“To qualify for ‘Passive House Plus’ the energy generated for the home must come from renewable sources and provide enough energy to operate the building throughout the whole year”.
Architectural Brief:
Certified Passive House Plus
The clients of this coastal home had a clear vision of creating a Certified Passive House. We worked closely with our clients to realise their vision for their unique lifestyle.
Designing and Detailing for Performance
To achieve this high standard we carefully balanced the design of the home with high-performance building criteria such as use of PHPP energy modelling, thermal-bridge free design, air-tightness building envelope, ventilation and heat-recovery systems.
Verifying Performance
The buildings performance was rigorously tested and verified through on-site blower door testing and working closely with the Passive Haus Institute to gain full certification as a ‘Passive House Plus’ project, one of only a handful currently built in New Zealand.
To qualify for ‘Passive House Plus’ the energy generated for the home must come from renewable sources and provide enough energy to operate the building throughout the whole year, effectively making it a net zero home.
Performance:
Annual Energy Demand I 31 kWh/m2a
On-site Energy Generation I 74 kWh/m2a
