Passive House is a performance based standard that is first and foremost about delivering on a promise: a comfortable, well-ventilated home that needs very little energy.
These homes regulate their own temperature through smart design, the use of high performing construction materials, and a mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery.
For our customers, living in a Passive House means more affordable heating, fresh indoor air quality and comfortable and healthy temperatures year-round. Environmentally, it means we’re delivering high performing homes with significantly reduced operational carbon emissions.
Passive House is still a very new concept in New Zealand, and it takes a specialised design team to achieve the Passive House standard or equivalent performance.
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29 September 2026
Timber engineering of tomorrow
An airship hangar as a blueprint for the timber engineering of tomorrow: it is the gates that make the scale of this structure immediately comprehensible. But the real highlight of...
29 September 2026
Go the Swiss!
Bürogebäude Wood in Grenoble — The six-storey timber structure uses columns and beams spaced 4–6 m apart, supported on shallow concrete footings with tie-rods for seismic resistance; the eastern section...
29 September 2026
EVE Music Hall — Croatia
This looks like an icon in the making – can’t wait to see the finished photos inside this magnificent space! The EVE Music Hall is set to become a new...
29 September 2026
Albert Park Pit Building
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22 September 2026
The Court Theatre – case study
The Court Theatre project is a purpose-built performing arts venue in Christchurch, designed to be the cultural heart of the city. The building integrates mass timber elements to enhance sustainability,...
22 September 2026
Wood is Good Day at Te Hapara School
Hands-on Wood is Good Day gives students a glimpse into the people, technology and opportunities behind forestry. Te Hapara School students got up close to the world of forestry this...
22 September 2026
Beyond the borders
When you look beyond our borders for where mass timber is gaining traction it’s often in education buildings. Maybe it’s because young people getting educated are a natural fit for...
22 September 2026
Opening of Poutini Waiora
The opening of Poutini Waiora in Māwhera Greymouth celebrated a new facility designed to provide more comprehensive support for whānau and the wider West Coast community. The occasion also honoured...
15 September 2026
Atlassian Central — the last panel is now in place!
The last timber panel is now in place at Atlassian Central, the final piece in a global milestone for the world’s tallest hybrid timber tower. Also check out the great...