Tag: Passive Houses
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Green homes celebrated with Superhome Awards
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The Superhome Of The Year Awards sponsored by GIB, celebrated climate-positive homes in New Zealand including a significant milestone in passive housing.
The Superhome Movement: Q&A with Bob Burnett
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Editor of ArchitectureNow Jacinda Rogers, talks to Bob Burnett about his passion for better housing in New Zealand and how this led him to the Superhome Movement.
Pivot House and Four Winds: Designing sustainability
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These two homes by Borrmeister Architects utlise floorplan, natural energy and resources, to create comfortable and sustainable living for their clients.
Can we afford healthy homes?
Practice
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Respond Architects’ Joe Lyth takes his own house as a case study on creating warm, dry homes on a budget and explores the reasons why the health of a home isn’t always a priority.
South Pacific Passive House Conference
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Conference, Christchurch,
3 Mar 2017 to 5 Mar 2017
The South Pacific Passive House conference and trade show will run 3–5 March 2017 in Christchurch.
The South Pacific Passive House conference and trade show will run 3–5 March 2017 in Christchurch.
Building organically
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Bristol-based architectural practitioner and renewable building entrepreneur Craig White discusses straw bale construction.
Active for Passive House
People
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ArchitectureNow talks all things Passive House with two professionals spreading the word in New Zealand.
In an ideal world
Projects
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The Ideal House is a high-performance home that has been built to showcase the latest in sustainable design and materials.
Keeping warm
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Keeping warm - insulation, ventilation and heating homes.