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Other cladding types


eco friendly port-a-bach

eco friendly port-a-bach

New Zealand > Auckland > Hauraki Gulf & Islands > Waiheke Island
The port-a-bach is mobile holiday house which is based on a shipping container and can be used to supply energy when combined with a photovoltaic solar system.


Strawbale House and Business - Borderland Cherries and Saffron

Strawbale House and Business - Borderland Cherries and Saffron

New Zealand > Canterbury > Waimate
LIFESTYLE and INCOME! The property is situated in a popular and growing area of Waimate and has lovely rural views. The property is level and rectangular in shape with good shelter from poplar trees on SW and NW boundaries. There is ample carparking plus carport and an attractive brush fe...


Straw Bale Residence

Straw Bale Residence

New Zealand > Canterbury > Geraldine
This hybrid, 123 square meter straw bale home is nestled in a back section in the town of Geraldine. Owners, designer Sarah Johnston, and builder, Sven Johnston, decided to blend their past experiences to create their first home together. The overall intent was to design and build a warm, ...


Grey Stone - Sustainable Eco House

Grey Stone - Sustainable Eco House

New Zealand > Auckland > Papakura & Franklin District > Ramarama
Updated Power Inputs Date Sunday May 9, 2009 Solar PV Source Sunnyboy Controller 9/3/08 7.2 kWh Best 8.17 kWH SkyStream Wind Turbine Source Skystream Controller 13kWh Best 24kWh Solar Thermal Source Steca TR0704 Controller Best Daily Output 178kWh March ...


longhouse

longhouse

New Zealand > Wellington > Martinborough
This house uses extensive solar passive and active elements to create an energy neutrual dwelling. It was designed atelierworkshop (see atelierworkshop.com) whose work revolves around strong concepts related to the site and sustainable architecture


Te papa - Straw bale eco friendly home

Te papa - Straw bale eco friendly home

New Zealand
Strawbale house, post and beam construction, built in 1998, is a real time test house. Very simple structure made with lots of passion and hard work. People rave about our home, I still think sometimes they are just trying to be nice because they know how hard we worked. Away, see what you...


This house may be for sale.  What would you offer for it?

This house may be for sale. What would you offer for it?

New Zealand > Auckland > Papakura & Franklin District
Sustainable features of the house: Conservatory for the collection of the sun’s energy Passive solar design Complemented by high insulation and double glazing Solar water heating Renewable materials Natural finishes Eco wood burner with wetback Rainwater collection Sustainable o...


Energy Efficient house

Energy Efficient house

New Zealand > Otago > Queenstown > Frankton
Modern contemporary sunny house, built by designer for own family home, making best use of site for sun and stunning views. The 4 year old house is one block away from Frankton Village's cafe's and restaurants yet tucked away with privacy, peace and quiet. Recycled timber on top floo...


Russell Devlin Eco-House Tasman

Russell Devlin Eco-House Tasman

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman > Motueka
Properties of the future will offer what this exceptional property offers you now. From its superb ridge-top location this exceptional property spans panoramic views of Mountains, Bush, and the sparkling Tasman Bay—Sublime! Promising a bush-clad haven for the future, the 2.164ha have b...


new house - stage one

new house - stage one

New Zealand > Canterbury > Geraldine
The first part of a passive solar house designed by Roger Buck Associates of Christchurch, constructed by Hendersons of Timaru. Winner (for builder) of Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Awards in regional Master Builders' Awards 2008 On-site waste treatment designed by EcoEng includes ...


Kaimata Croft

Kaimata Croft

New Zealand > West Coast > Greymouth
We have just started building our workshop and are in the process of applying for consent for the house. The workshop is a ribraft insulated floor, lawson cyprus untreated timber frame with Terra Lana wool and polyester insulation and a lime plaster coasting inside and out and a roof of tr...


Architectural Hybrid Homes

Architectural Hybrid Homes

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman > Nelson > Nelson South
We have done it! The first Hybrid Home in Nelson is now completed and is available for viewing. Can you imagine a monthly power bill so small you get excited when it arrives? Can you imagine a home built with your family’s total comfort in mind - bright, open spaces using energy efficie...


Taupo Ebode

Taupo Ebode

New Zealand > Waikato > Taupo
TAUPO HOUSE – ECO HOME BY EBODE – TRULY SUSTAINABLE HOMES www.ebode.co.nz BRIEF: This 1960s board & batten home was essentially a ‘bach that grew’ – and included undesirable features such as a huge South-facing deck that was never used; large S...


Waipu cove Ebode

Waipu cove Ebode

New Zealand > Northland > Waipu Cove
Ebode prototype - WAIPU COVE BACH, 2007 For this elevated section overlooking Waipu Cove, our clients wanted a modest home in the 'kiwi bach' tradition, designed with environmentally sustainable principles and using materials and detailing to reflect the coastal location. The result...


