This famous quote by Le Corbusier was made when he developed his housing design philosophy in the 1920s. Fast forward 100 years, and it seems while we...
Read more
Plugging the leaks. Andrew Eagles from the New Zealand Green Building Council commented on LinkedIn earlier this year, that if we plugged all the ther...
Are you 2030 Ready for Building for Climate Change? Climate change is a contentious concept, capable of sparking massive debate. However, change is...
Our New Zealand Building Code sets the minimum, so it is fair to say it prescribes the worst-performing building you can legally build. And while we n...
Offsite NZ held its Annual Colab over two days in Auckland in June. This is one of my favorite conferences. Here is why. This is a space that holds...
There are 5 passive house principles which form the base for Passive House Design. They are Airtightness, Quality insulation, Quality Windows, No Ther...
Recently I attended the BRANZ seminar for Medium Density Housing. It was such a valuable session with many experts bringing their experience, ideas, a...
Why you should consider Homestar I recently became a Homestar Assessor with the New Zealand Green Building Council. NZGBC like Smart Living Spaces,...
The conversations in our New Zealand building industry are touching on the many changes and challenges that we are facing. Our homes historically have...
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...
Call Sharon for a chat and a coffee to see how Smart Living Spaces can be of service to you.