Christchurch SUPERHOME Tour
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35 Tonbridge St 15 Dove Grove 1 Timber raft Super-insulated, 7 foundations, airtight home solar central Christchurch with heat recovery heating, airtight ventilation, EcoPanel walls. powered with solar Dan Saunders and batteries. 8 Construction and Bob SUPERHOME Tour Evolution Energy 8 Burnett Architecture Efficient Homes 20A Canon St Take a free, self-guidedCOUTTS ISLAND tour through some of the most 10 Cashmere Rd SPENCERVILLE 2 External insulated (a) 8a cladding, new innovative and sustainable homes in New Zealand. Eco-friendly home, panel building CHANEYS GIB-Fix framing system, results and SuperWall well beyond systems. BELFAST OURUHIA the code. 11am–4pm Saturday and Sunday Lite Green Projects 6 Homeco 9–10, 16–17 and 23–24 June 2018 7 10 Fernbrook Pl www.superhome.co.nz 10 Cashmere Rd MCLEANS ISLAND 3 Passive solar (b) 8b design, central STYX Airtight, well- HAREWOOD heating, rainwater MARSHLAND 20 Lamorna Road, Parklands insulated home collection for PARKLANDS 5 REDWOOD PARK with heat recovery edible garden. CASEBROOK REDWOOD WAIMAIRI BEACH ventilation NORTHCOTE Esjay Builders QUEENSPARK NORTH BEACH and uPVC 7 BISHOPDALE SuperWindows. 124 Bowhill Road, New Brighton 7 NORTH NEW4 BRIGHTON Lite Green Projects MAIREHAU 10 Fernbrook Place, Mairehau 3 BURWOOD PAPANUI 124 Bowhill Rd BURNSIDE SHIRLEY 54 Kotuku Cres NEW BRIGHTON 4 NZ’s newest BRYNDWR AVONDALE SIP floor panels, 9 YALDHURST 10 star home. 2 20a Canon Street, St Albans walls and roof, Wooden features, ST ALBANS DALLINGTON and European- greyHYDE water PARK 1 style tilt and turn MERIVALE RUSSLEY WAINONI 35 TonbridgeRICHMOND Street, Merivale BEXLEY recycling, acoustic FENDALTON ILAM windows. ARANUI ceiling panels. AVONSIDE MASHAM Lite Green Projects Nook ArchitectureAVONHEAD 8 RICCARTON PARK NORTH LINWOOD BROOMFIELD and ZBuilt CENTRAL CITY SOUTH UPPER RICCARTON HEI HEI NEW BRIGHTON TEMPLETON LINWOOD RICCARTON 20 Lamorna Rd BROMLEY 160 Bridlepath Rd ISLINGTON PHILLIPSTOWN 5 Generates more MIDDLETON Welhaus sustainable 10 power than it uses, SOCKBURN ADDINGTON WALTHAM 9 54 Kotuku Cres SIP panels, uPVC airtight panel SuperWindows, SYDENHAM construction,WIGRAM matai earthquake resilient TEMPLETON OPAWA WOOLSTON HORNBY 6 49 McBeath Avenue, Hoon Hay floors and totara ST MARTINS foundations. HILLMORTON SPREYDON SOUTHSHORE cladding. SOMERFIELD ST ANDREWS HILL 10 Cashmere Road FERRYMEAD ZBuilt and 8 Black Hut 8 160BALMORAL Bridlepath HILL Road Bob Burnett 7 HOON HAY BECKENHAM 10 AIDANFIELD MT PLEASANT Architecture Designs MONCKS BAY WESTLAKE MONCKS SPUR CLIFTON SUMNER SCARBOROUGH WENTWORTH PARK CASHMERE 49 McBeath Ave HILLSBOROUGH RICHMOND HILL 7A Brittan Tce HALSWELL 15 Dove Grove HEATHCOTE 6 Space-efficient 7 Compact European 11 WESTMORLAND CASHMERE HILLS TAYLORS MISTAKE (no hallways), HUNTSBURY standards, NZ’s first energy solutions CRACROFT compacted wood and beautiful fibre insulation, timber features. laminated timber Architecta 11 7A Brittan Terrace, Lyttelton construction. 7 Pending homestar rating for each home LYTTELTON Julie Villard 9 A guide to creating your own SUPERHOME Plan your SUPERHOME 1 Design orientated for correct solar gain shading 7 Airtight construction to avoid heat loss and 12 Materials environmentally certified/natural What is a SUPERHOME optimised to prevent overheating provide a vapour control layer preventing mold 1. Plan early. Think about site location and High performance thermal envelope insulation and why is it important? 