Portfolio -
passive house
central otago
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green house
central otago
Residential : green building
green building approach 
I have spent the last 7 years studying and researching green building technologies, systems, products and theories.
Over that time I have galvanised a philosophy that does not focus on any single element or approach, rather its an open philosophy to an ever changing landscape.
There are 3 basic tenets in my approach:
It must be able to be proven to perform
It must make economic sense
the architecture must not be compromised
- Metrics
- Performance -
- Performance can be prescriptive or evaluative. As long as there is a yard stick and an output goal we can reasonably assume a result. As more and more "systems" become prevelant then more data becomes available to us for making informed decisions.
- Economics -
- Most green build technologies are sold on the promise of money in your pocket. My approach is more of one where you can have a good solid, honest understanding of cost/benefit vs lifestyle/lifecycle in all the elements that make up a green build.
- Architecture -
- There is a green built vernacular, I am guilty of indulging in it but we must not insist on it, nor should we be compromised in our design sensibilities by the materials and systems that require a building to meet LEED or some other set of goals.
