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Arthur Street Townhouse

Passive House Classic

This compact Dunedin home on a tricky site is notable for being a build-to-rent project. The owner is a local investor steadily growing his rental property portfolio. This was his...

2022

113m2

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Whakatū Passivhaus

Passive House Classic

Whakatū Passivhaus deserves close investigation. It’s the first for its builder and architect/Passive House designer and the first to be certified in Nelson City (the nearby Orr Residence is located...

2022

107m2

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The White Home

Passive House Classic

Determined clients, an experienced Passive House designer and a builder with an eye for detail: that was the magic combination responsible for this appealing home-for-life in Carterton. There were some...

2022

120m2

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Premier Homes – Genesis

Passive House Classic

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2022

87m2

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Brick House

Passive House Plus

Wanaka is one of New Zealand’s most challenging climates: very hot summers, very cold winters and with harsh UV light. This project’s brick cladding was an inspired choice that serves...

2022

207m2

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PIHA EnerPHit

Passive House Enerfit

This is New Zealand’s first enerPHit project to be certified. This astonishingly ambitious retrofit stripped a large, luxury house built in 2008 back to its shell and rebuilt it to...

2022

221m2

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Secret Squirrel 0422

Passive House Low Energy Building

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2022

214m2

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Walklin Residence

Passive House Classic

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2022

217m2

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8 Bushland Place

Passive House Plus

8 and 10 Bushland Place are the first two homes to be completed in an entire subdivision targeting Passive House Plus certification. This is an ambitious undertaking with the heavy...

2022

143m2

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10 Bushland Place

Passive House Plus

8 and 10 Bushland Place are the first two homes to be completed in an entire subdivision targeting Passive House Plus certification. This is an ambitious undertaking with the heavy...

2022

143m2

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Te Whare o K&K

Passive House Classic

Te Whare o K&K is New Zealand’s most northern Passive House project by far. It’s one of only two north of Albany, at time of writing, and over 260km further...

2022

90m2

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Te Mata

Passive House Classic

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2022

213m2

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Fairfield Office

Passive House Low Energy Building

The new purpose-built office for long-established Blenheim builders, Fairfield Construction, is a certified PHI Low Energy Building. It’s the first commercial building in the South Island to gain a PHI...

2022

48m2

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Orr’s Residence

Passive House Classic

This successfully certified Passive House project in the top of the South is a SIP construction on an insulated concrete slab with locally manufactured high-performance windows. Informed clients led the...

2022

202m2

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Ballina Passive House

Passive House Classic

            Sydney architect Kylie Mills did her Passive House designer training in 2015 and she’s been moving her practice toward more sustainable projects for years....

2022

221m2

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Mangawara Residence

Passive House Classic

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2022

138m2

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Woodlau Rise

Passive House Classic

Architectural Designer Glenn Murdoch was in the very first cohort to train as a Passive House designer in New Zealand and his practice is now entirely focused on high-performance buildings....

2022

115m2

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Tocker Residence

Passive House Classic

This Canterbury home is a terrific example of what happens when a client—and their architect—are brave enough to consider alternatives to standard floor plans and instead aim for a home...

2021

97m2

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