View PH1NZ Case Study “Fresh air is delivered via a heat exchange system and a series of ducts in each room. Some of the ducts remove air and others deliver fresh air, which is warmed via the heat exchange system. “The air is completely recirculated six times an hour, and we have never had even one tiny speck of mould or …
NZ Tax Credit for Research & Design uses designing to meet Passive House energy standard as an example of something that is known “and there is no scientific or technological uncertainty in” designing to meet the standard. “Case Study R&D eligibility” “Example ineligible R&D based on existing knowledge Mike and Fulia design and build houses. In response to market demand, …
Announced in the eHaus winter 2019 newsletter: “We noted, with interest, the Waikato expoHaus today registered 19.5 degrees inside as the staff arrived for work, with an outside temperature of just 4 degrees. There was also no heating used over night! We get excited imagining when PassivHaus becomes the NZ minimum code, allowing all Kiwis to thrive in warm, healthy …
-3C – barely insulated house and no heating. The cost of electricity and line charges in that area is wild but so is running a unflued portable propane heater inside your home. “The house has a heat pump, but Jack and Sylvia, both 82 years old, can’t afford to use it.” “In May, the cost for their lines exceeded the …
“Six months ago I moved house and didn’t think too much about the state of insulation and heating in our new rental home. It was the middle of summer in humid Auckland and the 1950’s weatherboard house seemed to retain heat well. The landlord enthusiastically pointed out the heat pump – while only briefly mentioning there was no insulation as …
“Installing insulation in a house can have a 6:1 cost benefit ratio for the very young and the very old – these people are our most vulnerable, and they spend the most time indoors,” said Dr Jeff Brown, NZ President of the RACP and a paediatrician at Palmerston North Hospital. “I see young children ending up in hospital suffering from …
“One of the barriers was a lack of knowledge about the home’s defects, or “believing the property [was] in better condition than it objectively is”. That’s easy enough to do – when you don’t live in it. The paper’s authors suggested that tougher laws might be enough to force the necessary improvements, and that’s what this Healthy Homes legislation sets …
Great article on the Hawera Passive House build that is the first in New Zealand to target the Passive House Premium build. We are looking forward to reviewing the final documentation and, if they meet the standard, awarding them the first Passive House Premium certification. Great team with a well designed home and we wish them well. View Case Study …
“It just feels like you’re camping outside, that’s what it is,” she said. She said the small lounge heater provided by HNZ – the home’s only heat source – did nothing to warm it, and was too expensive to run. The family open the windows every morning to help air the house out – but that also means the cold …
