Halswell 1: Build Back Smarter case study

Lois Easton. This report documents the upgrade of  Halswell 1, one of the case studies in the Build Back Smarter Project. The project aimed to develop evidence that residential performance […]

Final report on the Build Back Smarter pilot project

Lois Easton. This report outlines the progress of the Build Back Smarter Project in 2013. It focuses on the progress of the overall project against its key objectives and the […]

Huntsbury 2: Build Back Smarter case study

Lois Easton. This report documents the upgrade of  Huntsbury 2, one of the case studies in the Build Back Smarter Project. The project aimed to develop evidence that residential performance […]

Performance of two ‘good practice’ group homes in Rangiora

Lois Easton and Andrea Blackmore. This report outlines the outcome of engagement with Stonewood Homes Christchurch and the results of monitoring two houses in Rangiora. These houses represent good practice […]

New Zealand Housing Foundation HomeSmart Home: Evaluation of performance and occupancy

Lois Easton. The New Zealand Housing Foundation HomeSmart Home was designed in partnership with Beacon to meet the HSS High Standard of Sustainability.  This report brings together the findings from […]

Performance of the New Zealand Housing Foundation’s HomeSmart Home

Johannes Roberti, Andrew Pollard, Nikki Buckett and Lisa Burrough. This report examines the performance of the NZHF HomeSmart Home with regard to the energy and water use and indoor environment. […]

The NZHF HomeSmart Home: Occupants’ experience of the home and comparison with NOW Homes

Rachael Trotman. Following on from its NOW Home projects in Waitakere and Rotorua, Beacon partnered with the New Zealand Housing Foundation in 2009 to develop and monitor a sustainable HomeSmart […]

Forced air ventilation systems

Andrew Pollard, S McNeill. This report discusses the methodology used to monitor forced air ventilation systems in 10 houses in Wellington and Christchurch, and the results of the monitoring and […]

Clawback of heating services in Beacon research homes

Andrew Pollard, Nikki Buckett. Data from the Papakowhai Renovation Project and the Waitakere NOW Home are used to assess the clawback from the water heating and space heating services in […]

Water demand management: An economic framework to value with case study application

Nicola Smith, Garry McDonald, Dorothy Wilson. This report synthesises three reports produced as a result of the development of a framework to value water demand management and its application to […]