At the request of the Superhome Movement, Sustainable Engineering Ltd. has put together a technical proposal to build the mathematical model underlying the cool Superhome housing performance dashboard. “Superhome housing performance dashboard project is gathering momentum and the project team is coming together. This is a really big task with lots of research input as well as technical and IT involvement. …
Good article on a great house. Brick veneer is tricky to get right without creating the potential for mould at the slab edge. This design team got it right on the first try. Cholmondeley-Smith said while still relatively unknown, passive homes were growing in popularity around the world. “More people are moving towards building healthier, comfortable homes, with lower …
“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 dramatic effects even from minor changes to the indoor environment,” Allen said. When developers build building they are focused on what they can rent them for; and they should be …
Our director, Jason Quinn, presented a joint paper with Clare Parry on lessons learned on the South Pacific Passive House Conference in 2017 in Christchurch. Their presentation “Lessons learned from South Pacific Passive House certifications How not to kill a Passive House project” is available on the PHINZ website. The 3rd Annual South Pacific Passive House Conference 2017 was put …
This is one way to save a considerable fraction of build costs if it is done at scale. Of course, I’d argue for putting those savings into a better building envelope designed/built to Certified Passive House levels. Content by Prefab NZ.
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 most new homes built in New Zealand to the current building code are unhealthy due to inadequate ventilation resulting high moisture levels and often times mold. Yes, That’s a brand …
We drafted this article for InHouse Magazine back in 2012 on our first Passive House project, Passive House Taupo. Kim Feldborg, who is now a friend of ours, has designed an incredible home up there. Essentially, we did the Math and Physics modelling for the building for him. Great project, beautiful build, and a large home that requires almost no …
“Jason Quinn estimates the heating bill for Passive House (Passivhaus) Taupo will be less than running that old beer fridge out in the shed.” In 2018, after 4 winters, we know this is true. This article packs a lot of information into a small space but I’d argue the heating energy reduction in Passive House Taupo is not 80% as …
