No insulation in New Zealand Flats

This is a nationwide issue

Affecting:

Accommodation, Building and Construction, Education, Health and Beauty, Home and Garden, Manufacturing, Public Services / Government, Real Estate, Science & Technology, Electricity, Gas, Water & Waste,

I have lived in flats for the last 4 years. No flat I have been in has been insulated. They are impossible to heat without drastic measures and huge expense.

This puts pressure on our health system. Increased sick leave decreases the nations' productivity. This effects us all more than would be apparent.

What we're doing about it

0 Popular Solutions to this, 3 other possible solutions

Around here we don't just talk about issues, we come up with solutions and do something about it!

Solutions

So be more selective where you live.

0 people support this, addressing No insulation in New Zealand Flats

So long as there is no demand for insulated flats, then there is no incentive for landlords to supply it. It costs real money to provide a weathertight insulated house, and the government funding is often lacking in who it will supply. If you will... see details

Why wont you buy your own insulation and take it with you when you go.

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The insulation it self is not that expensive it is the installation. I sell thousands of bales nationwide of good quality branz tested insulation with free delivery to most places. People are surprised at how little it costs. You can also just do ... see details

Change

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Please understand me right. I think the best solution would be a change in kiwis' mentality. What ingenuity are we talking about when the housing sector, for example, is some 50 years behind compared to other developed countries? I read someone in... see details

What people have to say

Matt

10:57 AM, Wednesday 10 June 2009

"Be more selective is fine but it does not solve the problem. I face the same circumstances but have a rental company so can't even discuss the issues with the landlord. It is an issue - I guarantee that tenants leave as a result. Factor in the cost of 1-2 weeks vacant property every two years to the cost of insulation, and the decreased reliance on power. It just doesn't make sense not to insulate."

Jordan Carter from Wetware

11:36 PM, Tuesday 12 May 2009

"In regard to the "Be more selective" solution I would like to point out I have been a student the past 4 years. The reason I point out I was a student is because, well, we can't be selective. Most students can't get the student allowance (which is only $180 last I checked) leaving only the student loan. The student loan is capped at $150. That is $150 to live off. $150 into rent, power, food, clothes, footwear, buses, internet, phone. $150 wasn't much back when my sister was at Univ..."