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Lockerbie Estate House

Situated in Lockerbie Estate, Morrinsville, this beautiful high-performing home stands out for all the right reasons.

To build this high-performance, energy-efficient home, we used Formance Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs). SIPs replaces conventional timber framing and insulation. This helps achieve Passive House style performance by providing extraordinary levels of airtightness and insulation. SIPs are a prefabricated, high-performance, simple, all-in-one alternative to structure/framing, insulation and bracing.

Arriving on-site ready to assemble, the SIPs slot nicely together. They consist of two sheets of Structural Oriented Strandboard (OSB), sandwiched between a high-density insulating Polystyrene core. While Formance SIPs do use Expanded Polystyrene (EPS), the Polystyrene is recyclable and it's the only rigid foam product that is. Production of the EPS panel core uses 24% less energy than fiberglass insulation of equivalent R-value.

The airtight building envelope prevents drafts and air leakage, resulting in significant retention of interior air temperature. A decentralised heat recovery ventilation system has been used in the home. Heat energy is harvested from the outgoing air and mixed with the incoming fresh air. This allows heat generated or stored in interior spaces to be retained.

Formance SIPs are manufactured in Christchurch, New Zealand. Formance SIPs have CodeMark Certification, demonstrating the company's commitment to its vision of high performing homes for mainstream New Zealanders. Codemark is a voluntary scheme for product manufacturers to demonstrate compliance with the NZBC.  To read more about Formance visit their website - www.formance.co.nz or read more here.

Higgs Building Co is proud to be a preferred builder for Formance.

Location
Lockerbie Estate, Waikato
Completed
2023
Price to build
$1m - $2m
Building style
Modern

About the
Professional

We build one-off architectural high-performance and passive homes throughout the Waikato. Connecting you to local architects, to consciously design a home that is uniquely built for you.

With every home we build, we’re setting a new standard of building in New Zealand. We build beautifully crafted homes that leave a long-term impact.

At Higgs Building Co. we’re conscious of our impact on future generations. In fact, we’re revolutionising the building industry because of it.

Time living overseas taught Higgs founder, Shaun, two things that would change his approach to building forever. The first, that New Zealand homes aren’t as energy-efficient or high-performing as they should be. And the second, how important it is to keep our homeland healthy for future generations.

His solution? Starting Higgs Building Co.

As a family-run business, we want to do better by our children. Our clients and our future generations deserve homes that are dry and healthy, without a big environmental footprint.

They deserve a building industry that makes conscious choices; choices that are as beautifully crafted as they are environmentally considered.

With each home we build, we’re helping to make this the new standard for building in New Zealand.

We’re helping to make a future that is Beautifully Crafted. Consciously Built.

Our Builders Difference: Meticulous care for our clients, workmanship and environment.

  • Conscious and eco-friendly. A new build is a chance to invest in your future. By consciously choosing to build a high-performance home, you get a house that is warmer, drier, more energy-efficient and keeps your family healthy and happy for the long-term.
  • Exceptional Workmanship. Our builders have been selected for their high attention to detail and passion for doing great work, every time. We’re constantly up-skilling to keep it that way. Whenever we use sub-contractors, we only choose those who we can trust to do the best job for your project.
  • Locally owned and operated. When you build with Higgs you get to meet the real people working on your projects, and have the peace of mind that the owner, Shaun, is involved as much as the rest of the team. As Cambridge and Waikato locals we’re well connected with anything you need.
  • Transparent Communication. Our clients are the heart of our projects. That’s why we are always transparent and communicate every step of the way. We embrace your ideas and questions and keep everyone on the same page with our building schedule software.
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