Here’s a question as we come into winter: What do you expect your average electricity billto be? A couple of hundred dollars a month? Maybe you’ve got a big house that’s hard to heat and it ends up costing $300 to $400 a month. Tonight, Campbell Live wanted to show viewers a new three-bedroom …
10 Star video Demonstration Project
Smart house to eliminate power bill
TVNZ News_March 2013 “An eco-friendly house built in Christchurch may not just lower the power bill …” View the video TVNZ News_2013
Think long term, think efficient homes
Claims by Canterbury architects that building new homes to be energy and water efficient would add $15,000 to the cost of home building are exaggerated and short-sighted. Late in 2014 the New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) in Canterbury challenged proposed new rules in the Christchurch City Council’s district plan that would require new homes …
Success Stories 8 Star
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER Bob Burnett of Eversun Homes has overseen the completion of two innovative and affordable eco-homes designed to achieve an 8-star Homestar rating, making them among the more energy-efficient homes in the country. assume, given the size of the footprint. Burnett says they are targeting zero energy use through excellent thermal design and the …
Success Story 7 Star Longhurst Terrace
Homestar _ April 2014 “People are starting to realise they can get something much better than the average, standard Kiwi home without it costing a lot more. The obvious compelling benefit of a sunny, warm, dry, more healthy and comfortable energy-efficient home is now being seen as more attainable. Particularly when on-going cost savings that …
Making Energy-Efficiency Affordable
Business South_May 2015 “New Zealand’s first 9 Home star rated homes will soon showcase the range of products, systems and design features that make them the most energy efficient and environmentally sound in the country. ” View this article on the original webpage
New Christchurch home amongst greenest in NZ
The Press_May 2015 “Being built in Church Square in the suburb of Addington, the home’s design has a nine out of 10 green-star Homestar rating” View this article on the original webpage
Exemplar Demonstration Project, NZ’s First 10 Star homes
The project provides a model for a new standard of housing expected to influence the Christchurch affordable housing rebuild market. Warm, dry, and healthy, energy efficient and environmentally sound. These 10 star homes demonstrate innovations and future-proof options of energy efficient environmental design. They are to be used as demonstration homes and as a communication tool …