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Ethos Homes have built two of the five Certified Passive Houses in Christchurch

At Ethos we know what it takes to build a Certified Passive House and we know the value in going that extra mile. If you are interested in building better and want to learn more, give Peter a call on 027 206 4154

Energy Architecture NZ Ltd specializes in environmentally sustainable and low energy design. The practice has the experience and ambition to provide solutions that address health and energy based issues through architecture.

Energy efficiency is not exotic or niche, it’s just something to consider as part of the design process of any project.

Professional supply, and supply & installation of systems such as insulation, ventilation, air-tightness, weather-tightness, water and space heating. NZ distributers of Neuffer German window joinery.

SEDA is your local partner for the multi award winning smartwin wood/alu window and door system from Europe. Manufactured in New Zealand under exclusive license and in close co-operation with pro Passivhausfenster in Europe.

Geotechnical & Structural Engineers

We design resilient structures to support High Performance housing right across New Zealand.

We understand what is required to avoid thermal bridging and will go the extra mile to ensure standards are met or exceeded.

We prefer to work collaboratively with the home owner, designer and builder to ensure that both the design and construction process is as efficient as possible.

Please give Damien a call on 0273481110

Private individual and website creator about alternative energy who discovered Passive House design as part of building the website.  Wanting to achieve that sort of standard in a future home we travelled to Aachen, Germany for the Passivhaus International conference a few years ago, visiting homes and public buildings as part of it.  We also check out the Energy Plus builds of Rolf Disch in Freiburg.

Having intended to build a passive house home on land we had but then having to move on, we want to build our long term home with these concepts.  On the way we aim to create part of a barn on the site into a temporary dwelling which will follow passive house standards.  Currently renting a new build home built to current code we know we have to have better energy management in any home we own.

VIA architecture Ltd, the practice of Elrond Burrell, works nationally with prospective homeowners to design beautiful modern comfortable Passive House (Passivhaus) homes.

VIA architecture Ltd also consults to architects and designers to ensure their design can meet the Passive House standard without compromising their creativity. This includes; design reviews, PHPP modelling, thermal bridge modelling, blower door air testing, site observation.

Elrond Burrell, director of VIA architecture and Registered Architect (UK), is NZ’s most experienced Passive House Designer and has been designing and consulting on Passive House homes, offices, apartment buildings and schools in NZ, AUS, Canada, the Middle East and the UK for over a decade.

VIA architecture Ltd is a Practice member of the NZIA and a Lifemark associate.

Working in the Queenstown Lakes Region for over half a decade we are very passionate about creating sustainable, healthy homes. We strongly believe in architecture that adapts to the local climate and enhances the interior comfort by incorporating passive house design principles. Unique & personalized design as well as clear project documentation are key elements to deliver your desired project outcome.

We believe sustainable architecture combined with excellent design and build quality are the keys to creating wonderful and inspiring architecture. Low-impact buildings that step lightly on our planet while being warm and comfortable.

Whatever the landscape, budget or scope of your project, we listen and work with you to provide the best design, best solution and best outcome to the highest standard guided by our principles based on the Building Biology and Ecology Institute (BBE).

Chamberlain Carpentry & Joinery specialises in building and renovating unique and/or special mid- to high-end properties, including energy efficient homes.

Whether you’re building a new home in Taupo, renovating, or seeking that special piece of hand-crafted furniture, Chamberlain Carpentry & Joinery and Chamberlain Homes can help you. Ian is a craftsman with over 36 years experience in the business, the last fifteen as Chamberlain Carpentry and Joinery, Taupo. His hand-picked team have all been chosen for their carpentry and/or joinery qualifications and skills, experience, knowledge, easy personalities and customer service skills. All staff are members of New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB).

Our extended service brings years of skilled craftmanship to the building of entire homes. Your aspirations are given firm foundations built solidly by certified builders and cabinetmakers.

Specialists in prefabrication and construction of timber buildings – from design to production.

We work collaboratively with designers and prefabricators to optimise their projects for the factory and for speed of assembly on site.

Builders of quality Certified Passive House projects in the greater Auckland area. From small cost effective dwellings to premium residences. Adaptation of existing concepts, detailed plans, or we can design and build for you from scratch. Registered Certified Builder, and Passive House Tradesperson qualified.

PH Architecture delivers beautiful, healthy and energy efficient buildings that will meet your needs now and into the future.

Petra is a UK registered Architect and Certified Passive House Designer. Her 15 years experience covers the design and successful management of small to large scale residential, commercial, office, educational and healthcare projects in the UK, Hungary and in New Zealand.

Petra draws on her European experience and the inspiration she had found in New Zealand to bring her clients’ vision to reality!

Bespoke architectural design changing the was we inhabit the built environment.

VIVED Construction Ltd

VIVED Stands for Viable-Innovation-Versatile-Ecological-Design

Our mission is to change the way we build for the better.

V IABLE

I NNOVATION

V ERSATILE

E COLOGICAL

D ESIGN

Our practice concentrates on two areas of work:

1. Urban – work with an urban design & urban planning focus
2. Residential – design of private houses

Welcome to buildgood, your independent, expert project management service. Offering professional, strategic advice and expertise to direct your project from inception to completion. Using hands-on project definition, planning, monitoring, collaboration and control to push for your project’s best outcome.

Registered Architect –  specialising in holistic residential architecture.

