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Pitkin-Douglas Passive House Plus

  • Architect: Theca Arcitecture
  • Builder: Ethos Homes
  • Engineer: Lewis Bradford

This striking family home is the South Islands first certified Passive House Plus

  • Designed, built and certified to Passive House Plus standard
  • Blower door test result of .39 air changes per hour (@ 50Pa)
  • Triple-glazed, timber framed windows by Thermadura
  • Wolf ventilation system
  • 144m2 living space + 40m2 garage + 18m2 covered deck

This modern family home equally balances form and function. Beautifully clad in vertical Cedar timber and Hiland Tray, solar panels on the north-facing roof generate enough power to supply the houses energy needs. Shutters on north facing windows prevent over-heating in the summer.

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Ethos Homes are qualified passive house and high-performance home builders, we are passionate about building homes that perform for you. We know what it takes to design and build your home to perform for you.

The signatures of an Ethos home are airtight, well insulated, mechanically ventilated with thermally broken double or triple glazed recessed joinery. We measure the airtightness of the homes we build so you can be assured of its performance

Peter is a Certified Passive House Tradesperson. Ethos Homes are proud members of the Passive House Institute of New Zealand, New Zealand Certified Builders Association, New Zealand Green Building Council and the Superhome movement.

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