The conversations in our New Zealand building industry are touching on the many changes and challenges that we are facing. Our homes historically have...
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Last week the NZGBC hosted a free webinar on Ready for 2023: Homestar, H1 and Building for Climate Change. The thing that struck me the most is that t...
I have had a number of interesting conversations about what a Passive House is, so I decided to write a blog about it. The definition of a Passive ...
The recent pushback on H1, Energy efficiency in the New Zealand Building Code has raised awareness both inside and outside the construction industry. ...
This was my takeaway from the NZGBC Housing Summit 2022. I have often had conversations with people who say that Homestar as a mainstream evaluation t...
As our recent shift to thermally broken aluminium frames in the New H1 Energy Efficiency requirements comes into effect in our built environment in th...
It was a long day in a bus in what a old collegue called a “jealously of Architects”. Apparently, that’s what a group of Architects ...
I did a little dance this morning. An email landed in my inbox from Passive House Institute, the news I have been quietly hoping for. I can proudly an...
Airtight construction is one of the five main principles of Passive House. But what is this and why do we need it? As most of us here in New Zea...
Mechanical Ventilation and Air Conditioning, what is the difference As we experience warmer summers and cold winters, we turn to regulate the ...
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