Bob Burnett Architecture has been an advocate for energy-efficient, environmentally sound architecture for two decades. Designing and building his own demonstration projects to create awareness for the community and industry about high performance design and construction.  He wants to help people understand the link between New Zealand’s suboptimal building code standards, that are around 20 years behind other OECD countries and alarming health and wellbeing statistics. In 2015 Bob founded the Superhome Movement and co-founded Quakestar rating system after the Christchurch earthquakes. Recently Bob received the Sustainability Superstar award by Sustainable Business Network.

Hector Egger New Zealand is the new Cromwell based joint venture business formed between Swiss company Hector Egger Holzbau AG and local Queenstown based partners, Tristan Franklin and Stephan Mäusli. Hector Egger Holzbau AG has 20 years’ experience in offsite manufacturing of timber elements and panels, with three ISO 9001 certified factories operating in Switzerland. Construction is currently underway on the new 3,500m2 Cromwell factory and office building, with completion scheduled for the end of Oct 2020 and manufacturing starting Jan 2021.

Hector Egger New Zealand is replicating the same IP and processes as our Swiss partners and will specialise in the manufacture of high-tech timber elements and prefabricated timber panels (external and internal walls, ceiling and floor) for residential and commercial building construction. Our panelised system is either engineered to meet NZ code or designed to be fully compliant with NZS 3604 building standards. It is faster to completion, less expensive and higher quality when manufactured offsite. This solution can be used equally well across stand-alone houses, medium density developments, multi-storey apartments, schools and commercial buildings. A 150m2 family home will take approximately 6-8 weeks in design and engineering per typology, 3 days factory manufacture and 3 days on site installation to weathertight envelope. We provide fixed pricing for the manufacture and installation of our timber panels and elements.

No one knows the Manawatu quite like we do. We’ve been around since the 1960s and in that time, we’ve earned our stripes by creating a range of stunning architecture in both the commercial and residential space.

We believe our work speaks for itself. Look at any one of our projects and you’ll see the style, creativity, quality, and commitment to detail.

Energy efficiency and sustainability is a massive issue facing the sector and we understand that little choices in the design and construction can have large consequences in the life cycle of a structure. We would love to partner with you in this journey.

Advising our clients on maximising the building energy performance of their new home, through energy modelling. Our ultimate goal is to have happy clients with healthy, comfortable, high performing homes. We can help right from design/concept stage, or confirm how your home will perform without any changes to the construction. Love to hear from you.

The Urban Design and Architecture team at Woods is an integral part of this multi-disciplinary practice, balancing complex technical, environmental, social and commercial factors to create desirable and high performing buildings, developments and communities.

Registered Architects with a passion for sustainable, energy efficient housing

FERNANDES ARCHITECTS aim is to respond client’s demand with technically efficient solutions that meets the budget and exceeds the expectations.

FABRICIO FERREIRA FERNANDES

Born in 1979 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Fabricio graduated as an Architect and Urban Planner at Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUC Campinas) in 2002. Left Brazil in 2003 and traveled to New Zealand where he has mainly lived ever since. During 2009 -2010 took residence in Italy where he worked for Studio A0 and graduated with a Master’s Degree in Art and Architect of the Landscape at Polytechnic University of Milan (Politecnico di Milano).

In New Zealand Fabricio has worked for GDM consultants (structural engineering consultants) AP Design and Christchurch renown architecture offices such as Stephen Fitzgerald and Wilson and Hill architects. With relevant experience in carpentry Fabricio has collaborated with Italian based Abitalbero – (tree hanging structures specialists) – and has an ongoing working relationship with Norwegian based Scandinavian studio Rintala Eggertsson architects, well known for their site specific art/architecture work around the planet.

Fabricio has taught at Lincoln University – Landscape architecture and at Ara Institute of Canterbury- Building technology,  History of the cities and Urban Design and Architectural Design.

We provide a multi-disciplinary practice, offering both architectural design services, as well as a holistic approach to property remediation, following damage from fire, flood, collision, weathertightness failures, and more.

I personally, am a Chartered Building Engineer, Building Surveyor and Architectural Designer, and so with over 35 years industry experience, understand the ever-changing needs of clients, construction and the environment. I believe we offer a professional and sympathetic approach to dealing with the built form, and in meeting the needs of our clients.

As such, we endeavour to maintain good contact, as well as memberships with, PHINZ, NZGBC, PCNZ, RICS, CABE, ADNZ, DANZ, CIAT, CIOB and BOINZ.

1. De-Commodification of land. I believe in a regenerative society, one could not own the land any more than a sparrow or tree owns the land. So in my projects, I am concentrating on groups with alternative ownership models as a start.
2. In a Regenerative society based on Abundance the concept of Enough is critical. “Everyone gets a nest, but not a nest egg”. To that end i am looking at alternative economic models with special interest in Wellness Accounting as well as groups that have a commitment to voluntary redistribution of wealth and a commitment to wholeness of the individual, group and planet as a foundation for the group’s relationship with the land.
3. De-Commodification of Intellectual Property. I believe in a regenerative society, intellectual property would be held in common This is a longer discussion, but theoretically with common purpose and rapid innovation is possible,

I am a skilled carpenter that is passionate about building low energy, quality, sustainable buildings. I’m looking to grow my knowledge and experience in this field and complete the passive house tradesperson’s course later this year.