Request a design service
Tell us about your project using the form below. Our design team will review it and email you a no-obligation fee proposal. If you'd rather talk it through first, call 09 242 4900.
Design services
For architects, designers, builders and owners who want a building that is warm, dry and airtight, and want the design and the products to work together, and for anyone buying a house who wants to know how it will perform.
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Passive House design
Design and PHPP energy modelling for new homes and retrofits aiming for Passive House or EnerPHit, with support through certification. The modelling also shows whether the home is at risk of overheating in summer.
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H1 energy efficiency and insulation
The H1 calculation for your building under the 6th edition, the construction R-value each wall, roof and floor needs, and an insulation schedule that meets it.
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Airtightness and membrane specification
The right air barrier, underlay, tapes and vapour control for the cladding, roof and climate zone, with details for laps, junctions, openings and penetrations.
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Condensation risk review
A check of your wall and roof build-ups for condensation and drying, so the wrap and vapour control suit the building and where it is.
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Blower door testing
Airtightness testing with a blower door, at pre-line so leaks can be found and fixed before the linings go on, and at completion for a final result. We test across the Auckland region, and can arrange a tester for projects elsewhere.
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Performance check before you buy
Thinking of buying a house? We can model it to show how warm and energy efficient it is likely to be, and whether it is at risk of overheating in summer, so you know what you are buying.
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How it works
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You tell us about the project
Fill in the form with as much detail as you can, and attach drawings if you have them.
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We review the details
We look at the drawings, the brief and the site, and match the project with the right designer for the work.
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You receive a fee proposal
We email you a no-obligation fee proposal within five working days. Nothing goes ahead until you accept it.
Your project
The more we know, the more accurate the proposal. Drawings, a site plan or a sketch all help.