Bob Burnett

Bob Burnett Architecture

Bob Burnett of Bob Burnett Architecture is one of the founders of the Superhome Movement. He has first-hand experience of the impact of housing on health. After the Christchurch earthquake, his family was forced to relocate from their energy-efficient healthy home into substandard rental accommodation. The health of the children deteriorated rapidly and doctors attributed it to the poor housing. He felt compelled to take action – in August 2015 launching the Superhome Movement to create transformative change in the building industry to normalise designing smarter and building better healthy homes.

Casey Curtis

Creative Director | Architectural Designer

Curtis Architecture

“Designing energy efficient ‘healthy homes’ for our clients is a clear passion for myself and our design team.

There are so many benefits of living in a warmer, dryer, more comfortable, ‘healthy home’, but, it can at times become quite overwhelming. Especially for those who are new to the idea. Our biggest obstacle is education. The more we educate industry and the public on the design factors and options available, the more ‘healthy homes’ we can design and build, the healthier we will become as a country.

This design guide is in my view, is the clinch pin of making this way of building the new norm and standard throughout New Zealand. It has been an absolute pleasure to have contributed to this guide and on the review panel”.

Damien McGill

Superhome Movement

Project Manager/Editor of the Healthy Home Design Guide

“Kia Ora, my passion is high performance housing. Access to warm, draught free, durable and earthquake resilient housing should be the right of every New Zealander. Houses built today should still be relevant in 30 years time.

I instigated the development of this guide because I wanted to make a positive difference in the health and welfare outcomes of all New Zealanders. Actions speak louder than words!”

https://www.healthyhome.kiwi

Dan Saunders

Dan Saunders Construction

“I began using energy-efficient construction methods 25 years ago, and in 2010 was the first builder in Australasia to build an 8 Home Star rated home. Now with more than thirty energy efficient homes in our portfolio in the last six years, I am more committed than ever to educating myself and helping others around me build to higher standards.

The difference that can be achieved with energy efficient construction is both beneficial for the health of our communities, and most importantly the families living in them”.

Gary Todd

Gary Todd Architecture

“I am Gary Todd, a Director of Gary Todd Architecture. I consider that the Healthy Home Design Guide is best practice advice offered to inform all housing stakeholders of their opportunity to improve the standard of new homes and renovations to be ecologically designed, constructed, monitored, and maintained. Smarter use of energy and low carbon materials can be used to respect and enhance the quality of the built and natural environment, wellbeing of people and sustainability of our planet.

My son Mitchell Todd and I decided to design and build a home of a small, simple footprint and built form to fit an affordable budget. The design brief included being sustainable to the environment with durable construction methods and materials using low energy principles and a well thought out floor plan to offer flexible owner use”.

David Auer

Director

Architectural Designer and Technician

Homestar Assessor and Practitioner

Raven Architecture

“A greener approach to construction will benefit not only the environment but also the client as they live in a building that is healthier and more efficient to run”.

John Baker

Director, Registered Architect (5416)

BArch (Hons), ANZIA

Certified Passive House Designer

b a u   d i v i s i o n   l t d

Bau Division is an established architecture practice working primarily in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions and is directed by John Baker, a Registered Architect and Certified Passive House Designer. We aim to create lasting and meaningful designs that are backed up by technical rigour and strategic thinking.

Healthy homes are core to Bau Division’s approach to design; home should be a haven, and a haven should nurture its occupants, with minimal burden on the environment. John’s time working in Switzerland sharpened his awareness of New Zealand’s inertia in this area, and sparked his commitment to raise the bar.

Darren Ballantine

Metro Performance Glass

“We have greatly appreciated the opportunity to be able to contribute to what we are sure will become a valuable resource in progressing Healthy Home Design in New Zealand.

Insulating Glass Unit based Windows have a critical role to play in helping control the temperatures within a building, both heating and cooling, while also and just as importantly lowering the need to use electrical power or alternatives that increase carbon footprints to achieve the necessary healthy levels of comfort being sought.

We felt it was important to share our specialised knowledge on what the latest high performance glass coatings can provide along with identifying what the associated benefits that can be gained by using these coatings as part of an overall healthy building solution”.

Martin Ball

Director, NK Windows

“For over 20 years we have seen the impact of poor quality housing standards in New Zealand.

We see it every day with our renovation homeowners as they try to to improve their homes, by making them warmer and dryer. But there is a far bigger picture, and the Superhome Movement has given us the opportunity to contribute to something that will have a much larger and longer term impact. One of the reasons that we have remained a primary partner of the Superhome Movement, is that we enjoy working with like minded people that are really making a difference for generations to come”.

Beth Black

Architectural Technician

Bob Burnett Architecture

Beth graduated with a post graduate diploma in Architecture from Victoria University in 2012 and has been detailing energy efficient, sustainable homes ever since. She hopes to see low energy design methodologies and a universal design approach become the norm for NZ housing.

