Lifemark

https://www.lifemark.co.nz/

Established in 2008, Lifemark is New Zealand’s leading Universal Design consultancy, which aims to promote housing design outcomes that work for a wide range of people across all ages and abilities – from young families to older and disabled people. Lifemark works with developers, councils, community housing providers, and others in the housing space to offer expert advice and an independent quality assurance process that ensures homes are usable and safe for people of all ages and stages, based on the principles of Universal Design.

A Lifemark certification focuses on ensuring homes are safe, adaptable and liveable. The performance standards are over and above the requirements in the building code and include practical design features that will continue to meet the needs of people throughout their lives.

A Lifemark-certified home demonstrates that accessibility does not have to compromise a home’s aesthetics – it is simply designed with space in the right place.

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Membership Benefits

  • Voice of the sector: contribute to whole-of-sector policy positions
  • Conferences and training at a reduced member rate
  • Fortnightly e-bulletins sent directly to your inbox
  • Access to a members-only section on the CHA website
  • Participation in member surveys and forums
  • Access to the CHA quality assurance programme and training
  • Advance notices about new developments and initiatives.

The CHA Constitution sets out two categories of members – Full and Partner – these are defined below:

Full Membership

These are Iwi, Maori and Pacific Island and Community or voluntary housing organisations and groups which are either:

a) Providers of Community housing, or

b) Groups intending or seeking to become providers of Community- housing, or

c) Groups of residents/tenants of community housing, or

d) Groups which advocate for Community housing or residents of Community housing as part of their work.

The annual fee for Full Members is based on your organisation’s gross income:

1. Up to $1m, the fee is $500 +GST

2. From $1m to $5m the fee is $1,000 +GST

3. $5m and over the fee is $1,500 +GST per annum.

Partner Membership

These are individuals, local authorities, private development companies, and other private and public entities which invest, operate, own or develop affordable, Community and/or Social housing.

If you have a question about which category of membership you should apply for, please contact us to discuss.

The annual fee for Partner Member is fixed at $250 + GST per annum.

The membership year is from 1 Jan – 30 Dec.

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