Tricia Love Consultants

What Tricia Love Consultants does

Tricia Love Consultants Ltd (TLC) is a New Zealand-based, woman-owned sustainable building consulting practice founded in 2000 and headquartered in Auckland (Parnell). The firm delivers professional services spanning the full building lifecycle — from strategy and design through to certification and post-occupation — with specialization in Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) facilitation, Green Star certification, Living Building Challenge (LBC) support, Zero Carbon and Net Zero advisory, Biophilic Design, and Organisational Sustainability Strategy. Its core technology is human domain expertise backed by scarce professional accreditations (Living Future Accredited Professionals, Green Star Accredited Professionals, Homestar Designer), rather than a software platform; the practice delivers value through bespoke consulting engagement on individual building projects.

The company operates with a lean core team of approximately 5 specialists (Director Trish Love, consultants Fiona and Rachel, Biophilic Development Partner Miranda, and LCA Partner Francisco) and partners externally to extend capability — notably with Capana Group for Life Cycle Analysis delivery and training. Notable project outcomes include the Windsor Substation (Unison Networks), the first landscape & infrastructure typology globally to achieve LBC vs4.0 Petal Certification with a 208% embodied carbon reduction versus reference building, and Victoria University of Wellington's Living Pā (with Tennent Brown Architects and LT McGuinness), the first Living Building in Wellington.

TLC monetizes through quote-based, project-driven professional services engagements with enterprise clients in the New Zealand building and construction sector (utilities, architectural firms, construction firms, building owners). Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: direct enquiry via the website contact form and phone (+64 21 584 076), supplemented by content marketing, LinkedIn/Facebook presence, and thought-leadership speaking engagements (e.g., Wao Summit). Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm is privately held with no external funding or parent company, and revenue is not publicly reported.

Name

Tricia Love Consultants

Legal name

Tricia Love Consultants Ltd

Website

https://tricialoveconsultants.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tricia Love Consultants is a New Zealand woman-owned sustainable building consulting firm (founded 2000) serving enterprise clients with Green Star, Living Building Challenge, Zero Carbon, LCA, and Biophilic Design advisory services across the full building lifecycle.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Building Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK), Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH)

Keywords

• Sustainable building consulting
• Green star certification
• Living building challenge
• Life cycle analysis
• Biophilic design consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Parnell

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Sustainable Building Consulting Services: Consulting services for sustainable building certification including Green Star, Living Building Challenge, Zero Carbon, Net Zero, and Core Green Building Certifications. Services span from design to occupation and beyond.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tricia Love Consultants is a sustainable building consulting practice offering expert advisory and certification facilitation across Green Star, Living Building Challenge, Zero Carbon, Net Zero, and Core Green Building ratings. Its core services also include Organizational Sustainability Strategy development, Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) for buildings (in partnership with Capana Group), and Biophilic Design planning and implementation, spanning all stages from project design through occupation and beyond.

Product overview

Tricia Love Consultants is a sustainable building consulting firm offering a suite of integrated professional services rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include Organisational Strategy Consulting for sustainability frameworks, Life Cycle Analysis Services (through partnership with Capana Group), Sustainable Buildings Consulting for certification alignment, and Biophilic Design Services. These services are supplemented by Sustainability Training and Development programs and ESD Design Facilitation. The company operates as a consultancy rather than a software platform, with all services delivered through expert consulting engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organisational Strategy Consulting Integrated and holistic sustainability strategy consulting, helping client organizations review, develop, and achieve sustainability goals and frameworks, ranging from carbon reduction and certification to organizational social justice and leadership. Strategy and frameworks inter-relate to capital works projects or to the organization itself.
• Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) Services Life Cycle Analysis for Buildings and LCA Training for Architectural Practices, delivered in partnership with Capana Group, offered at different levels aligned with MBIE, NZGBC Green Star, Living Building Challenge, or Zero Carbon Certifications, used to quantify impacts in design and building practice.
• Sustainable Buildings Consulting Sustainable building consulting covering all stages from design to occupation and beyond, supporting alignment with or achievement of NZGBC Green Star, Living Building Challenge, Zero Carbon, Net Zero, and Core Green Building Certifications.
• Biophilic Design Services Creation and implementation of Biophilic Design plans and frameworks aligning with Living Building Challenge and Green Star imperatives, connecting people to nature through creative community engagement, site-specific art commissions, biophilic consultation, and interior design of textiles and wallpapers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 208% embodied carbon reduction achieved for Windsor Substation compared to reference building

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Capana GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTLC partners with Capana Group to offer Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) for Buildings and LCA Training for Architectural Practices. They offer different levels of LCA aligned with MBIE, NZGBC Green Star, Living Building Challenge, or Zero Carbon Certifications.
• Tennent Brown Architects LtdflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTLC provided Living Building Challenge Support for Victoria University of Wellington's Living Pā project - the first Living Building in Wellington. Tricia Love Consultants served as sustainability consultant alongside the architectural firm.
• LT McGuinness LtdflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTLC provided Living Building Challenge Support for Victoria University of Wellington's Living Pā project. LT McGuinness was the construction partner on this inspirational place-based design project.
• Unison NetworksflagshipImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTLC served as Sustainability and LBC Consultant to Unison Networks for the Windsor Substation project - an electrical substation achieving Living Building Challenge Petal Certification. Unison publicly shared award-winning blueprints to facilitate industry-wide decarbonisation transition.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global engineering and sustainability consultancy with deep Living Building Challenge and zero carbon expertise. Comparable to TLC for high-performance building consulting and certification but at much greater scale and geographic breadth.
• BECA: Large NZ-headquartered engineering and advisory consultancy with a sustainability and built environment practice. Overlaps with TLC on sustainable building consulting and certification but operates as a multi-disciplinary incumbent serving much larger projects.
• Mott MacDonald: Global engineering, management, and sustainability consultancy with built environment and decarbonization practices. Comparable to TLC for sustainable building and LCA advisory, but operating across much larger projects and geographies.

Others

• Jasmax: NZ architecture and design practice with sustainability leadership across commercial and public projects. Adjacent to TLC as a fellow participant in NZ sustainable building delivery, often collaborating with sustainability consultants like TLC rather than competing directly.
• Living Future Institute (ILFI) Network: Global non-profit administering the Living Building Challenge and Just Label certifications. Ecosystem partner and referral source rather than a competitor; TLC's staff include ILFI auditors and accredited professionals, linking them directly to this network.
• Warren and Mahoney Architects: Major NZ architecture practice with embedded sustainability expertise and green building project portfolio. Related ecosystem player to TLC — both work on high-performance NZ projects but TLC operates as the specialist sustainability consultant that supports firms like this.

Direct peers

• Reset Sustainability: NZ sustainability consultancy providing building performance, Green Star, and carbon consulting. Comparable to TLC as a boutique NZ practice offering Green Star and sustainable building certification advisory.
• Toitū Envirocare: New Zealand-based sustainability consultancy offering carbon, environmental, and certification services. Directly comparable to TLC as a NZ-focused sustainability and certification advisory practice serving building and corporate clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tricialoveconsultants
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tricia-love-consultants-ltd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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