Mark Brokenshire

M.Arch(Prof), BFA, LBP D2

BROK architecture LTD

“Energy efficient homes have interested me all my adult life. Relatively recent MArch study introduced me to Passive House which, following graduation, I set out to put into practice for myself. The predictable outcome of Passive House design impressed me. I now live in a superbly comfortable house of my own making. As far as energy efficient housing is concerned, this has been a rewarding experience from both the process and the outcome”.

Ben Campbell

NZ Sales & Technical Director

Abodo

“The construction industry is one of the largest contributors to the world’s greenhouse emissions. Plantation timber is a building material that provides many answers to this problem, being carbon negative, biodegradable and infinitely renewable.

I have been working in the building industry for almost 20 years and have dedicated my career to developing more sustainable and healthy timber products for future generations. During this time I have seen a significant increase in the movement towards more responsible material selection. However there is still a lot more work to do if we are going to sufficiently reduce our impact as an industry”

Beth Chaney-Walker

Principal

Chaney & Norman Architects, Wanaka

“We believe that creating healthier, more energy efficient and higher performing homes is crucial to improving the health of occupants and the health of our planet. As Architects, we believe that it is our role to design homes that use fewer resources, cost less to run and are built from healthy and sustainable materials. Chaney & Norman Architects are members of the New Zealand Green Building Council, Passive House Institute of New Zealand and the Superhome Movement”.

Peter Davis

Director

ADarchitecture

Leaders in Applied Design

“As a designer, I feel  there is a responsibility on us to not only interpret the clients brief to meet their budget and aspirations, but to enhance the built environment with homes that fit the landscape and serve to improve the life of the occupants. By designing healthy building we create more comfortable and affordable living spaces for people and reduce the toll on the planet”.

Simon Fenwick

Nest Residential

“We are passionate about building good townhouses. To us this means warmth, energy efficiency, security, privacy and... being close to good coffee.

Too many home builders are building what sells and not what is needed long term. We cannot keep building expensive to heat code minimum homes. But as people don’t know what they don’t know, we see this guide as an important step in improving NZ’s building stock”.

Cameron Grindlay

Dwelling Architectural Design

We should always be striving to be better and to do better - for our children, for our clients, for our planet, for our industry. This might mean taking the hard route. This can be extra difficult when it is ingrained in our society to take the easy, immediate and cheap route.

David Gunter

Coastal Designs LTD

Hi I’m Dave Gunter, Builder by trade with over 30 years design experience. I have a  passion for designing homes that are warm and dry, energy efficient and that you are proud to call home. My customers are always happy as I design what they want by listening to their brief to ensure they get the home they desire.

Chris Haughey

NZ Foam

It is about leaving something you are proud of. A legacy for our child, where they say thank you.

As living in a warm dry comfortable home should not be a privilege.

Warmer forever.

Rahul Jain

Metro Performance Glass

“We have greatly appreciated the opportunity to be able to contribute to what we are sure will become a valuable resource in progressing Healthy Home Design in New Zealand.

Insulating Glass Unit based Windows have a critical role to play in helping control the temperatures within a building, both heating and cooling, while also and just as importantly lowering the need to use electrical power or alternatives that increase carbon footprints to achieve the necessary healthy levels of comfort being sought.

We felt it was important to share our specialised knowledge on what the latest high performance glass coatings can provide along with identifying what the associated benefits that can be gained by using these coatings as part of an overall healthy building solution”.

Jo Lyth

BA(Hons) MArch

Registered Architect & BIM Manager

Respond Architecture

Joe is a Registered Architect at Respond Architects in Takapuna. He is especially passionate about high performance and healthy buildings, and is currently working towards becoming a certified Passive House Designer.

His aim is to improve the energy efficiency, and the quality of the interior environment of the buildings he works on, and he is currently building his own Passive House Certified home on a tight budget, to show healthier, affordable buildings are possible for everyone in NZ.

Henry McTavish

GUD Collective

“It has been my good fortune to be involved with the Super Homes Movement in creating something that I know will lead to a better future for all. As a Homes Star Assessor and  a Lifemark Design Partner/ Universal Design expert it’s important that what ours builds not only create healthier environments and a sustainable future, but that the spaces allow diversity to flourish and are inclusively designed for all. A space should be adaptable to all at any stage of life, of any ability. For me, GUD Design Doesn’t Divide. Going forward I think it’s vital to show a commitment to our environment, the planet we inhabit, our families, our communities, and future generations. Building is not just about today, but about future legacies and those that will follow.

In the Maori spirit of Kaitiaki, we are all guardians of the past, present and future, and together we can build the world of tomorrow”.

Martin Reilly

Warmth NZ

Martin has had an interesting journey across his life. From starting out studying architecture, to a marketing career, to sharing in a consulting business, he has worked extensively internationally. Now he has spent the last ten years in New Zealand focused on helping people understand how heating and cooling the floor slab in a new home can create fabulous comfort at the lowest total cost.

“A healthy home is a necessity not an add-on. It is fundamental. The tremendous costs of living in an unhealthy home play out financially, physically, and emotionally across our lives. It is a cost that we all pay as a nation. Isn’t it stupid to keep enduring all these costs? We can do better by making smarter choices when we build”.

