Ngā Whare Pārara PROJECT UPDATES

CONCRETE PROGRESS | JULY 2025

House A significantly reduces its concrete use by eliminating the traditional floor slab. Instead, the home features a suspended timber floor system on piles, drastically lowering embodied carbon. The small amount of concrete that is used (limited to the pile & portal footings) is effectively offset by the use of carbon-negative materials throughout the rest of the structure.

House A minimises concrete use by replacing the standard concrete slab with a suspended timber floor on piles
A small amount of concrete is still used for footings for the timber piles and a footing beneath a Prolam timber portal
Overall embodied carbon is reduced, with remaining emissions offset by carbon-negative materials used elsewhere in the build
The result is a low-carbon construction approach without compromising structural performance

LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS | JUNE 2025

All Superhomes start with solid foundations
Super strong Earthquake Resilient enhanced raft slab floors
Superior comfort with Super efficient in slab heating with a hot water heat pump powered by solar PV
Super-Insulated warm floors with 100mm high grade insulation continuous under raft pods
Edge insulation is 50mm thick and continuous with no gaps
Approximately double code insulation for floors
The luxury feel of a cosy warm floor that’s guilt free and climate-positive because its super efficient

New Zealand's FIRST Zero Carbon Superhome