Siting

• Designed for local topography , climate, prevailing winds, sea breezes
• Capitalise views, maintaining aspect for sun
• Privacy within and for neighbours.
• Fit to District Plan controls, Retail 3 zone
• Maximise site but scaled to fit with residential neighbours

Passive Solar

• Trombe wall stores heat collected by lightbox; releases heat at night
• Tiled concrete floors act as heat sink for passive solar heat gain

Passive Ventilation

• Thermo sensor controlled
• Ventomatic top lights open to allow passive ventilation for cooling when required

Natural Lighting

• Design provides natural light, minimising need for electricity

Super Insulation

• Windows double glazed, argon filled, low e, some thermally broken
• R 3.2 to floors
• R 2.4 block walls
• R 4.0 to timber framed walls
• R 5.0 ceilings

Sustainable Materials

• Forest Stewardship Certification
• Greenpeace accreditation
• Green star rating
• Environmental Choice Certification
• GECA
• ECNZ Energy Star Ratings
• 3 Star Water Ratings
• NZGBC

Active Systems

• Venco Twister 100T vertical wind turbine (1st in Australasia)
• Photo Voltaics thin film 1.15kw array (1st of its kind in NZ)
• Selectronic grid export and battery back up to above
• Heat pumps thermo sensor controlled
• Solar hot water heating with gas back up
• Rinnai instant hot water heating to offices