Case Studies

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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Maria’s Passive House

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 Passive House. It is a remarkable achievement. The building’s footprint is a mere 60m2; it’s inherently harder to reach Passive House levels of performance in such a small dwelling because …

Waikato

2024 52.0 m2
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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 PHI-certified project before and the plans were already well developed by the time the client decided to seek certification. The home’s form factor was quite high and eaves or overhangs …

Blenheim

2024 169.5 m2
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Taupaki House

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Auckland

2024 206.3 m2
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Āhuru

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 and homeowners. The architect was in the very first cohort to gain Passive House designer certification in New Zealand, designed this country’s second-ever Passive House and his practice has come …

Raglan

2024 143.1 m2
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Huia House

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Dunedin

2024 146.9 m2
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