23 May 13 11:18 PM

I personally hope Magroc SIPS will become more mainstream soon. Looks very promising and I would build a house with it as soon as all the details are worked out. Just don't want to be the guinea pig f......read more

15 Oct 12 6:14 PM

I live in the Horowhenua and this is a common problem in this area. After any significant rainfall they have to boil water in Levin, I think it is more or less permanently in Shannon. Bring on the rai......read more

23 Jul 12 8:04 PM

Hi Dean, Are your products available in the North Island too? All the sips seem to be in the South Island. Anyone in the lower North Island?...read more

13 Feb 12 7:15 PM

I mean that when I clicked on YOUR link all the bells and whistles went off and my virus scanner warned me for a trojan horse. Maybe somebody infected your site....read more

12 Feb 12 7:45 PM

Warning: do not open above link. It is an trojan horse!...read more

12 Nov 11 4:23 PM

Hi Steve, You can contact me on info@snughome.co.nz or the BBE institute has my private number. Cheers, Josien...read more

9 Nov 11 8:33 PM

By chance I came across a nice property in Foxton. Total 11.5 hectares, former organic chicken farm. It is for sale but not on the market yet. Already has resource consent for subdivision in 10 sectio......read more

7 Sep 11 2:10 PM

Hi Steve, Does that mean that you are not working on the Asips anymore? I am looking for a sips manufacturer in NZ. The ones I found so far import panels from the US or Europe. ...read more

13 May 11 8:07 PM

I might be interested. I would need at least 5 acres more or less flat land though, for my horse....read more

9 Aug 10 11:01 PM

How about blowing something in? e.g. rockwool, cellulose or, my favorite, sheep wool....read more

25 May 10 10:04 PM

You have a few options. The previous poster is correct about the 25mm, it is somewhere in the building code and I have always wondered why it was there. Must have something to do with condensation. Wh......read more

15 May 10 10:18 AM

Hi Seeker, In the presentation of october 2009 the NZGBC said that in the Residential Rating Tool for the space heating probably Accurate NZ will be used and for the hot water rating the What_HO sp......read more

14 May 10 10:24 PM

Hi Seeker and others, I totally get your rant. And I think most of us on Ecobob do. The question is: How do we get the information and awareness in the head of Joe Public? As a HERS assessor I t......read more

14 May 10 9:16 PM

They look very nice. Have you worked out what the costs are to get them here, including duty, gst etc.?...read more

28 Apr 10 11:16 AM

Do you guys have a solution how to insulate a wooden floor where there is no space to get under the house and the owner want to keep the exposed wooden floor? How about filling the space with polys......read more

26 Apr 10 11:13 PM

Hi Steve, Well actually the Home Energy Rating Scheme (HERS) still exists, and I can do it for you. Hi 2Oldies, If you have a floorplan you like and you would like to know which construction me......read more

26 Apr 10 10:59 PM

Hi Glenn, Get a Home Energy Rating of the plans and ask to have the different options calculated. Your assessor might come up with some extra advice as well. Did you know that: -New houses in N......read more

26 Apr 10 10:32 PM

There is a firm in Levin that does that. Look at http://www.bpmcontracts.co.nz/services.html...read more