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Straw Bale House with solar hot water

Straw Bale House with solar hot water

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman > Brightwater
As straw is an excellent insulator, giving insulation values of R7 to R10. This means the house is cool in the summer and warm in the winter, providing savings on energy bills due to the large reduction in heating and cooling costs. To further reduce energy consumption, a solarhart hot wat...


Yolanda's Central City Eco House

Yolanda's Central City Eco House

New Zealand > Canterbury > Christchurch > Aranui
www.greenspace.co.nz Summary: solar water heating untreated timber framing non-toxic interior and exterior painted surfaces plantation timber flooring triple glazing equivalent recycled carpet insulati...


Straw Bale Residence

Straw Bale Residence

New Zealand > Canterbury > Geraldine
This hybrid, 123 square meter straw bale home is nestled in a back section in the town of Geraldine. Owners, designer Sarah Johnston, and builder, Sven Johnston, decided to blend their past experiences to create their first home together. The overall intent was to design and build a warm, ...


Straw Bale (pukeko hollow)

Straw Bale (pukeko hollow)

New Zealand > Bay Of Plenty > Opotiki > Hospital Hill
Pukeko Hollow straw bale house post and beam construction with exposed beams and sarking,macracarpa floors and ceilings, solid macracarpa doors, north facing sun drenched open plan living downstairs with three french doors two of those doors opening onto large sheltered decks, large vege ...


Restored 1930's 3bdrm bungalow on 3 acres

Restored 1930's 3bdrm bungalow on 3 acres

New Zealand > Bay Of Plenty
Fully restored 3 bdrm eco-friendly home on 3 acres of semi-organic land with native bush This 1930s bungalow has been meticulously restored by its present owner and features extensive use of native timbers from the polished floors to the hall panelling and stunning bathroom vanity. Soli...


Ali,Steve,Charlie and Toby's place

Ali,Steve,Charlie and Toby's place

New Zealand > Otago > Lake Hawea
Rammed earth home set on 2 acres of land. Macrocarpa beams and onduline roofing. Passive design features include a "heart of the house" a large north facing thermal mass of earth in the living and dining area. This contains the hot water cylinder with a fire either side. The wal...


Grey Stone - Sustainable Eco House

Grey Stone - Sustainable Eco House

New Zealand > Auckland > Papakura & Franklin District > Ramarama
Updated Power Inputs Date Sunday May 9, 2009 Solar PV Source Sunnyboy Controller 9/3/08 7.2 kWh Best 8.17 kWH SkyStream Wind Turbine Source Skystream Controller 13kWh Best 24kWh Solar Thermal Source Steca TR0704 Controller Best Daily Output 178kWh March ...


Sustainable House by Michael Mobbs

Sustainable House by Michael Mobbs

Australia > NSW > Sydney
One of the inspirations for developing the Ecobob web site came from a book I read called ‘Sustainable House’ by Michael Mobbs. In this book, Michael describes how he converted his inner city town house into a sustaina...


Te papa - Straw bale eco friendly home

Te papa - Straw bale eco friendly home

New Zealand
Strawbale house, post and beam construction, built in 1998, is a real time test house. Very simple structure made with lots of passion and hard work. People rave about our home, I still think sometimes they are just trying to be nice because they know how hard we worked. Away, see what you...


Environmentally Friendly Renovation

Environmentally Friendly Renovation

New Zealand > Southland > Te Anau
As part of our sensible house principles we believe that renovating existing houses is environmentally friendly. We bought an old crib and stripped the interior, relined, rewired, replumbed, reinsulated and redesigned to allow for passive solar design and indoor-outdoor flow. We have eco l...


Modern Design & Passive Solar Mudbrick House in Nelson

Modern Design & Passive Solar Mudbrick House in Nelson

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman > Nelson
MAEDER & WIEGAND HOUSE Wakapuaka, Nelson 3 bedroom house with load-bearing adobe walls and timber framed top storey. Contemporary simple eco-design incorporating passive solar principles, Solar Water Heating, Composting Toilet and Rainwater Collection. Special Feature: Ex...


Auckland Eco Home

Auckland Eco Home

New Zealand > Auckland > Papakura & Franklin District
Sustainable features of the house: Conservatory for the collection of the sun’s energy Passive solar design Complemented by high insulation and double glazing Solar water heating Renewable materials Natural finishes Eco wood burner with wetback Rainwater collection Sustainable o...


Strawbale & earthen plaster ecohouse in Nelson

Strawbale & earthen plaster ecohouse in Nelson

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman
Hybrid two storey ecohouse featuring post and beam construction with strawbale in fill wall insulation, block walls through centre of the structure for bracing and beam support. Macrocarpa weatherboards over douglas fir framing on upper storey. Ground floor straw, block and timber walls ...