Haydon Rogers

Product Manager

Altus Window Systems

“As part of the innovative Altus Window Systems family, I am personally motivated to help NZ build better, smarter, faster and importantly healthier! Windows and doors play an incredibly important part of the home. Unfortunately, we often see poor specification and product selections that are cost driven. The cost to remedy this is unaffordable, leaving homeowners burdened with a selection they probably didn’t make. Change is never easy, but with a clear vision and passionate group of people, good things happen. I hope the collective work put in to the Healthy Homes Design Guide will push NZ forward”.

Sam Roose

Lumen

Sam is an energy and carbon professional with 16 years’ experience. He possesses a high level of technical engineering qualifications and uses sound analysis methodologies, whether addressing technical or financial issues. He looks to reach the correct solution accurately and effectively, with the full understanding of all parties involved. Primary areas of expertise are investment grade energy audits and reduction plans, design audits (including energy modelling) and continuous commissioning of HVAC systems for the likes of Christchurch City Council. Sam frequently employs hour-by-hour building simulations to solve the issues audits identify and to improve building performance (e.g. towards Homestar/Greenstar criteria).

Domenico Sclofani

Domenico Sclofani is a chartered (CPEng) senior structural engineer with over ten years of international design experience. He completed a master degree (ME) in structural and geotechnical engineering and has experience in energy and carbon reduction in buildings. His career focuses on delivering cost-effective solutions that through careful detailing, provides resilience and long-term benefit to the society.

“I am passionate about sustainable building and its role in fighting climate change while improving the lives of people. For me, sustainable buildings are a catalyst for addressing one of the world’s most pressing problem by providing cleaner, healthier, safer and more comfortable places to live, work, learn and play, reducing our footprint on the planet. I firmly believe that engineers have the power and responsibility to bring about change, accelerate the transition, foster knowledge and to shape the future through building green and resilient for the welfare of future generations”.

Brad Stuart

National Sales & Specification Manager

Terra Lana

“Whether it’s a new home, renovation, or special project, a well designed healthy home, benefits our health, our economy, and the future of Aotearoa”.

Brandon Van Blerk

Tether

Brandon is the founder and CEO of Tether, a Kiwi start-up created to help solve the problems we face with unhealthy and energy inefficient homes.

Understanding how our homes perform is critical to improving the way they are designed and operated. Tether provides technology to model and measure the health and energy efficiency of our homes in an easy and cost effective way.

Shizuka Yasui

Architect  (Japan registered)

Bob Burnett Architecture

“I’m Shizuka Yasui, a Japan registered architect and have been working at Bob Burnett Architecture since 2000. My passion is to create a relaxed, delightful, functional and healthy living environments.

All houses should follow important universal design principles and be flexible and adaptable to people’s different life stages abilities and situations. I believe thoughtfully designed healthy homes can change people’s lives for the better”.

Rob Holley

Operations Assistant

Stormwater Systems Ltd

Rob graduated from Otago University with BSc in Energy Studies and Geography and has been working for Stormwater Systems Ltd in the operations team. He is passionate about new and innovative technology, particularly those encompassing the environment and clean and clever energy use.

Dave Streeten

Design | Corporate Identity | Web Design | Photography

StreetwiseDesign

I'm absolutely thrilled to be involved with this exciting and progressive project. I'd like to thank Andy van Houtte for introducing me to Damien, Bob and the ‘Super’ team. I was immediately impressed with their professionalism, knowledge and PASSION, and whilst being a big learning curve (for Me!), this guide has evolved via a fluid and creative process with all involved (thank you also to John Baker). I look forward to being part of Superhome Movement's progress and their efforts to create a better template and awareness for healthier home living for ALL Kiwis... This project is... for the...

PEOPLE!

BRANZ

A multi-faceted, science-led organisation, BRANZ uses independent research, systems knowledge and its broad networks to identify practical solutions that improve New Zealand’s building system performance. BRANZ is driven by the knowledge that to thrive as a society, New Zealanders need a built environment that is safe, healthy and performs well.

Mitchell Coll

Coll Architecture

Mitchell is a Registered Architect and has spent the past 17 years working on everything from tiny residential homes to churches and everything in between. His current work focuses on complex builds in terms of client and site requirements, with a strong focus on energy efficient developments. His continuing involvement as an industry advisor and lecturer for numerous educational and community groups, as well as his appointment on the National Board of Directors for Architectural Designers NZ is evidence of his high level of knowledge and leadership within the Architectural and Construction industry. Over the recent years, Mitchell's work has been recognised with an array of awards including the ADNZ National Supreme Award, ADNZ People’s Choice Award for 2017, Timber design and DINZ Best awards 2018 and NZIA Local Architecture Award 2019. In his spare time Mitchell enjoys alpine climbing and base jumping. He has travelled to 69 countries with his partner and has experienced many adventures along the way including being held at ransom with machetes in Nicaragua, climbing a 6000m peak in Bolivia, surfing with a tiger shark in Panama, drinking petrol with head hunters in Borneo and scaling 1000m cliffs with no ropes in Italy.