Waiheke Island Eco Friendly House: Heat Pump, Insulation. The house has been designed by eco-architect Johann Bernhardt. The house features cedar cladding, Poggen Pohl kitchen, oak floors, large glass sliders, glass balustrades and all white interior. … read more

Kapiti Off Grid: Solar hot water, Double glazing, Insulation, Wood Burner. 3 bed, 2 bath, twin-gable replica villa. FSC-sourced rusticated weatherboard. UT pine framing (internal). 60,000L total roofwater storage. Membrane water-filtration (No UV = zero power vs 130W always-on for UV). … read more

Devonport Lohas Home: Solar hot water, Double glazing, Insulation, Wood Burner. An eco-friendly, self-contained stand-alone, modern two bedroom accommodation. Designed by a leading environmentally-focused architect, Johann Bernhardt, with Equinox Design. … read more

Natural Intelligence Eco Home: Solar hot water, Solar power (photovoltaic), Double glazing, Insulation, Wood Burner. Blending with its surroundings on a rise in all day sun, this acclaimed Hugh Tennent quality designed 4 bed-roomed Eco home and guest house was built from renewable, local … read more

Eco friendly house - Otago Coast: Solar hot water, Insulation, Solar power (photovoltaic), Straw bale construction, Double glazing, Wind turbine. This home is located on the Otago coast. It has a floor area of 340 m², was built between 2002 and 2003, cost approximately $350,000, and … read more

Taupo Ebode: Solar hot water, Solar power (photovoltaic), Greywater recycling, Insulation. 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 South-facing w … read more

Wellingtons Wadestown Solar Home: Double Glazing, Insulation. The Solar Home is a solar heated and naturally ventilated house designed by Richard Wright. It exploits the advantages of good orientation and active solar architecture. The studio of Aonui Architecture operates from the buildi … read more

Waitakere NOW Home - showing the benefits of a sustainable home: Solar hot water, Insulation, Rain water collection, Double glazing. Beacon Pathway's Waitakere NOW Home® proves that an affordable modern home that looks like any other in the street can also be warm, dry, healthy, and k … read more

Sustainable Architecture by Lambourne Architects: Solar hot water, Double glazing, Heat pump. Tony and Jean Bacon owned a section 300 metres above sea-level in the Waitakere Ranges, west of Auckland, for many years before deciding to build on it. They wanted a light, sunny house for easy … read more

Art Deco made Environmentally Sustainable - KAHURANGI, 2006: Solar Hot Water, Insulation. As an architecture practice promoting sustainability, we felt it was important to 'walk the talk', so in 2006 we embarked on the ambitious project of turning our urban (Central Auckland) home and off … read more