Heather du Plessis-Allan

Now, interesting trial from Fletcher Living.

They're launching a pilot to test if a house could operate off solar and battery for five years and end up with zero power bills.

Steve Evans is Fletcher Living's chief executive.

Hi, Steve.

Good morning, Hannah.

How are you?

I'm well, thank you.

So explain to me how you're running this test.

Steve, what happens after five years?

Okay, zero bills does not mean zero cost, right?

So what is the cost of the outlay for the solar and the battery?

Yeah, excellent.

Hey, Steve, thank you.

It's been great to talk to you.

Good luck with it.

I'm looking forward to see how it goes.

Got new insight into the struggling construction sector.

Infometrics data shows building activity fell 3.5% in the March quarter, which is the lowest level since 2015.

Non-residential activity, which is everything other than houses, obviously, was also down 13% on a year ago, which is the biggest drop since 2010.

Carl Taylor is the CEO of the Combined Building Supplies Co-op and is with us.