The NOW House project: Part 1. The NOW House design process and insights for future projects

Karen Bayne, Chris Kane. This report provides an overview of the NOW house design process from a review of project communications and documentation regarding the NOW house during the period […]

The NOW House project: Part 3. Monitoring the NOW House

Chris Kane, JL van Wyk, Andrew Pollard. This report summarises the options available for monitoring of the NOW house, by considering the requirements in two distinct categories: construction monitoring, and […]

Industry research: Impacts and alternatives

Ann Smith, Jeska McNicol, Graeme Finlay. This research developed: A summary of relevant knowledge from around the world with regard to initiatives to encourage industry uptake and sustainability for homes, including […]

Neighbourhoods research baseline

Rachel Hargreaves, Megan Howell, Katja Lietz, Roman Jaques, Charles Eason, Robert Vale, John Mackay, Surya Pandey, Alison Greenaway. This report aimed to identify existing national and international initiatives that address […]

Influencing people’s uptake of sustainability in housing

Stephen McKernon, Susan Bates, Albrecht Stoecklein, Frances Maplesden, Karen Bayne. Beacon’s consumer uptake objective was to have 90% of houses in New Zealand reaching a high standard of sustainability by […]

Integration project: Prioritisation / optimisation tool

James Turner, Frances Maplesden, Ian Page. This report compares methods for Beacon Pathway Ltd to adopt for the prioritisation of its research programme. Two evaluation methods are assessed; the Analytical […]

The NOW House project: Part 2. The NOW House – information for new owners

Karen Bayne, Chris Kane. This report presents a summary of the recognisable intellectual  property, which was developed or captured during the NOW house conceptualisation and design process over the period […]