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Case Study

Meadowstone Passive House

Passive House Classic

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2024

142m2

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Case Study

The Burrow

Passive House Plus

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2024

419m2

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Case Study

Amaroo

Passive House Plus

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2024

170m2

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Case Study

The Green House

Passive House Classic

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2024

217m2

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Technical Series

Slashing total carbon emissions driving goal of LowCO pilot project

Carefully evaluating both operational and embodied carbon emissions distinguishes Fletcher Living’s innovative LowCO homes. The Fletcher Living LowCO project establishes a new high-water mark for high-performance homes from a volume...

Technical Series

104m2

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Technical Series

Maria’s Passive House

Passive House Premium

This appealing minor dwelling in the Coromandel bush has achieved Passive House Premium  certification—only the third to do so in Aotearoa/New Zealand—and is believed to be this country’s first off-grid...

2024

52m2

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Technical Series

Blenheim Low Energy Home

“A poster child for no drama,” is how building scientist Sara Wareing describes this appealing Blenheim home. It could have all gone very differently. The architect had not designed a...

2024

170m2

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Case Study

Taupaki House

Passive House Classic

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2024

206m2

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Being Small House

Passive House Classic

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2024

62m2

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Technical Series

Āhuru

Passive House Plus

Āhuru nestles into the land above Raglan harbour, a sublime spot for an exquisitely detailed home. It is a product of a seemingly perfect match of values between the architect...

2024

143m2

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Case Study

Huia House

Passive House Classic

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2024

147m2

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Technical Series

Finch Residence

Passive House Classic

The Finch Residence will be very familiar to many readers as, under the Waikuku Beach Passive House moniker, its progress was meticulously documented on social media. Paul Finch is both...

2024

137m2

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Technical Series

Carman Residence

Passive House Classic

Queenstown has some of the largest temperature ranges in Aotearoa so its buildings need to keep humans warm when it’s below zero outside and cool when it’s over 30 degrees....

2023

328m2

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Technical Series

Martins Farmhouse

Passive House Classic

This rural home outside of Whanganui is a complex blend of traditional building and hi-tech performance, proof of the adage that Passive House is agnostic with regard to materials. It...

2023

119m2

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Te Whare Kuia

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2023

117m2

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Technical Series

The Heights Whare

A clear vision and a great team produced a beautiful Low Energy Building (LEB) home in one of New Zealand’s most challenging climates. The Heights Whare superbly illustrates that it’s...

2023

86m2

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Case Study

Holmes Hill Estate Oamaru PH

Passive House Classic

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2023

119m2

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Technical Series

Muriwai Valley Passive House

Passive House Classic

This stunning family home on Auckland’s west coast had a point to prove to those who criticise the Passive House performance standard for “requiring square boxes”. Passive House can be...

2023

164m2

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