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“Back in 2005, insulation - and, subsequently, heating - was treated as an after-thought,” Siân says.

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“What sets us apart is ethics.”

“From manufacturing and product quality to environmental responsibility and representation, our core values are what define us as leaders in the bathroom ware space,” says Dan Coe, of Paterson Trading Company.

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“We have pathways for reuse; we just need to help the market to embrace them.”

“Any waste or offcut from any of our products now has an avenue for repurposing,” says Autex New Zealand’s General Manager of Sales, Marcel Herbke.

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“The design potential drew me in; the sustainable vision will keep me here.”

“Businesses that don’t prioritise sustainability won’t be in business any more by 2030,” says Ryan Flaxman, Project Floors’ new Business Development Manager.

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“While everyone else is focused on building boxes in various forms, our mission is to create a super

“This is something the industry needs in order for us to be better stewards of the land and its uses.”

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“New Zealand is not doing nearly enough to honour our sustainability commitment.”

As a Green Star-Accredited professional and sustainability advisor, Carolyn’s job is to support building industry professionals, and others, to better incorporate SDG principles into their work.

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“This is not a fad or a hobby, it’s the way the world is going.”

“Change is happening now,” says Joseph Lyth, Local Chapter Lead - Auckland at Passive House Institute New Zealand and Associate Architect at Respond Architects.

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“The planet needs all of us to do more.”

“One of my biggest drivers, both personally and professionally, is sustainability,” says Sarab Sira, Business Development Manager for Project Floors.

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“It’s all part of the show.”

“I’ve got two careers that run in parallel,” says Teulo’s Technical Producer, Harley Neville. “My vocation is film-making.

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“I try to bring the fun with good questions and in-depth discussion.”

“When I arrived in Auckland from Toronto five years ago, I ran into a lot of brick walls,” says Peter Raimondo, Teulo MC and Senior Building Enclosure Engineer and Associate Director at Oculus.

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“We make fencing easy.”

“What was once a product conversation has become a solution conversation,” says Hugh McGaveston, Managing Director of Boundaryline.

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“Our customers don’t ever want to go back to digging holes again.”

“Groundscrew is a type of pile foundation that is used in the same quantity and arrangement underneath a typical floor as any other type of pile would be,” says StopDigging New Zealand Managing Director, Jude Hickson.

“Industry professionals and homeowners are more detail-oriented than they used to be.”

“Our customers and their end clients have a greater focus on quality workmanship and innovation than they did even five years ago,” says David Eccles-Hall, Architectural Manager for Roofing Industries.

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