About us
What is Beacon?
On 30 June 2010, Beacon Pathway Ltd completed its research contract with the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (FRST). This brought to an end six years of research and activities aimed at improving the performance of New Zealand’s homes and neighbourhoods. 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, under the terms of the Shareholders’ Agreement by which Beacon Pathway Ltd was set up, the end of the contract also brought to an end the company.
Despite the progress made, the job Beacon Pathway Ltd started is not finished. The step change required to transform New Zealand’s costly, inefficient and poorly performing housing stock has not yet occurred. 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.
Beacon Pathway Incorporated Society
A shared vision of the potential benefits of improving New Zealand’s homes has brought Waitakere City Council and New Zealand Steel together with other stakeholders to form an Incorporated Society, Beacon Pathway Inc. The Society’s objective is to transform New Zealand’s homes and neighbourhoods to be high performing, adaptable, resilient and affordable through:
- Facilitating and undertaking demonstration projects which show the benefits of higher performing new and existing homes.
- Facilitating and providing robust research which builds a fact-based platform for sustainable, affordable, buildable and comfortable homes.
- Enabling Members to lead the transformation of the built environment in New Zealand
- Collaborating with and bringing together other stakeholders in New Zealand’s residential built environment to create greater change
A copy of the Society’s Rules are available below.
Governance
The Society is governed by a Board of Directors elected by Members. Beacon’s first Board of Directors was elected at the Society’s Annual General Meeting on 26 July 2011.
Members welcome
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.
Contact:
Nick Collins, General Manager
Beacon Pathway Inc.
P.O Box 74 618
Greenlane
Auckland
Ph (09) 522 5170
Mobile (021) 464 252
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30-Oct-2010 (Board document )
Rules of Beacon Pathway Incorporated (PDF 44KB)
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20-May-2010 (Publication PUB/6)
Executive Summary, 2010 End of Term Review of Beacon Pathway Research Consortium (PDF 43KB)
Professor Peter Newton, Dr Richard Hawke
The Foundation for Research Science and Technology commissioned a review of Beacon's research programme at the end of the contract term. The panel consisted of Professor Peter Newton and Dr Richard Hawke.