Setting a Benchmark for Sustainability
*Registrations Now Closed*
*Registrations Now Closed*
Thank you to everyone who expressed interest in this site visit. We have exceeded our registration capacity, and as a result, registrations are now officially closed.
We apologise to those who haven't been successful this time. We are endeavouring to schedule another site visit early next year, and when we have a new date, we will share this date with you all.
The new Parliament buildings are more than a construction project — they’re redefining sustainable design in NZ.
Join this guided site visit and step inside the Ballantrae Place and Museum Street buildings and hear directly from the team leading this landmark development. Both have achieved world-leading 6 Green Star ratings, showcasing energy efficiency, resilience, and environmental leadership.
On this site visit you will:
Explore New Zealand’s largest post-tension mass timber IL4 building (Museum Street)
See how timber achieves up to 83% fewer greenhouse gas emissions
Learn how exposed mass timber reduces both costs and carbon
Walk through two 6 Green Star-rated buildings designed for energy performance and resilience
Hear first-hand insights from the team behind the project
In partnership with LT McGuinness and the Ministry for Primary Industries
About the project
The Museum Street building, currently under construction, will soon become New Zealand’s largest post-tension mass timber structure built to Importance Level 4, the highest seismic design level. Its engineered timber frame is not only flexible and resilient but also drastically reduces the project’s carbon footprint compared with traditional steel or concrete.
World-leading energy performance
Museum St: 47% less energy use, 52% lower peak electricity demand, 83% fewer greenhouse gas emissions.
Ballantrae Place: 29% less energy use, 40% lower peak demand, 49% fewer emissions.
Locally sourced NZ timber
Supports Kiwi jobs and manufacturing.
Mass timber supplied by Red Stag Timber Lab (Rotorua) and Nelson Pine (Nelson).
Mass timber benefits
Renewable, low-carbon alternative to steel and concrete.
Sequesters carbon and significantly reduces the project’s footprint.
Provides seismic resilience through flexibility and strength.
Cost-effective: exposed timber reduces need for interior finishes.
Healthy indoor environment
Enhanced air quality, daylight, and acoustics for staff wellbeing and productivity.