Enveloped are experts at delivering solutions for high-performance construction. With Directors who worked on the first Certified Passive House in NZ, then went on to build their own Certified Passive House Plus, and a team experienced in the building industry, they understand the process you go through and the challenges you face. Enveloped are the New Zealand importers and distributors of Neuffer joinery.

Neuffer Windows & Doors are a German manufacturer and supplier of high-quality joinery suitable for Certified Passive Houses. With a wide range including uPVC, uPVC/Foil, uPVC/Aluminium, Wood, Wood/Aluminium, and full commercial Aluminium they have solutions to meet all budgets.

OMEGA Windows and Doors is proudly owned by McKechnie Aluminium Solutions Limited, who have over 50 years of experience in extruding aluminium. This combined with contemporary European design means you get a product that not only looks good but can withstand the demanding weather conditions of New Zealand.

Symonite Solutions is a specialized designer, fabricator and installer of full façade packages, including cladding, joinery and louvre systems. As a façade specialist with 250 employees, 100 trained installers and an in-house engineering and design team, Symonite Solutions is a one-stop shop, especially for projects that require higher performance, more complexity and enhanced engineering

Symonite Solutions work with only first-tier suppliers and import products from over 25 different countries. All solutions are tested and engineered to comply with New Zealand Standards and our in-house engineers are Passive House trained, CEP registered and with extensive façade experience

Fantech was founded in 1973 and has since been at the forefront of fan engineering and acoustic control technologies. It continues to focus on the implementation of new products for virtually every commercial, residential and industrial ventilation requirement with an emphasis on reliability and energy efficiency.

The business is driven by its commitment to customer service, product development, technical expertise and the highest quality product range. Today the company has 9 offices in a comprehensive network throughout Australia and New Zealand with its head office and principal manufacturing plant located in South Dandenong Victoria.

Fantech operates within the HVAC industry and has been involved in numerous major construction projects. We are also involved in Heat recovery/energy efficient ventilation, this includes passive house certified and green star accredited projects. These projects include the unique South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Westfield Mall (Newmarket), Commercial Bay (Auckland), Sky City Casino & Convention Centre (Auckland), Residence du park (Queenstown), Dunedin Cohousing project, and the six star Green Star awarded Melbourne Convention Centre. The opportunity to be involved in such iconic projects comes from the company’s reputation as a provider of high quality products and solutions focused on expert advice.

The company operates a quality management system under ISO9001: 2000 across all its manufacturing sites. This is supported by a strong culture of continuous improvement throughout the organisation via a process of empowerment, education and training.

Fantech continues to introduce new and innovative products that are designed to optimise the indoor air quality and lower energy consumption. These products are helping to improve comfort levels and create healthier more productive spaces by introducing fresh filtered air into the internal environment.

Our commitment to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and the air quality within the occupied space, has led Fantech to introduce a number of cutting edge products. These intelligent products come from some of the world’s leading ventilation brands including Zehnder, Aerauliqa and Soler & Palau. Fantech’s experienced ventilation specialists have been fully trained on these new technologies and are able to provide advice on which products will suit your specific requirements.

Ethos Homes has built five Certified Passive Houses in Christchurch

Ethos Homes has built five Certified Passive Houses and a number of low energy builds in Christchurch. Director, Peter Bielski is a passionate advocate of Passive House, he is constantly pushing to improve the construction process and create measurable results for his clients.  If you are interested in building better and want to learn more, give Peter a call on 027 206 4154

We build houses to the Passive House standard, designed to give your family the best health, comfort and happiness at a fraction of the energy used by conventional homes.

We create innovative architecture that centers the wellbeing of our clients and our shared environment and embraces challenge
Architecture is about beauty, quality, performance & responsibility. We believe that good design grows from a process that is driven by these values.

We are a team of qualified, up-skilled, craft-focused builders, with a passion for high performance homes. Passive house principles provide us with the framework to build homes that accelerate our community towards a healthy, sustainable future

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, detail reviews, PHPP modelling, energy and carbon modelling, thermal bridge modelling, blower door air testing, site observation.

Elrond Burrell, director of VIA architecture and Registered Architect (UK), is one of NZ’s most experienced Passive House Designers 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.

Ben and Jessica work with really diverse clients to produce truly ecological, healthy & beautiful housing – providing real comfort and less cost to the environment, with the added benefit of minimal running costs.

Hiberna provides a full service, from concept and planning, through design and analysis, to building and finishing. If you have a question about natural building or energy, we would love to try to help!

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.

We are passionate about building high performing homes that are energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and cost effective in the long run. We have a firm belief that everyone deserves to live in a comfortable, healthy environment that doesn’t cost a fortune to build or maintain.

Transforming the home environment with health and comfort.  Inspired by excellence.

Parsonson Architects is a 7 person practice who work in an environment of collaboration, creativity and sustainability, where theres is a strong interest in exploring the ‘spirit of place’.

Work is currently focussed on individual house, multi-unit residential, community, hospitality and commercial projects.

Kapiti Architectural Design Ltd was opened in 2007 by Architectural Designer Rochelle Dennis and Electrician husband Scott Dennis (DSR Electrical Ltd).

Architype is an award winning architectural practice specialising in the design of high performance Passive House and low energy residential and community architecture.

LIVEWEL construction aims to support you right through the build process. We can help with ensuring the most knowledgeable and experienced engineers, architects and sub trades provide the best possible service.

Amanda Bulman and Denis Chin are the directors of Three Line Studio, and have been practising together since 2001.  They are both registered with the New Zealand Institute of Architects and have a diverse team of architects and technicians working with them out of the historic ‘Shed 21’ building on the Wellington waterfront.

In 1993 Kevin Brewer and Peter Davidson started Brewer Davidson to take advantage of their complementary skills.

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.

Certified Passive House Consultant

Highly respected and trusted builders that offer service that encompasses quality, style, trust and value. With over 30 years experience serving customers from the Kapiti Coast to Porirua.

We bring quality craftsmanship and a wealth of experience to every house we build, incorporating contemporary, leading edge building practices, underpinned by legendary customer satisfaction, and an enviable reputation.

Sang Architects is a family-run, architectural practice known for its rich legacy of architecture and many years of high quality design.  We work closely and in partnership with our clients to design and build homes and buildings that support them now and will leave a legacy for their future generations.

Excellent design, build quality and sustainable architecture are the keys to creating wonderful and inspiring architecture. The buildings are warm and comfortable, resilient, low-energy buildings with healthy indoor environments, free of condensation and mould. The Passive House approach is ideal for helping our clients achieve this.

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).

Solutionair supplies innovative products and advanced solutions, to protect your living environment and enhance personal well-being.

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.

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.

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.

Specialist Certified Passive House construction company in Dunedin

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.

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,

Catherine has worked  in Europe, Australia and New Zealand in Architectural design, now  located in New Plymouth, Taranaki, she operates the first Architectural Practice in Taranaki to specialize and focus on  high performance Passive Houses, and energy upgrades, and provides consultation around energy efficient developments. She works with commercial, residential and industrial, from  large subdivisions to tiny homes. She is also a designer for eHaus.

We supply and build using the Izodom building materials to achieve Passive House certification. We can offer consultation on the principle of the 21st century building technologies or can be part of the entire construction process from start of the concept plans all the way to handing over the keys to your new home. Please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss your ideas and needs to get your project of the grounds.