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Te Miro eHaus

Passive House Classic

This story starts with an Auckland family who fell in love with a piece of land in Te Miro, in the Hamilton hinterland. They wanted a warm and comfortable house...

2020

322m2

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Holmes House

Passive House Premium

This two-storey residence in Hawea Flats is an intriguing mixture of modernity and tradition, with an impressive list of accomplishments. It’s New Zealand’s first Certified Passive House Premium building (and...

2020

164m2

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Hiberna Strawbale House

Passive House Plus

New Zealand’s latest Certified Passive House is a house notable for its environmental credentials as well as its sensory appeal. Wanaka architectural designer Jessica Eyers of Hiberna designed this three-bedroom...

2020

118m2

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McCarthy Residence

Passive House Classic

This bespoke Christchurch home is a happy conclusion to another earthquake horror story that involved years of delay in rebuilding. Professional project manager Paul Finch played a key role in...

2019

187m2

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Beckenham Passive House

Passive House Classic

This beautiful cedar-clad family home is delighting its owners, a reward after years of heartbreak and trials. Their former Christchurch home was demolished following the earthquakes and the construction of...

2019

170m2

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Weekley Residence

Passive House Classic

Here is a stunning example of how Passive House efficiency can be delivered on a challenging site with multiple constraints, all without compromising design. The home was built for a...

2019

153m2

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Gibbon House

Passive House Classic

Ohoka, 2019 This North Canterbury house demonstrates that Passive House performance is not beyond the reach of first home buyers. One of the owners works for a supplier of high-performance...

2019

166m2

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Tombling House

Passive House Low Energy Building

Of late Wanaka is a hotbed of Passive House activity. The presence of several experienced Passive House architects in Otago, plus suppliers and tradespeople committed to high-performance building, doubtless contributes....

2019

201m2

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Hartmann & Spranger Residence

Passive House Classic

This modern, compact home on a lifestyle block in the Bay of Plenty is delighting its European owners. After a dozen years in typical cold, damp New Zealand houses, it’s...

2019

125m2

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Swan Residence

Passive House Plus

The first Certified Passive House Plus in the Bay of Plenty is delighting its owner/builders with the quiet comfort it offers. They’re also delighted with their power bills, which have...

2019

146m2

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Kowhai House

Passive House Classic

    Dunedin architect Rafe Maclean had previously designed Passive Houses for clients but this build was for his own family. Several family members suffer from asthma and a warm,...

2018

117m2

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Browne Residence

Passive House Classic

Dunedin firm Architype designed and built this home for a couple relocating to Cambridge who wanted a comfortable, energy-efficient house that would meet their needs as they aged. The layout,...

2017

208m2

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Gemmill Lloyd House

Passive House Classic

This home stands on a stunning site looking south-west over the dramatic coast line. The challenge the architects solved was to create a building open to those views while also...

2017

182m2

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Senior Residence

Passive House Plus

This is a two-storey modern residence in the middle of Christchurch that replaces the family’s home damaged in the Canterbury earthquakes. It was Christchurch’s first certified Passive House Plus home,...

2017

198m2

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Pitkin – Douglas Home

Passive House Plus

This striking family home is the first South Island residence to be certified as Passive House Plus; it meets Passive House performance standards plus generates as much energy as it...

2017

132m2

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iDEAL House

Passive House Plus

The owners of this large, modern home were well-informed about high-performance homes and knew what they wanted: he was GM of Knauf Insulation and she worked for the Green Building...

2017

209m2

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Hohaia House

Passive House Low Energy Building

  Hohaia House sits unobtrusively among other new homes in a Matamata suburb, a modern, house with brick cladding and a long-run roof. But under the skin, it’s a very...

2017

105m2

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eHaus Parthenay

Passive House Plus

This striking family home was the first in Australasia to be certified Passive House Plus. Its performance has been monitored and reported on and it also features in the book...

2017

135m2

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