Two-story Kumeu Eco-Build
By Formance
This stunning eco home is in Kumeū, an affluent rural community about 25 km northwest of Auckland. It’s known for its vineyards, wineries and farmland. This project showcases energy-efficient living without compromise on space. The homeowners were after a home with low energy costs and an effortlessly comfortable home to live in.
The home is powered by solar, underfloor heating and ventilation to keep the home at a constant and consistent temperature through every New Zealand season.
Stunning lighting makes the home at night, something quite spectacular.
The project was designed by Eco Habitats, company director Lesley England. Lesley and the team at Eco Habitats have had extensive background in designing Formance SIP energy-efficient homes. The design was very well thought out, with maximisation for eco-friendly and sustainable building products to be used on the project.
Formance Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are a high performance building material for the ultimate sustainable home. They provide high insulation, high strength and a low eco footprint for your building envelope. The right material choice for ongoing high performance in hot and cold climatic zones anywhere in New Zealand.
A warmer, drier home isn't only healthier to live in, but you save on energy use every day.
Formance Panels Used: R4.3 (165mm) Formance Wall Panels, R5.7 (215mm) Formance Roof Panels
Location: Wanaka
Architect: Eco Habitats
Builder: Lewis Build
Floor Area : 361.5m2
Photo Credits: Lewis Build
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It’s no secret many New Zealanders live in cold, damp homes. Mould, leaks, and draughts damage health, and 1,600 New Zealanders die every year as a direct result of living in unhealthy, poorly insulated homes. And sadly, it’s not only old houses that cause problems. The reality is that new homes built to current building code are also inadequate because New Zealand’s building standards lag far behind the rest of the developed world.
Traditional methods of construction have cold thermal bridges in the building envelope through their timber framing, and for insulation they only just meet the minimum requirements. They’re also heavily reliant on the installer doing it right and as they slump over time they lose their effectiveness.
Formance Structural Insulated Panels, or SIPs are a high-performing building material for the ultimate energy efficient home. Replacing the timber framing building envelope with Formance panels provides continuous insulation with near zero air leakage, creating a consistently warmer, drier and healthier indoor environment for the long term.
If you’re the kind of person who loves wearing shorts and a t-shirt around home regardless of the season then take a look at upgrading your building envelope to Formance. You will kiss goodbye to high power bills and enjoy four seasons of summer every year.
To learn more about energy efficient comfortable living, visit the Formance website, or contact us!
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