eHaus Euro - PHI Low Energy Standard - Non Certified

The property in Longbeach sits right on the beach front and is designed to capture the break, taking in 360 degree views of the ocean and the neighbouring golf course. The home has a very open plan living area on the second level, which is the main living space. The ground floor has 3 bedrooms a family bathroom and Master bedroom with en-suite. Every square meter has been carefully considered in this home, resulting in a compact but highly functional space. These eHaus owners are one of our lifelong supporters, and we love that they are passionate about their home and building with us.

A previous homeowner had called the property ‘The Lighthouse’, resembling a Lighthouse on the beachfront and although it wasn’t very old, it didn’t meet the needs of our homeowners for a comfortable healthy place to live, so was replaced with this beautiful eHaus and given the new name of The Lighthouse II.

“We chose eHaus because we knew that this was a way that we could have the comfort and the warmth… also having every room of the house warm…often New Zealanders say to me, well our living room’s warm, but then they go to the bedroom, it’s cold, so we chose eHaus because that was a solution to that.” – Harry and Mary

Design Components

Floor: Fully insulated concrete pad with a U-value of 0.184 W/(m²K)

Wall: 140mm timber frame with service cavity U-value of 0.220 W/(m²K)

Roof: Double layer of fibreglass insulation U-value of 0.136 W/(m²K)

Window Joinery Frame: Advanced uPVC NZ Uw value 1.5 W/(m²K)

Glazing: Double Glazed Low E Argon Ug value 1.12 W/(m²K) G value 61%

Ventilation: Zehnder comfo 350 MHRV

Hot Water: Bosch Heat Pump 285 litre external storage

Heating/Cooling: 1.5kW free standing electric heater

Performance Specs

Heating Demand: 17 kWh/m²/yr

Heating Load: 12 W/m²

Frequency of Overheating: 1.2% year over 25°C

TFA: 111.3 m²

Form Factor: 2.99

Air Leakage@50Pa: 0.26 ACH

PER Demand: 45 kWh/m²/yr