Energy Efficient house

Energy Efficient house

New Zealand > Otago > Queenstown > Frankton
Modern contemporary sunny house, built by designer for own family home, making best use of site for sun and stunning views. The 4 year old house is one block away from Frankton Village's cafe's and restaurants yet tucked away with privacy, peace and quiet. Recycled timber on top floo...


Russell Devlin Eco-House Tasman

Russell Devlin Eco-House Tasman

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman > Motueka
Properties of the future will offer what this exceptional property offers you now. From its superb ridge-top location this exceptional property spans panoramic views of Mountains, Bush, and the sparkling Tasman Bay—Sublime! Promising a bush-clad haven for the future, the 2.164ha have b...


Freehold

Freehold

Canada
Home Description: One of a kind, park like, high bank waterfront acreage with custom home and million dollar view. Almost 6 peaceful, private acres surrounded by parkland and ocean, last drive off cul-de-sac in desirable area of larger Hope Bay properties. Seasonal stream runs through pro...


new house - stage one

new house - stage one

New Zealand > Canterbury > Geraldine
The first part of a passive solar house designed by Roger Buck Associates of Christchurch, constructed by Hendersons of Timaru. Winner (for builder) of Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Awards in regional Master Builders' Awards 2008 On-site waste treatment designed by EcoEng includes ...


Cornerstone building system ideal healthy option for aged housing

Cornerstone building system ideal healthy option for aged housing

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman > Motueka
Many older people and poorer families suffer in under insulated homes in New Zealand where homes do not meet the World Health Standard (WHS). Immigrants from the coldest parts of Russia, Asia and the Europe get a rude shock when faced with weighing up the comfort levels they have been us...


Kaimata Croft

Kaimata Croft

New Zealand > West Coast > Greymouth
We have just started building our workshop and are in the process of applying for consent for the house. The workshop is a ribraft insulated floor, lawson cyprus untreated timber frame with Terra Lana wool and polyester insulation and a lime plaster coasting inside and out and a roof of tr...


Powered Living Passive Solar House

Powered Living Passive Solar House

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman > Nelson
The house is built to integrate Helen's specialist knowledge of passive solar home design with architectural style - the first impression you get is that this house is not lacking anything in the beauty department. Then as you look closer and listen to Helen describe the features you come ...


Architectural Hybrid Homes

Architectural Hybrid Homes

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman > Nelson > Nelson South
We have done it! The first Hybrid Home in Nelson is now completed and is available for viewing. Can you imagine a monthly power bill so small you get excited when it arrives? Can you imagine a home built with your family’s total comfort in mind - bright, open spaces using energy efficie...


FLW/Japanese House

FLW/Japanese House

New Zealand > Canterbury > Ashburton
Jack and Margaret Scott from Ashburton have an admiration for Japanese Architecture and they are also fans of the late great American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, particularly his early prairie houses. They have built several times before and had some very good ideas of there own that the...


Studio Apartment

Studio Apartment

New Zealand > Auckland > Waitakere City > Ranui
Studio Apartment. Beautifully finished apartment with rammed earth walls, macracarpa timber finishings and a mezzanine loft bedroom. This apartment is a delight to live in, with solar heated water and access to tank and town water supplies. Become part of a truly lovely and supportive e...


A self supporters home - For Sale - $315,000

A self supporters home - For Sale - $315,000

New Zealand > Northland
Situated in the Kohatu Toa Eco Village, this home and land is designed to feed a family for the entire year. It has a well established and organic orchard, sub tropical orchard, and vegetable gardens in good heart. There are three different living spaces - The main house, a double bedroom ...


Taupo Ebode

Taupo Ebode

New Zealand > Waikato > Taupo
TAUPO HOUSE – ECO HOME BY EBODE – TRULY SUSTAINABLE HOMES www.ebode.co.nz BRIEF: This 1960s board & batten home was essentially a ‘bach that grew’ – and included undesirable features such as a huge South-facing deck that was never used; large S...


Waipu cove Ebode

Waipu cove Ebode

New Zealand > Northland > Waipu Cove
Ebode prototype - WAIPU COVE BACH, 2007 For this elevated section overlooking Waipu Cove, our clients wanted a modest home in the 'kiwi bach' tradition, designed with environmentally sustainable principles and using materials and detailing to reflect the coastal location. The result...


Rolleston House

Rolleston House

New Zealand > Canterbury > Rolleston
Sustainability and energy efficiency of this home were priorities for the owners, migrating from England. The design by Bob Burnett Architecture won the Sustainability Award in the 2008 ADNZ Resene Regional Design Awards. It also won the Bathroom Award and it was a finalist in other catego...