2 8 Moisture removed at source, bathroom/kitchen 13 Renewable energy, e.g. solar the home’s orientation to the sun. Be size continuous without thermal bridges In terms of building standards, Windows high spec and recessed in wall low efficient, build just what you need. 3 9 Water efficient fittings and appliances 14 Energy efficient fittings and appliances New Zealand is around 20 years behind E double glazing with thermal spacer other developed counties. In fact, almost 2. Find an architectural designer who is Foundations fully edge insulated with no 4 10 Rainwater harvesting for irrigation/use in home all houses built today are built to the experienced in designing for health, thermal bridging and insulated floor minimum standard allowed by law, comfort, resilience, and energy efficiency. 5 Efficient heating, e.g. underfloor solar powered 11 Food producing plants and native landscaping equivalent to a Homestar rating of 3. A good architect or designer will save you A Superhome is built above code, to thousands in running costs of the home. 6 Ventilation — balance energy recovery system between Homestar 6 and 10. A Superhome 3. Find a builder who is experienced in is warm, healthy, and resilient home that building above the minimum building 13 costs very little to run and has minimal code with evidence of several homes built impact on the environment. Superhomes to Homestar 6 or better. They should have don’t need to be extravagant every home a genuine interest in energy efficiency 2 should be a Superhome. They are cleverly including a willingness to learn and 7 6 designed delightful homes, delivering a make continual improvements, (avoid lifetime of comfort and wellbeing. greenwash). What is the SUPERHOME 4. Invest in the thermal envelope first 9 including airtightness, fully insulated movement? slab, uninterrupted insulation in the We are a group of builders, designers, walls and ceilings, and high performance suppliers and professionals committed windows 8 to delivering healthy and energy efficient 5. Be sustainable in your choice of building 12 superhomes. By working together sharing materials. Think of the generations of 14 1 ideas, demonstrating best practice and people who will live in the home after lobbying for change, we are raising the you are gone and what will happen to the 10 standard of housing in New Zealand. home in 100 to 200 years. 3 11 We connect people with inovative designs, smart technologies and new building 5 4 methodologies to deliver superhomes. Eco-Design Advisor service Well designed Green Energy efficient Resilient Homestar The Council’s Eco-Design Advisor Beauty: Aesthetically beautiful Water: Efficient fittings, Insulated: High performance Durable: Low maintenance Is an independent measure of the provides free, independent, just as much as it is functional appliances and rain harvesting thermal envelope materials and repairable systems performance of your home using a expert advice about home design Functional spaces: Efficient use Waste: Avoids construction Efficient: Low cost heating, Weather tight: Cladding repels 10 star system. It evaluates health, and renovation. Book your free of space, good flow and plenty waste and home composting appliances and lights water and responds to climate energy, water, waste and the materials of storage consultation at: Materials: Uses certified Air-tight: No cold drafts Earthquake: Damage prevention, used. The more stars your home www.ccc.govt.nz/eco-design-advice Lifetime design: Accessible eco-friendly products or heat loss quicker repair, Quakestar rating has, the lower its running costs and safe Health: Ventilation and Renewable: Solar energy Natural hazards: Flood, wind and and environmental impact. 10 Stars Solar design: Sun facing moisture control systems and heat recovery fire smart, a future proof design means world-leading design and Lifemark windows sized for natural light Ecological: Supports nature performance. Is a guide for designing homes to be and summer shade and food growing liveable and safe for people of all Innovative: New, clever designs See how your home scores. and building methods ages and abilities. lifemark.co.nz homestar.org.nz.