Proven performance
Ethos Homes are experienced in delivering Certified Passive House and high performance homes
Ethos Homes are high performance home specialists and have delivered 10 certified Passive House homes in Christchurch. Three of those homes were certified Passive House Plus and another two have been certified Passive House Premium.
Peter Bielski, Director of Ethos Homes, is a passionate advocate for Passive House, who is constantly pushing to improve the construction process and create measurable results for his clients.
We know what it takes to design and build your home to perform for you. The signature of an Ethos home is airtight, well insulated, mechanically ventilated with thermally broken double or triple glazed recessed joinery. We measure the airtightness of the homes we build so you can be assured of its performance.
Discover the benefits
Superior comfort
Temperatures indoor remain at a stable and blissfully comfortable level all year round, with very little heating or cooling required. It's also wonderfully quiet and peaceful inside when the doors and windows are closed.
Improved health
Mechanical ventilation ensures stale, humid or otherwise polluted indoor air is continuously replaced with fresh filtered air. The indoor levels of duct, pollen and excess moisture is reduced, especially great for people with asthma or hay fever.
Good for the planet
Reduce your energy needs. A Certified Passive House uses about 90% less energy for heating and cooling compared to a house built-to-Code. High performance components and a great deal of care while building make for a very durable, long lasting home.
We build every home like it is our own
Kahika Tōtara
Passive House Premium delivers unrivalled comfort and sustainability
- certified Passive House Premium
- Blower Door Result of .19 air changes per hour (@50PA)
- Zehnder heat recovery ventilation system and Mitsubishi ducted heat pump system with zone control
- Weathershield triple glazed hybrid aluminium windows and doors
- 240m2 living space + 30m2 utility shed
- 9.6kW and 8.2kW battery
Daresbury Lane
Expertly constructed, providing year round comfort
- Energy modelled for optimum performance
- Blower Door Result of .32 air changes per hour (@50PA)
- Wolf heat recovery ventilation system and Mitsubishi hiwall heat pump
- Weathershield triple glazed hybrid aluminium windows and doors
- 158m2 living space
Moncks Spur
Smart and striking, this architecturally designed home maximises comfort and performance
- Energy modelled for optimum performance
- Blower Door Result of .4 air changes per hour (@50PA)
- Wolf heat recovery ventilation system and hiwall heat pump
- Weathershield triple glazed hybrid aluminium windows and doors
- 236.9m2 living space +80m2 garage
Sanson Residence
Beautiful single-level home offers energy efficiency, comfort, and seamless accessibility
- Energy modelled for optimum performance
- Blower Door Result of .51 air changes per hour (@50PA)
- Wolf heat recovery system and Mitsubishi ducted heat pump system
- Weathershield double glazed hybrid aluminium windows and doors
- 217m2 living space + 65m2 garage
Brokenshire House
Bold, efficient and built for comfort
- PHI Low Energy Building certified
- Blower Door Result of .6 air changes per hour (@50PA)
- Wolf heat recovery ventilation system
- Bertrand triple glazed windows and doors
Waikuku Beach Passive House
Compact and inviting, prioritising comfort, performance, and sustainability
- Passive House certified
- Blower Door result of .22 air changes per hour (@50PA)
- Stiebel Elton heat recovery system and Mitsubishi hiwall heat pump
- Imported triple glazed windows
- 150m2 living space
Erewhon Hut (Mt Potts)
Canterbury's newest alpine ski touring hut
- Built to withstand 1.5m snow loading
- Engineered to endure 300km/hr winds
- 46m2 living space
- Coloursteel cladding
8 Bushland Place (Rātā)
Ultra-energy efficient, superior health and comfort
- Passive House Plus certified
- Blower Door result of .18 air changes per hour (@50Pa)
- Wolf heat recovery ventilation system and Mitsubishi ducted heat pump
- Weathershield triple glazed hybrid aluminium windows and doors
- 144m2 + 47.6m2 loft
- 6.5 kW PV and battery
10 Bushland Place (Rātā)
Ultra-energy efficient, superior health and comfort
- Passive House Plus certified
- Blower Door result of .26 air changes per hour (@ 50Pa)
- Wolf heat recovery ventilation system
- Weathershield triple glazed hybrid uPVC/aluminium windows and doors
- 144m2 living space + 47.6m2 loft
- 6.5 kW PV and battery
Fendalton Elegance
Warmth, elegance and superior comfort
- Low energy home
- Blower door test result of .41 air changes per hour (@ 50Pa)
- Wolf heat recovery ventilation system
- Weathershield windows and doors
- Abodo cladding
- 100m2 living space
Liberty Multigenerational home
Warm healthy home for all the family
- Low energy build
- Blower door result of .41 air changes per hour (@ 50Pa)
- Stiebel Eltron heat recovery and ventilation system
- NK windows
- 277m2 + 36m2 garage
Martin Residence
Cosy Contemporary Certified Passive house
- Certified Passive House
- Blower door result of .34 air changes per hour (@ 50Pa)
- Triple glazed Thermdura windows
- Zehnder heat recovery and ventilation system
- 122m2 living space + 58m2 garage
Highsted High Performance Home
Superior performance provides contemporary comfort
- Triple glazed thermally broken Weathershield aluminium joinery
- Stiebel heat recovery and ventilation system
- 180m2 living space + 40m2 garage
- R5 Blown in ceiling insulation
Sole Family PassivHaus
Beautiful barn-style Certified Passive family home
