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Housing Matters 5: Exemplar Homes Tour

Christchurch homes that showcase sustainable, innovative and affordable design

This Housing Matters tour looked at five of the most innovative homes in Christchurch. These homes showcase energy efficiency and modern construction methods, and are part of the Superhome Movement. The Superhome Movement is a cluster of building professionals aiming to deliver 1000 high performing homes through collaboration and sharing.

Participants had the opportunity to talk with the designer about the key features of each home. Visiting examples of best practice is a great way to understand and be motivated, and our participants’ feedback showed how useful they found the tours and how much they enjoyed connecting with others on the tour.

	94 Westminster St, St Albans Warm energy efficient home Uses natural and recycled material Thermal mass maintains heat Collects rain and recycles water Presented by EcoBuilt Homes
	508 Manchester Street Modular design, affordable construction Super-efficient and healthy home Durable materials and NZ wood The final stage of the Alpine Abode construction Presented by Welhaus
	94 Hills Rd, Edgeware Award winning use of timber Modular design affordable design TC3 foundation system Efficient use of compact spaces Presented by Dwell Homes
	9 Church Square, Addington One of the greenest homes in New Zealand Sun powers the house and electric car Warm year round with no power bills Accessible lifetime design Presented by 10 Star Homes
	11 Church Square, Addington NZ’s first 10 Star Homestar home Warm all year round with no power bills Collects rain and recycles water Quake resilient construction Presented by Bob Burnett Architecture