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by Jason Quinn
Updated: Feb 2019
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22 January 2019 The FIfth Estate’s David Thorpe: Graphene stars in Passivhaus retrofit of Victorian townhouses
Great article but horrible title. The wonder material graphene is added to the paint as an anti-cracking additive. Neat but totally doesn’t impact the performance of this Passivhaus. Also great...
by Jason Quinn
Updated: Jan 2019
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2018 December 01 Build Magazine’s Manfred Plagmann: Mould, occupants and house condition
Air control layers are critical to warm healthy homes. Paying for a second brand new roof on a building should not be common to homes or commercial buildings. More ventilation...
by Jason Quinn
Updated: Jan 2019
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Passive House Classes Explained: Classic, Plus and Premium
Honest and fair net zero buildings Sometimes you need to explain complicated technical topics in a very simple way. Like how you would speak to your 95 year old...
by Jason Quinn
Updated: Dec 2018
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2018 December 13 The Wanaka Sun’s Allison McLean: Luggate to open its doors to an energy efficient new hall
We participated in the initial feasibility study for this project and wish to commend Queenstown Lakes District Council for thinking to the future. The team followed the government Better Business Case...
by Jason Quinn
Updated: Dec 2018
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24 July 2001 The National Human Activity Pattern Survey (NHAPS): a resource for assessing exposure to environmental pollutants
Many speakers talk about how much time we spend indoors when they talk about how important indoor air quality is and they seldom take the time and reference source of...
by Jason Quinn
Updated: Apr 2019
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30 November 2018 NZ Herald: How to spot a healthy home
Looking for insulation in the purchase of a new home is an excellent idea and looking for bathroom and kitchen exhaust fans is even more critical. Unfortunately this is not...
by Jason Quinn
Updated: Dec 2018
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22 November 2018 The Wanaka Sun’s Ruth Blunt: A healthy heart for Luggate
Luggate Hall is the is a community hub in Queenstown that needs to be replaced due to seismic strengthening. The community has pulled together a business case plan through the...
by Jason Quinn
Updated: Nov 2018
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Documentation required for a Certified Passive House
A fairly common question during the certification process is ‘What sort of construction documentation is required for a certified passive house?’ Required documentation for a Certified Passive House (Passivhaus) or...
by Jason Quinn
Updated: Jun 2021
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2019 October 26 Passive House + Sustainable Building: Passive Sheltered Scheme 500 Years in the Making
Beautiful English Passive House social housing apartments for the elderly: “18 apartments split into three blocks totalling 1057 sqm treated floor area. The larger block is comprised of 14 one-bedroom...
by Jason Quinn
Updated: Aug 2020
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26 October 2018 Passive House Plus’ Kate de Selincourt: Performance gap much smaller for passive homes, research finds
This report reviewed detailed test measurements for air tightness and heating loads for passive houses and non-passive houses designed to meet an energy target. From this data the Passive Houses...
by Jason Quinn
Updated: Nov 2018
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The Four Control Layers – Fundamentals of Building Science
The Building Enclosure and the Four Control Layers Understanding of the building enclosure and the four control layers that make up the building enclosure is vital to understanding how...
by Jason Quinn
Updated: Jun 2021
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05 July 2018 Opinion’s Jessica Berentson-Shaw: KiwiBuild risks embedding wealth and housing inequalities
“It is feasible for people in government to ensure the next generation of children has more choice.Building standards need an overhaul. We are lagging behind other similar countries.Mr Twyford should...
by Jason Quinn
Updated: Feb 2019
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14 February 2018 The Harvard Gazette’ Colleen Walsh: Your building might be making you sick. Joe Allen can help
“We watched how they made plans and decisions and accessed information relative to what was happening to see if they could be strategic in their thinking and we found really...
by Jason Quinn
Updated: Mar 2026
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March 2016 Organic Magazine’s Low Energy Homes
This article features our Director, Jason Quinn, there was a lot to condense into this article. The one additional comment he wishes had made it into the article was that...
by Jason Quinn
Updated: Mar 2026
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