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Art Deco made Environmentally Sustainable - KAHURANGI, 2006

New Zealand > Auckland > Auckland City Area > Mt Eden

Designed by Heritage Design Group ph 09 620-1939 http://www.hdg.co.nz/ As an architecture practice promoting sustainability, we felt it was important to ‘walk the talk’, so in 2006 we embarked on the ambitious project ...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

Energy saving design

New Zealand > Otago > Queenstown

Nestled into its mountain setting, this strikingly original Queenstown home is a showcase for energy saving design and technology, as DAVID KILLICK discovered. From Queenstown you take the road to Glenorchy, turn right and climb steeply. The road feels like a ski access road, but is sea...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Laba Residence - Dunedin Eco Home - Solar, wind etc

New Zealand > Otago > Dunedin > St Clair

A residential dwelling located at Mission Cove, Company Bay on the Otago Peninsula was designed as a solar passive energy conserving home for Mike and Edith Laba. The design process began in May 2004. The principal requirement was for the dwelling to be energy efficient, environmentally fr...

Kapiti Off Grid

New Zealand > Wellington > Otaki

3 bed, 2 bath, twin-gable replica villa. FSC-sourced rusticated weatherboard. UT pine framing (internal). 60,000L roofwater storage. Membrane water-filtration over UV (zero power vs 130W always-on). 20mm Argon double-glazing with timber double-hung sash joinery. Sewage pumped to stepping t...

Lite-House Surfdale Development

New Zealand > Auckland > Hauraki Gulf & Islands > Waiheke Island

The Lite-House development on Waiheke Island is a mixed-use building with a luxury one bedroom apartment and three office spaces. The development has received multiple industry awards including: - RMB 2010 House of the Year - Winner Sustainable Home $500k - $1m and three Gold Reserve Aw...

Gorgeous Organic Lifestyle For Sale 10 Acres Near Muriwai Beach (NOW SOLD)

New Zealand

THIS PROPERTY HAS NOW BEEN SOLD. Gorgeous organic lifestyle, 3 bedroom eco house with tree lined driveway, on quiet back road 5 minutes from Muriwai beach. Ten acres with a mix of bush and grazing, good soils, pond, creek, barn and home orchard. A private, peaceful and very pretty prope...

Crows Nest: Eco lifestyle close to city

New Zealand > Northland > Whangarei > Riverside

Fully sustainable, architect designed on lifestyle block only 3.7km from Whangarei city center. Totally off the National Grid and self sustainable in all respects. It's 2 storied house with a large workshop area in breeze way. Kitchen as a farmhouse parlour and doubles as a dining/ kitch...

Strawbale House and Business - Borderland Cherries

New Zealand > Canterbury > Waimate

PRICED TO SELL! Priced well below CV, this property offers lifestyle and income. It is situated in a popular and growing area of Waimate and has lovely rural views. The land is level and rectangular in shape with good shelter from poplar trees on SW and NW boundaries. There is ample carp...

Waikuku Beach House

New Zealand > Canterbury

Waikuku Beach House is an Insulated Precast Concrete Panel House. This is optimum construction type providing thermal mass, comfort and permanence resulting in a very cosy home with low running costs. Panel junctions and openings have been detailed to provide a continuous insulation envelo...

SOLAR MODULE (S-MOD), BY SOLAREI

New Zealand > Northland

Affordable sustainable homes designed for modest budgets. This is work in progress with a local housing company. The following is a range of modular houses which are affordable, innovative, climatically responsive to NZ environments utilising passive solar and passive cooling principles...

Cornerstone Building System choice for Ben Lomond Lodge

New Zealand

The Ben Lomond Station Experience in a Lodge built in the Cornerstone Building system. Cornerstone was chosen for this project due to the benefits in the high insulation and simplicity of construction in such a remote area in the mountains above Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown. With breathta...

Luxury brand new eco house with high R value for sale

New Zealand > Bay Of Plenty > Katikati

Brand new high quality fit out eco house with high R values. The concrete floor was installed with an extra 50m layer of poly to help keep the warmth in. External walls build from Amboisne polystyrene blocks filled with concrete, 250mm wide with R value of 3. Poly block walls go ...

Passive House in NZ

New Zealand > Waikato > Raglan

A Passive House, that's what we are building. A concept that's new to New Zealand. Our house will be one of the first Passive Houses in the country. A Passive House is - A very well-insulated, virtually air-tight building - Primarily heated by passive solar gain and by internal gains ...

Two bedrooms and large workshop.

New Zealand > Canterbury

This home also has a business attached. We have a 3x6 office 6x6 garage plus three sheds and a joinery work shop. No traveling to work! The house is amazingly spacious considering its diminutive exterior dimensions. Less is more as far as resource use is concerned, so we have designed a ...

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