Our team

Joe Lyth is a Registered Architect, Certified Passive House Designer and Homestar Assessor with expertise in high performance, new build and renovation design in the UK and NZ. He is Director of WEL Architecture – a practice that balances budget, beauty and buildability alongside health, performance and efficiency.

Guy is a registered architect & certified Passive House designer based in Wellington. He has worked extensively on Passive House projects in the UK and NZ.

Elrond is an Architect & certified Passive House designer. He is passionate about improving people’s quality of life, health and environmental impact by designing beautiful, sustainable, high-performance architecture. He is a frequent keynote presenter and lecturer on Passive House.

Karen is the director of architectural practice Meta Architects, established in 2015. Karen has a decade of international experience behind her, with a strong background in medium and high density mixed-use developments, urban design and healthcare. A broad mix of architecture and urban design work has followed in New Zealand.

Matthew has 15 years of experience leading residential energy efficiency projects, including nearly four years as Technical Manager for Homestar at the New Zealand Green Building Council.

He uri nō Ngāpuhi me Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi hoki engari tipu ake ana i te mātotoru o te iwi o Te Ātiawa ki Waiwhetu.

Trey is a qualified builder based in Wellington with over 10 years of experience working on commercial projects. Recently he moved away from commercial work and is now only focusing on Passive House. As well as building he is passionate about promoting and helping educate people about Passive House, as he feels everyone should feel comfortable in their home.

Nikki brings over 2 decades of leadership and management experience, with 7 years in a not-for-profit membership organisation where she was responsible for the significant growth, advocacy and membership engagement.

Nikki combines her passion for sustainable living and building a better community for all with her strong business and operational acumen.

Amanda has Degrees in both Marketing and Psychology with experience in circular economy business and a former life of running teams on superyachts in the Northern Hemisphere. She is passionate about sustainable living and the urgent need to raise our standard of building practice to enable better environmental and health outcomes.