Self-sufficient Mobile Home

Self-sufficient Mobile Home

New Zealand > Wellington
All home comforts neatly arranged in a warm, cosy, self-sufficient mobile home. The 'Little Cracker' woodburner cooks, and heats water. Wool insulation keeps the bus toasty for hours - or open the doors and/or roof vents to cool down. King single bed is natural latex covered with wool, and...


Rolleston House

Rolleston House

New Zealand > Canterbury > Rolleston
Sustainability and energy efficiency of this home were priorities for the owners, migrating from England. The design by Bob Burnett Architecture won the Sustainability Award in the 2008 ADNZ Resene Regional Design Awards. It also won the Bathroom Award and it was a finalist in other catego...


Bob Burnett Showhome

Bob Burnett Showhome

New Zealand > Canterbury
Bob Burnett Architecture Showhome, 6 Runswick Lane A new home near the top of the Broad Oaks subdivision on the port hills in Christchurch has been designed as a showhome to showcase innovative sustainable design ideas and new materials and products by Architectural couple Bob Burnett a...


Eco Friendly / Hybrid Home in Nelson / Tasman

Eco Friendly / Hybrid Home in Nelson / Tasman

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman > Nelson > Tahunanui
Another full hybrid home has just been finished! This stunning property is located in one of the most desirable areas in Nelson and has full hybrid and eco features. We have gone the extra mile to sourse as many eco/sustainable building products as we can find, with some of them being used...


Off Grid Eco-Stay

Off Grid Eco-Stay

New Zealand > Marlborough
This a traditional house that is completely off the grid, powered by Solar and a Micro-Hydro and featuring the first domestic Biolytix Sewage installation in New Zealand. We desired to prove to ourselves that a more traditional form of building can still be enviromentally friendly usin...


Russel Devlin Eco-House Tasman

Russel Devlin Eco-House Tasman

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman > Motueka
Properties of the future will offer what this exceptional property offers you now. From its superb ridge-top location this exceptional property spans panoramic views of Mountains, Bush, and the sparkling Tasman Bay—Sublime! Promising a bush-clad haven for the future, the 2.164ha have b...


The Solabode Affordable Eco Home

The Solabode Affordable Eco Home

New Zealand
UPDATE Feb 2010: This experimental concept home was designed to stay comfortable without a heater for 3 to 4 days of cloudy weather in winter after a sunny day or two, the large areas of thermal mass balanced by large areas of north glazing certainly achieved this although at additional co...


Kauritatahi farm

Kauritatahi farm

New Zealand > Bay Of Plenty
House is currently under construction by owner. Incorporates traditional post & beam construction using locally grown Lawson Cyprus timber and Rotorua manufactured Timbercrete block walls. Will feature good passive solar design, solar panels and wood stove boiler water heating, double glaz...


Volcalite Compressed Pumice Blocks

Volcalite Compressed Pumice Blocks

New Zealand
This house is constructed from 'Volcalite' blocks. These blocks are manufactured by us here in BOP (Pumice Industries Ltd). Volcalite blocks are made from pumice and cement that is compressed into a 300x200x90mm solid block. The blocks have been tested and show that they are 10 times stron...


Papakowhai Renovation project - House 3

Papakowhai Renovation project - House 3

New Zealand > Wellington > Porirua > Papakowhai
House 3 is one of the Papakowhai Renovation project success stories. Household winter power bills for the family of five reduced by 33% with 62% saved on space heating. Average winter temperatures rose by 1.7°C and 3.8°C in living areas and bedrooms respectively, with fewer unhealthy tempe...


Passive Solar House

Passive Solar House

New Zealand > Waikato > Te Kauwhata
Passive solar house 1.Overview: An experimental passive solar energy efficient building designed for a realistic outcome and budget explores the possibility of a zero energy house in a NZ rural settng. The primary building material is white modular insulated concrete panels and str...


Kokomuka Green Home

Kokomuka Green Home

New Zealand > Otago > Portobello
This stunning architecturally designed home has been built to be ecologically benign and energy efficient. It uses solar water heating, has extra-deep wall cavities with natural wool insulation and all windows are double-glazed. It uses a passive solar designed via an insulated concrete fo...


Westmere house - a new urban sustainable home by ebode

Westmere house - a new urban sustainable home by ebode

New Zealand > Auckland > Auckland City Area > Westmere
ebode has just begun building the first urban sustainable home in the inner-city suburb of Westmere, right in the heart of Auckland City - demonstrating that sustainable designs can be perfect for urban environments too. This house will use a grid-connected, photovoltaic system to gener...


eco healthy home in peaceful valley

eco healthy home in peaceful valley

New Zealand > Northland > Waipu Cove
Future proof, sustainable build, affordable, low toxicity, eco-healthy home on an enchanting, peaceful lifestyle block within a wholesome community and just 10 minutes from 22km of prestine coastline! This 5 year old, 128m2, mudbrick cottage has 3 bedrooms (plus a large closed in carpo...


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