- Certified Passive House
- Blower door test result of .19 air changes per hour (@ 50Pa)
- Triple glazed thermally broken Weathershield aluminum joinery
- Zehnder heat recovery and ventilation system
- 6 triple glazed Velux skylights
Halswell Grand Design
Grand modern day Californian Bungalow
- Low energy home
- Double glazed bespoke timber joinery
- Wolf heat recovery and ventilation system
- Austria Email 303L hot water heat pump
- 528 m2 living space + 50m2 garage
West Melton Low Energy Build
Low energy home wrapped in classic colonial style
- Low energy build
- Blower door test result .92 air changes per hour (@ 50Pa)
- Double glazed joinery from NK windows
- Wolf heat recovery and ventilation system
- 202m2 living space
St Martins 8 Homestar Home
Character home on steriods
- 8 Homestar Certified Home
- Blower door test result .6 air changes per hour (@ 50Pa)
- European low E, argon filled, triple glazed, uPVC tilt and turn windows
- Wolf heat recovery and ventilation system
- Solar panels with Stiebel Eltron hot water heat pump
- 135m2 living space + 40m2garage
Hillsborough Superhome
Bold superhome with ecofriendly features
- Blower door test result of .44 air changes per hour (@ 50Pa)
- Triple-glazed, uPVC, Bertrand windows
- Wolf heat recovery ventilation system
- 2000L Rainwater collection tank
- 152m2 living space + 40m2 garage
Sefton High Performance Home
Charming country home warm and inviting
- Blower door test result of .58 air changes per hour (@ 50Pa)
- uPVC recessed joinery from Hagley
- Wolf heat recovery ventilation system
- 232m2 living space including 44m2 garage
Southshore High Performance Home
Bespoke beach house boasts all the signatures of a high performance Ethos home
- Blower door test result of .44 air changes per hour (@ 50Pa)
- Triple glazed, Bertrand oak joinery
- Wolf heat recovery ventilation system
- 150m2 living space + 43m2 garage and bridge entry
Bishop Street Passive House
Character style certified Passive House breaks the mould
- Certified Passive House
- Blower door test result of .38 air changes per hour (@ 50Pa)
- Triple-glazed, uPVC windows from NK Windows
- Wolf heat recovery ventilation system
- 240m2 living space + 80m2 garage
Pitkin-Douglas Passive House Plus
This striking family home is the South Islands first certified Passive House Plus
- Certified Passive House Plus
- Blower door test result of .39 air changes per hour (@ 50Pa)
- Triple-glazed, timber framed windows by Thermadura
- Wolf ventilation system
- 144m2 living space + 40m2 garage + 18m2 covered deck
Live in a home where your family thrives
We founded Ethos homes to build better homes. We want our kids to grow up and buy or rent decent homes that are dry, warm and healthy. We don’t want to add to the problem of New Zealand’s poor quality housing. We want to be part of the solution- building homes where families thrive.
Certified Passive House
Ethos Homes are qualified Certified Passive House builders, and have built 7 Certified Passive House homes in Christchurch
Certified Passive House homes are independently verified to an international standard for incredibly energy efficient, healthy buildings. Temperatures indoors remain at a stable and blissfully comfortable level all year round, with very little heating or cooling required (90% savings on energy for heating and cooling are typical, compared to a built-to-Code house).
The indoor air quality is outstanding, with stale damp air constantly removed and replaced with filtered fresh air. Especially great for people with asthma or hayfever. More benefits of the Passive House approach: high-performance components and a great deal of care while building make for a very durable, long-lasting home. And it’s wonderfully quiet and peaceful inside when the doors and windows are closed.
High performance homes
Ethos Homes specialises in Passive House and high performance homes, we build beautiful bespoke homes that perform exceptionally
A high performance home or low energy build is one where the home is designed and built smart. The home layout will be orientated for correct solar gain and appropriate shading to prevent overheating. It will have a well insulated thermal envelope, with recessed, thermally broken windows. The home will be airtight with a mechanically ventilated heat recovery system. A high performance home will perform exceptionally, with superior air quality, and low energy bills.
Eco and superhome
All of Ethos Homes builds are super, our St Martins home is 8 Homestar certified
A Superhome is built above code, to between Homestar 6 and 10. Homestar is an independent measure of your home using a 10 star system, it evaluates health, energy, water, waste and the building materials used. A Superhome is a warm, healthy and resilient home that is inexpensive to run and has minimal impact on the environment.
Whats the Ethos difference
We started Ethos to help people like you, people like us, who want to live in a warm, dry, healthy home.
So how do you know you are getting what you paid for? We have assembled a dream team- an experienced Passive House designer, engineer and MVHR specialist. We also use local suppliers and sub-trades who have lots of experience with us on Passive House projects. Projects are energy modelled in design stage, and reviewed during construction. Blower door tests are used to measure airtightness. And Certification provides an independent, third-party review, it is the assurance that you get the home you paid for.
Ethos Homes are qualified, experienced and proven, we will deliver on the home you want.
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