My wife and I worked out on paper the basic dimensions of the house, position on the block, drafts of the facades and floor plans. We...

I have found that I don't need to open my windows and can choose. There are benefits to keeping windows closed.

Perhaps not surprisingly, the house performed very well in the cooler months of autumn and winter. I have a low tolerance for being cold...

This was our second power bill and it covered the period from 21/03/2023 – 19/06/2023. The bill was $181.50. The net cost of grid power...

Our first experience of living in a passive house was in the heat of summer 2022-23. I include March in this because it was unseasonably...

Our first quarterly power bill was $99.95 (inc.GST). It was for the period from 21 December 2022 to 20 March 2023 . The net cost of grid...

Hints for choosing the right passive house builder for your certified passive house project.

An answer to the question, how much did it cost to upgrade to a certified passive house?

A brief overview of HRVS and who we dealt with for our Zehnder unit.

Getting it right at the planning stage is important for the performance and success of your certified passive house.

Windows and doors are an aesthetic element of a certified passive house but they are also a critical part of the building fabric.

A very basic outline of the process