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Crows Nest: Eco lifestyle close to city

New Zealand > Northland > Whangarei > Riverside

Fully sustainable, architect designed on lifestyle block only 3.7km from Whangarei city center. Totally off the National Grid and self sustainable in all respects. It's 2 storied house with a large workshop area in breeze way. Kitchen as a farmhouse parlour and doubles as a dining/ kitch...

Restored 1930's 3bdrm bungalow on 3 acres

New Zealand > Bay Of Plenty

Fully restored 3 bdrm eco-friendly home on 3 acres of semi-organic land with native bush This 1930s bungalow has been meticulously restored by its present owner and features extensive use of native timbers from the polished floors to the hall panelling and stunning bathroom vanity. Soli...

Ali,Steve,Charlie and Toby's place

New Zealand > Otago > Lake Hawea

Rammed earth home set on 2 acres of land. Macrocarpa beams and onduline roofing. Passive design features include a "heart of the house" a large north facing thermal mass of earth in the living and dining area. This contains the hot water cylinder with a fire either side. The wal...

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 ...

Sustainable eco house in Waitakere City by Johann Bernhardt

New Zealand > Auckland > Waitakere City

1. Passive Solar Design The house is divided into 2 aisles, separated by a conservatory, to open it up for the passive use of the sun’s energy. The lounge/dining/kitchen wing (north-facing) has concrete floors exposed to the autumn and winter midday sun storing the heat and releasing it...

Modern Design & Passive Solar Mudbrick House in Nelson (Under Construction)

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman > Nelson

MAEDER & WIEGAND HOUSE Wakapuaka, Nelson 3 bedroom house with load-bearing adobe walls and timber framed top storey. Contemporary simple eco-design incorporating passive solar principles, Solar Water Heating, Composting Toilet and Rainwater Collection. Special Feature: Ex...

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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...

Strawbale & earthen plaster ecohouse in Nelson

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman

Hybrid two storey ecohouse featuring post and beam construction with strawbale in fill wall insulation, block walls through centre of the structure for bracing and beam support. Macrocarpa weatherboards over douglas fir framing on upper storey. Ground floor straw, block and timber walls ...

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...

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...

Unique Rainforest Lodge

New Zealand > Waikato > Thames > Thames North

see: www.tararuvalley.org currently Tararu Valley Sanctuary runs an ecotourism programme involving international volunteers in hands-on conservation work protecting and replanting the forest of Tararu Valley. our buildings provide accommodation for a large group of residential volunteer...

FLW/Japanese House

New Zealand > Canterbury > Ashburton

Jack and Margaret Scott from Ashburton have an admiration for Japanese Architecture and they are also fans of the late great American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, particularly his early prairie houses. They have built several times before and had some very good ideas of there own that the...

Japanese Stye Eco Home in Ashburton

New Zealand > Canterbury > Ashburton

View an article about this house The interior design is clean, minimalist and beautiful, as well as earthy due to favouring the use of exposed wood in design. Jack and Margaret love their pine ceilin...

A self supporters home - For Sale - $315,000

New Zealand > Northland

Situated in the Kohatu Toa Eco Village, this home and land is designed to feed a family for the entire year. It has a well established and organic orchard, sub tropical orchard, and vegetable gardens in good heart. There are three different living spaces - The main house, a double bedroom ...

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...

Dunedin Sustainable House

New Zealand > Otago > Dunedin

View more about this house on BRANZ This sustainable house, built by a local builder and designed by the owners and architect Michael Ovens, is located on the Otago Peninsula. It w...

Cornerstone Licencee,Future Homes NZ wins 2 NZ NATIONAL AWARDS

New Zealand > Waikato > Taupo

“Cornerstone Building System”, Taupo Licencee wins DBH Gold award for best sustainable home under $500,000 for National Award 2008 after winning the Taupo District Gold medal. To add to this prize was the National award for the "Pink Batts Best Energy Efficient home" STOP PRE...

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

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman > Motueka

Gorgeous Kauri Bungalow

New Zealand

10 years of hard work has turned this traditional kauri bungalow into something special. Originally located in Portland (20 mins north of Waipu) this imaculate old lady was transported to its present site in Waipu Village and transformed into a work of art. Complete with artist studio, ...

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

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...

Passive solar lifestyle block

New Zealand > Wellington > Masterton

2 water sources - rural water scheme for house which is gravity feed so does not require pressure pump. Creek running through property for garden and animals. North facing to maximise sun. Minimal glazing on southern side to reduce heat loss. Mezzanine floor to provide additional sleepin...

toastie

New Zealand > Waikato > Cambridge

Standard built house, brick over timber frame, concrete floor, concrete tile roof. Passive Solar Underfloor heating installed by the Floor*Store. See www.floorstore.org Two Masport woodburners with wetback. Heat transfer system to bedrooms. Weiss 3 room kit with additional of a centri...

Devonport Lohas Home

New Zealand > Auckland > North Shore City > Devonport

An eco-friendly, self-contained stand-alone, modern two bedroom accommodation. Designed by a leading environmentally-focused architect, Johann Bernhardt of Equinox Design. Built using renewable materials, this well-insulated house is powered by renewable energy supplied by Meridian, wi...

Papakowhai Renovations - House 10

New Zealand > Wellington > Porirua > Papakowhai

House 10 in the Papakowhai Renovation project saved 30% on annual power bills, through full insulation and double glazing combined with an efficient heating source, improving indoor temperatures and family health. Solar water heating and wetbacks on both the solar system and woodburner pro...

Kapiti Off Grid

New Zealand > Wellington > Otaki

3 bed, 2 bath, 142sqm replica twin-gable villa. FSC-sourced rusticated weatherboard. UT pine framing (internal). 60,000L roofwater capacity. Membrane water-filtration over UV (zero power vs 130W always-on). 20mm Argon double-glazing with timber double-hung sash joinery. Blackwater pumped t...

Eco-Village Mudbrick Studio For Sale

New Zealand > Auckland > Hauraki Gulf & Islands > Waiheke Island

There is a Share up for re-sale in our Eco-Village!! You could purchase a 1/15th Share of 169 Hectares This would give you 1 hectare (2.5 acres) for your personal use which includes the following improvements: Extensive Vegetable Gardens and Native Border Plantings. Fire Woo...

Sustainable Straw Bale home

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman

By Caroline Crick Eco homes and interiors writer/photographer www.carolinecrick.co.nz A commitment to a sustainable lifestyle has been a driving force behind the build of a straw bale house in the Dovedale area, near Nelson. The owners chose straw bale because of its insulation properti...

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...

NZ's First Ever Straw Bale Home (SOLD)

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman

*** SOLD *** This spectacular home, with its superb proportions and thick, mellow Tuscan gold plaster walls, has been built to a generous scale. Located in a tranquil country setting, within a 10 minute drive of the city, it is perfectly positioned for all-day sun and unobstructed sea a...

For Sale: Beautiful straw bale lifestyle home on a hideaway 1.2 ha private retreat, Gisborne

New Zealand > Gisborne > Gisborne

Amazing location - private and quiet. Beautiful 3-yr old open-plan straw-bale house has been built with privacy and sustainability in mind. Set on a 1.16 ha (3 acre) lifestyle block in rural Hexton, just 10 mins drive West of Gisborne city. We have lived on the land for 6 years and managed...

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