The owners were among the first to choose to build to the Passive House standard in New Zealand and everyone involved in the project broke new ground. The owners discovered the concept through their own research and specified it to their architect, Brooke Cholmondeley-Smith. He promptly undertook training and qualified as one of New Zealand’s first Passive House Designers in …

The very first Certified Passive House in New Zealand (indeed, Australasia) was built in Glendowie, Auckland in 2012. This pioneering project was designed by Jessop Architects and built by Chris Foley and team from Construction Luxury Living. Preliminary design of the environmentally friendly home was already complete when the client discovered the Passive House methodology. eHaus stepped in to provide …