Beacon Pathway now an Incorporated Society!
Beacon Pathway Ltd has morphed into Beacon Pathway Inc. And now we’re an Incorporated Society, we’re looking forward to working with our members on new research and projects.
Beacon Pathway Ltd wound up on 30 June 2010 with the completion of its research contract with the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (FRST). An end-of-term review by FRST commented on the success of Beacon’s research programme in terms of both research advances and driving change. However, despite the progress made, the job Beacon Pathway Ltd started is not finished. Our goal of transforming New Zealand’s costly, inefficient and poorly performing housing stock has not yet been achieved. In recognition of this, two former shareholders in Beacon Pathway Ltd, Waitakere City Council and New Zealand Steel, proposed a successor organisation to build on the success of the original programme and address outstanding issues in home and neighbourhood performance.
Waitakere City Council and New Zealand Steel brought together with other stakeholders to form an Incorporated Society, Beacon Pathway Inc. The Society’s purpose is to transform New Zealand’s homes and neighbourhoods to be high performing, adaptable, resilient and affordable through a programme of research and transformational projects.
The Society’s programme may include another research contract with FRST. After Beacon Pathway Ltd’s successful review, Beacon Pathway Inc was invited to submit a proposal for a new FRST-funded research programme. This is currently being considered by FRST.
Membership in Beacon Pathway Inc. brings the opportunity to leverage projects through collaboration, participate in high profile demonstration projects, share research learnings and work with other members across the housing sector. Beacon Pathway Inc. looks forward to discussing these benefits and developing relationships with any organisations across the residential housing chain which share the Society’s vision of high performing, adaptable, resilient and affordable homes and neighbourhoods.