Bob Burnett Showhome

Bob Burnett Showhome

New Zealand > Canterbury
Bob Burnett Architecture Showhome, 6 Runswick Lane A new home near the top of the Broad Oaks subdivision on the port hills in Christchurch has been designed as a showhome to showcase innovative sustainable design ideas and new materials and products by Architectural couple Bob Burnett a...


Westrend House

Westrend House

New Zealand > Auckland > Waitakere City > Glen Eden
This house is featured in the environmental section of the July/August edition of Homestyle magazine. I can email you the article if you wish. It is basically a standard 4 bedroom home but I have tried to build it with an environmental conscience. Floors are all New Zealand grown Eucalypt...


Atawhai

Atawhai

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman
BRIEF The design responds to site conditions and energy efficiency. Orientation maximises solar gains and sea views from each room. A double height sunspace is at the core of the home LOW ENERGY CONCEPTS -Modern Family home with passive solar and high energy efficiency -Passive S...


Combine Cornerstone Building systems INSULATION,Hot water & space heating  for LOW ENERGY home.

Combine Cornerstone Building systems INSULATION,Hot water & space heating for LOW ENERGY home.

New Zealand > Canterbury > Southbridge
Sustainability, using the Cornerstone Building system and the Te WERA boiler for hot water and the minimal space heating…..our home was definitely that. We fully intended building a straw bale home and Chris had been on the straw bale building course all ready to go, until Chris met Danie...


Eco Friendly / Hybrid Home in Nelson / Tasman

Eco Friendly / Hybrid Home in Nelson / Tasman

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman > Nelson > Tahunanui
Another full hybrid home has just been finished! This stunning property is located in one of the most desirable areas in Nelson and has full hybrid and eco features. We have gone the extra mile to sourse as many eco/sustainable building products as we can find, with some of them being used...


Cornerstone Licencee,Future Homes NZ wins 2 NZ NATIONAL AWARDS

Cornerstone Licencee,Future Homes NZ wins 2 NZ NATIONAL AWARDS

New Zealand > Waikato > Taupo
“Cornerstone Building System”, Taupo Licencee wins DBH Gold award for best sustainable home under $500,000 for National Award 2008 after winning the Taupo District Gold medal. To add to this prize was the National award for the "Pink Batts Best Energy Efficient home" STOP PRE...


Eco-Village Build Your Own

Eco-Village Build Your Own

New Zealand > Northland
For Sale Ecovillage House site (Bare Land) 0.5 Ha section, part of Kohatu Toa Ecovillage ( http://users.actrix.co.nz/kohatutoa/ ), 5km north of Kaiwaka, North Auckland. The section is North facing and close to the community meeting house. Plus A share in 37 hectares of community land,...


Secluded Beachfront Home

Secluded Beachfront Home

New Zealand > Auckland > Auckland City Area > Glendowie
Exclusive private beachfront property, Eco architectural design, spacious multi level living, work from home office w full broadband connectivity plus stunning waterfront position. Just 15 mins from the CBD. If your looking for a residential home, a seaside holiday residence, or you just w...


Green Bay renovation

Green Bay renovation

New Zealand > Auckland > Waitakere City
The house started as a cottage, was added to over the decades, and received a major eco-renovation when the present owner took it over in 1998. A thermal mass conservatory was added and insulation was installed in the ceiling, some new walls, and underfloor. Solar waterheating, grid-tied P...


Gorgeous Kauri Bungalow

Gorgeous Kauri Bungalow

New Zealand
10 years of hard work has turned this traditional kauri bungalow into something special. Originally located in Portland (20 mins north of Waipu) this imaculate old lady was transported to its present site in Waipu Village and transformed into a work of art. Complete with artist studio, ...


The Solabode Affordable Eco Home

The Solabode Affordable Eco Home

New Zealand
UPDATE June 2011: Clients are still very happy with the performance of this home now in its third winter. Last year I set about designing the Solabode MKII which as well as responding to lessons learnt on the MKI version, now incorporates PREFAB technology and MODULAR design in that the...


Kauritatahi farm

Kauritatahi farm

New Zealand > Bay Of Plenty
House is currently under construction by owner. Incorporates traditional post & beam construction using locally grown Lawson Cyprus timber and Rotorua manufactured Timbercrete block walls. Will feature good passive solar design, solar panels and wood stove boiler water heating, double glaz...


Volcalite Compressed Pumice Blocks

Volcalite Compressed Pumice Blocks

New Zealand
This house is constructed from 'Volcalite' blocks. These blocks are manufactured by us here in BOP (Pumice Industries Ltd). Volcalite blocks are made from pumice and cement that is compressed into a 300x200x90mm solid block. The blocks have been tested and show that they are 10 times stron...


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