Dramatic jump in demand for green houses: HomestarSUPPLIED A house in Central Otago with a high six-star rating by Homestar. There's been a significant increase over the last three years of new homes with green credentials. The New Zealand Green Business Council said it had had a ten-fold increase in people signing up for its "homestar" rating tool, which rates homes according to their energy efficiency and environmental friendliness. Ten stars is the highest rating in the Homestar system but most existing homes would only rate a two or a three. "The type of home that receives a Homestar rating is the type of housing that we want to see more of.

Source: Stuff June 22, 2017 20:26 UTC