet into something warm, maybe fluffy. We turn on a tap. We make coffee,…
Read MoreOpinion: New Zealand’s gas crisis – why the government’s support package doesn’t add up
The New Zealand government’s new low-interest loan scheme is designed to help businesses move away from natural gas. But if the numbers only reduce project costs by 1.5–3%, is it…
Read MoreFrom a van to a village: The story of the Merivale Community Centre
Merivale Community Centre is the result of decades of community effort, culminating in a purpose-built facility shaped by clearly defined local need. Story produced by Marra Construction There is a…
Read MoreAre we expecting young people to ask questions they don’t yet know exist?
There is an interesting thing that can happen at a career expo. A young person walks in full of possibility. There are employers, educators, training providers, industry experts, people doing…
Read MoreImpact investing: Outcomes, not just returns
In the second piece of our investment insights series, Alastair Rhodes, CEO of BayTrust, tells us how impact investing is moving from the margins to the mainstream – and in…
Read MoreThe future workforce is already here. The map is what’s missing.
There is a sentence in Pacific Growth’s Rangatahi Insights Report that should stop us in our tracks: “I didn’t know I needed physics. Now I want to be a doctor…
Read MoreUnlocking Western Bay growth: How to turn alignment into investment?
Hayley Nelson, Chair of the Priority One Tauranga Moana Investment Attraction Group, offers insights around our inaugural Investment Summit, noting that regional alignment and capital already exist, now we need…
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