The Green Property Summit 2026 is the New Zealand Green Building Council's full-day sustainable-buildings conference on 11 August 2026 at the Aotea Centre, Auckland.
The Green Property Summit 2026 is a full-day conference for New Zealand's commercial and non-residential property and construction sectors, running on Tuesday 11 August 2026 at the Aotea Centre in central Auckland. It focuses on creating better, lower-carbon buildings, with a 2026 agenda spanning energy efficiency, embodied carbon, electrification, building performance and long-term value.
The Summit is hosted by the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC), the nonprofit, independent organisation behind the Green Star, Homestar, NABERSNZ and HomeFit certification schemes. NZGBC describes it as its premier conference for the built environment, and Chief Executive Andrew Eagles frames the 2026 edition as arriving at a critical time for the sector amid rapid change in expectations around energy performance and embodied carbon. NZGBC Board Chair Simon Neale and senior NZGBC technical staff feature throughout the programme.
The audience spans developers, investors and financiers, designers, engineers and contractors, asset managers, product suppliers and government and policy leaders. The programme is MC'd by NZ Herald Business Editor-at-Large Liam Dann and opens with an economic address from Infometrics Chief Executive Brad Olsen, followed by a virtual international keynote from Kai-Uwe Bergmann of BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group). Sessions cover smarter electrification, AI in sustainable buildings, the evolution of NABERSNZ, circular fitouts and mainstreaming Green Star. As an election-year feature, a Construction and Property Political Panel brings together cross-party MPs including Hon Chris Bishop, Hon Shane Jones, Cameron Luxton, Arena Williams and Julie Anne Genter. The event carries 6 NZGBC FE points.
The Summit is held at the Aotea Centre, 50 Mayoral Drive, Auckland CBD. Registration opens at 8:00am, the formal programme begins at 8:30am, and the day closes with networking drinks from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. NZGBC continues its push to run the Summit as a low-emission event, encouraging delegates to use Auckland's public and active transport to reach the central-city venue.
The Green Property Summit is an anchor business event on New Zealand's sustainability and property calendar, drawing senior industry, finance and government figures into one Auckland CBD room for a full day. Its consistent use of a central-city arts venue, structured programme, awards moments and post-event networking make it a strong reference point for conference organisers in the built-environment and ESG space.
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