eHaus

About

At eHaus, we live like efficiency is our point, and intelligent construction our norm. We live like our environment is a privilege and protecting it our responsibility. We live like New Zealanders are our passion, and ingenuity is our response.

eHaus was established in 2010 by Jon Iliffe and Baden & Glenda Brown with the dream of creating a New Zealand owned and operated specialist design and construction company using PassivHaus build and design principles.

Jon, a Mechanical Production Engineer from Rolls Royce Motors, arrived in New Zealand and looking to build a family home went seeking out alternative options and found the PassivHaus way.

Baden, a master builder of 20 years, disillusioned with the poor performance of the high-end homes he was building for clients, also was seeking other options, and discovered PassivHaus. Together, with Jon and Glenda - Financial director, eHaus was formed.

Our eHaus team is made up of some of the country's best Passive House builders, architects and designers who are redefining the way kiwis live, one home at a time. Our team of professionals work together to see your dreams come to reality.

One in eight children and adults have asthma in New Zealand, with damp, cold and unhealthy housing conditions a key contributor to these statistics. This is why we are proud to partner with The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation and offer some solutions for the respiratory healthy of all New Zealanders. We share the Foundation’s vision that all homes should be healthy and comfortable while at the same time taking care of the environment.

Today eHaus is recognised as award winning and New Zealand leaders in PassivHaus design and construction. Find out more about eHaus and our teams here: https://ehaus.co.nz/

Our locations Include:

Northland
Waikato
Taupo
Gisborne
Hawkes Bay
Taranaki
Whanganui
Manawatu
Kapiti
Wairarapa
Wellington/Hutt Valley
Blenheim
Waitake/Waimate
Christchurch
Central Lakes
Southland

Meet the team

Baden Brown

Jon Iliffe

Glenda Brown

Awards and recognition

2021

Registered Master Builders

House of the Year - Regional Category Winner

Manawatu - Feilding Manawatu - Foxton Beach III Manawatu - Ranfurly Taranaki - Egmont Village Taranaki - Oakura 2

2021

Registered Master Builders

House of the Year - Regional Lifestyle Award - Sustainable

Manawatu - Ranfurly Taranaki - Oakura 2

2021

Registered Master Builders

House of the Year - Gold Award

Manawatu - Feilding Manawatu - Foxton Beach III Manawatu - Ranfurly Taranaki - Egmont Village Taranaki - Oakura 2 Waikato - Te Awamutu Waikato - Te Aroha

2021

Registered Master Builders

House of the Year - Top 100

Manawatu - Feilding Manawatu - Foxton Beach III Manawatu - Ranfurly Taranaki - Egmont Village Taranaki - Oakura 2

Testimonials

“You get a house with a healthy environment — there’s no condensation, no mould and no heating costs. It made sense to build this way. I like that you can control the humidity levels and the little things you notice, like the bedding is always dry. Hofmans Builders created a beautiful, high standard home, Steve and Susie and their team were great to work with and we would not hesitate in recommending them to future e-Haus clients."

Ian & Annie

"It is often said that building a house has to be one of the most stressful experiences you can have. We certainly didn't find that the case at all. In fact it couldn't have been further from the truth. Our inital meeting with the eHaus team was like finally finding someone that was speaking the same language. The whole process from initial concept through to construction ran extremely smoothly. Our home was the first passivhaus for the Hawkes Bay team and we think it is fair to say there was a pretty steep learning curve. It was great to work with builders that were excited about embracing something new, and reassuring that they were paying as much attention to the bits you couldn't see as to the finishing. We have lived through one winter in our eHaus and couldn't be happier. It has performed brilliantly."

Richard & Maryanne

"We love our new house! After spending some time you start to notice the smaller details. These details indicate to me a great sense of pride, creativity and a high standard of workmanship that you just don’t see every day."

Graeme & Joanna

"Our lifestyle has changed for the better because of our home. A completely comfortable living environment you have to 'feel', and appreciate what it's like to live in our passive eHaus. People come to our home and soon understand what that feeling is like. Our home is looking after us."

Ali & Bronie

"We really like the philisophy of eHaus and were grateful that the technology to build to the Passive House standard is now accessible in NZ. The result is a beautiful and comfortable family home"

Andrew & Margaret

"I am pleased that eHaus introduced me to the concept of Passive House. I knew I wanted an energy efficient eco-home without properly understanding what the terms meant. The outcome is a home built to the high Eurpoean energy efficient standard which is very comfortable"

Robin

"We are very happy in our Passive House.... as the temperature always stays the same. It is like living in a cocoon. Would we build another eHaus? A very definite and emphatic YES"

Verena