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 […]
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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. […]
Lois Easton, Andrea Blackmore. The Homeowner Manual pulls together information and advice for homeowners on how to get the best performance from their home. It covers both renovating for improved […]
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 […]
Kay Saville-Smith, Ruth Fraser, Nikki Buckett, Michael Camilleri. This report presents self-reported and monitored data from householders participating in the HomeSmart Renovations Project. It describes the profile of those householders, […]
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 […]
FRST (Peter Newton, Richard Hawke) This Review was commissioned by the Foundation for Research, Science & Technology to gain an independent assessment of Beacon’s achievements and delivery of outcomes related […]
Megan Howell, Damon Birchfield. This Resource Manual sets out to assist councils to understand the need for sustainable homes, define what makes a sustainable home, establish the basis for action, […]
A checklist for homeowners on the suitability of their site for solar panels, and how to get the best out of the set-up.
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 […]