One of our projects is now for sale:
Built on a 809 m2 section next to the historic Riverhead Hotel. The Building is a double storey timber framed building on a fully insulated concrete slab.
The cladding is rebated bevel-back macrocarpa weatherboard left natural. The intersecting monopitch roofs give it a interesting appeal and the north facing roof has a solar-thermal panel installed that provides 75% of the annual hot water. Latest LED lighting installed.
Read more: Riverhead passive solar design house
Building Biology
Building biology describes the use of healthy building principles as a means to improve living and work spaces and the health of people who occupy them while having a low impact on the environment.
There are 25 principles in Building Biology that have to be considered, comprised from ecological, biological, spiritual, aesthetic, social and community principles. A list can be found on the New Zealand BBE website.
Further Information
If you would like to know more about Building Biology, then you are best recommended to visit the pages of the German IBN, founders of Building Biology. For more international addresses, please have a look at our links section.