Case Studies

Froggy Bottom

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 of a very local and sustainable building material is the thickness of the external walls. The clients sought out the designer because they knew about the strawbale Passive House she …

Otago

2024 164.5 m2
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Snowscape

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Tawonga South

2024 136.5 m2
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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 (v5) rating for three different home designs. A volumetric rating is a bit like pre-approval for a mortgage. Any home built to these designs, in any of the North Island …

Clulow House

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Wanaka

2024 170.9 m2
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Meadowstone Passive House

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Wanaka

2024 141.6 m2
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The Burrow

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Auckland

2024 418.7 m2
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Amaroo

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Mount Beauty

2024 170.2 m2
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The Green House

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Auckland

2024 217.1 m2
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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 home builder. A three-bedroom house and three terrace homes have now been completed in South Auckland, with every decision about their design and construction considered through the lens of total …

Auckland

Technical Series 104.4 m2
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