PHPP is a tool that allows you to see at the design stage, how your home is expected to perform if built to plan. It stands for ‘The Passive House…
Claire ChattertonJanuary 19, 2022
The effort to maintain a constant and comfortable temperature inside your home is hindered primarily by two forces: conduction and convection. 40% of heat lost from an average minimum code…
Claire ChattertonAugust 20, 2021
Simple explanations & guides can make life, and decisions, easier. However, sometimes simple does not tell the whole story which can be disappointing when something, like your home’s performance or…
Claire ChattertonJuly 30, 2021
Form Factor is basically the buildings surface to volume ratio. In terms of building performance this is important as it affects heat loss. In Passivhaus and high performance design,…
Claire ChattertonJune 17, 2021
After years of dreaming about living in a passive house, we finally moved into our own in March 2020. So, six months on, what are our thoughts?....The biggest plus for…
Claire ChattertonNovember 24, 2020
Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs). We are often asked how much more expensive they are than traditional timber framing and batts. The answer might surprise you, but we should also consider…
Claire ChattertonOctober 13, 2020
There are several very reasonable designers and architects that cater for a market that wants a home for their unique needs, tastes and unique locations, but whose budgets are not…
Claire ChattertonAugust 25, 2020
We are often asked this question. Visits to our mid builds and show homes get people thinking about living in a better designed, healthy comfortable home. Everyone loves the idea…
Claire ChattertonAugust 5, 2020
BRANZ & Building Beyond Code Minimums … ‘these ‘bare minimum’ houses are the poorest performing homes that can legally be built’ – BRANZ referring to Minimum Code Build Homes. …
Claire ChattertonJune 12, 2020
