How to Create a Superhome... Your Build or Renovation

We’ve brought together some of the Superhome Movement’s innovative experts to share their advice and clever ideas for creating a better quality living environment – your home.

Learn about how your home works as a system, and the importance of good design.

Understand the benefits and savings in lower power bills and better health for your family:
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Steady consistent temperatures through the whole home
Energy efficiency and resilience
Fresh clean air circulating continuously
Windows that don’t weep condensation
Avoiding summer overheating
Higher resale value

There are a range of options to suit your household needs, your site, and your budget.

Additional costs are often only minimal – some methods are actually cheaper than conventional builds – and will soon pay for themselves over the life of the home.
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Renovating or Retrofitting?

‍Too many Kiwi homes have problems, including dampness, mould, draughts, poor materials and poor air flow – and are cold in winter and increasingly now overheat in summer. Research shows significant impacts on our health, with high levels of childhood asthma and respiratory disease.

The New Zealand Building Code standards are at least 20 years behind international best practice.

If it’s time to upgrade your existing home, our Renovation Design Guide has advice and information on how to get the most out of your renovation, showing the most common house types and explaining the challenges and solutions for each.

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