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15/08/2017

Here we go, new month new question - what do you need to know about building/designing a Passive House (preferably :-))? Fire away!

02/07/2017

We decided to answer one of your questions per month, either as a post on this page, or as a blog article on our website. Have a question on a detail? Not sure about airtightness? Fire away in the comments section!

01/02/2017

With better insulated, airtight and thermal bridge free houses they become obsolete for heating anyway :-)

30/10/2016

Take the Evolution Series survey and find out how much you know about Homestar and Green Building

Evolution Services are specialists in building Energy Efficient and Eco-Friendly Homes. Based in Queenstown, Central Otago we are helping people across New Zealand

02/11/2015

Here is a chance to learn about and experience a Certified Passive House first hand in Wanaka on 14th November. Both the Architect and Structural Engineer will be available to answer all your questions. Come along, you'll be amazed!

21/02/2015

It's time to change the thinking about how we design and build in New Zealand. This article is the second in our series on the 10 Worst Details and it's about strapped and lined concrete walls ..http://ezed.co.nz/strapped-lined-concrete-walls/

Concrete walls are always popular. We often see concrete basements refitted as bedrooms or guest suites. Learn more about the moisture problems that occur

01/09/2014

Building Physics Alert: For those of you who want to get into detail, have a read of our paper that discusses the application of the Passive House standard to an actual project in Auckland.
http://ezed.co.nz/2014/09/designing-for-resilience/

19/08/2014

Read our interview with Elrond Burrell and find out more about the important role of the Structural Engineer on your low or zero energy building project
http://elrondburrell.com/blog/passivhaus-structural-engineering/

Integrated design is a key element of successful passivhaus design. So how important is structural engineering? The answer is: vitally important!

22/07/2014

NZ Designers, we have a MAXRaft H1 calculation tool available
http://ezed.co.nz/tools/. Work out those floor R-Values easily.

Tools and CalculatorsDownload our latest calculators for MAXRaft® and produce your R-value calculations in just minutes …

19/07/2014

Can I convince you to detail differently? Part 1 in our series on the "10 Worst Details", is about structural steel ridge beams. http://ezed.co.nz/structural-steel-ridge-beams/

Part 1 in our series of the 10 Worst Details. Structural steel ridge beams create a massive thermal bridge right where the stack effects are most vigorous.

06/07/2014

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05/07/2014

Mould in our homes looks bad and is also bad for your health. Want to know why this happens even when you don't have a water leak then have a read of our article. http://ezed.co.nz/project/mould-basics/

Mould is a form of fungi and only a fraction of the approximately 150,000 fungi specicies identified to date. Commonly known as multicellular fungi, it can be found on decaying food, in food processing as “natural” flavours, cheese maturing agents, medical substances (Penicillin) and unfortunately i…