Hear what homeowners have to say about living in a Passive House home

Here you can find details on every Passive House project in New Zealand (and a few in Australia) certified by Sustainable Engineering. Briefer profiles include key metrics and the details of the team that created them. In-depth case studies include drawings, images of the construction process and the perspective of people involved in the project: variously homeowners, architects, Passive House designers, builders or certifiers.

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House Profile

Tamatea Passive House

Passive House Classic

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2026

139m2

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H4 Banya Haus

Passive House Classic

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2025

139m2

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Norris Strawbale Passive House

Passive House Plus

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2025

159m2

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Case Study

Creek View Passive House

Passive House Classic

The Creek View Passive House is a bit of a TARDIS. From the outside, it presents a clean, simple barn-like form, but the clever use of its “warm roof” space...

2025

261m2

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Ruapuke Passive House

Passive House Premium

This new home outside Raglan accomplishes a lot of things. It’s a supremely comfortable, healthy and resilient home for its owner-builder and his family. It’s an effective showcase of the...

2025

186m2

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Bull Ridge

A brand new Wanaka house targeting Passive House Classic certification is on the market but this was no spec build. It was intended to be a forever home for a...

141m2

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Case Study

Ethos Abode

Passive House Premium

Only a small minority of New Zealand’s hardworking and skilful certified Passive House tradespeople and designers are themselves living in one of these supremely healthy, comfortable homes, which is a...

2025

178m2

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Courtyard House

Passive House Classic

The Courtyard house is a silent retreat from its busy Auckland arterial road location. The clients’ initial interest in sustainable goals and the efficiency of off-site construction led them naturally...

2025

162m2

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eHaus Tamahere

Passive House Low Energy Building

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2025

270m2

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Goetz Wunderbar Passive House

Passive House Classic

    House Profile You can read more about the Goetz Family’s building journey on their website: www.wunderbar-passive-house.org....

2025

163m2

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Hokowhitu Passivhaus

Passive House Plus

   House Profile Read a Q&A about this project with its Passive House designer Elrond Burrell.      ...

2025

106m2

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Kahika Tōtara

Passive House Premium

A third Passive House home has been certified at Bushland Park in Christchurch, delivered on time and under budget to very happy homeowners. This project has achieved Passive House Premium...

2024

175m2

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Whittle House

Passive House Classic

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2024

152m2

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Midway House

An experienced architecture/designer and construction team have produced another outstanding Passive House project in Dunedin. It’s a warm and comfortable home for Canadian immigrants who were predictably shocked at the...

2024

158m2

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Froggy Bottom

Passive House Plus

Another strawbale home has achieved Passive House certification, but this is not like the others. Froggy Bottom is a low maintenance, modern home and the only clue to the use...

2024

165m2

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Snowscape

Passive House Classic

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2024

137m2

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Technical Series

Prefab builder scores 6 Homestar rating for affordable high-performance homes

Fast, cheap, good: pick two. Everyone in construction has heard that saying. But it’s challenged by the prefab building manufacturer Manor Build’s achievement of a volumetric 6 Homestar version 5...

Technical Series

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Clulow House

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2024

171m2

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