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 5 Certified Passive Houses in Christchurch.
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

Enhance comfort

Enhance comfort

The average NZ home is 16 degrees inside during winter, the temperature at which the risk of respiratory illness increases. At less than 12 degrees, there is a higher risk of strokes and heart attacks.

Ethos Homes are built airtight, with marginal air changes per hour. With an airtight home it is easy to achieve and maintain 20-24 degrees throughout the entire home, no temperature variations from room to room and no cold drafts

Enhance health

One in six New Zealanders are sick with respiratory illnesses, costing $6.16 billion a year.

Design elements of an Ethos home significantly reduce the indoor levels of dust, pollen and excess moisture that can affect the long term health of its occupants. Mechanical ventilation ensures stale, humid or otherwise polluted indoor air is continuously replaced with fresh filtered air.

Sustainability

Inefficient buildings contribute to climate change.

Ethos homes are better for the environment. They have reduced energy use, less waste production, diminished environmental and emissions costs and lower operational and maintenance costs.

What makes it possible

We build every home like it is our own

Rātā homes

Comfort, health and efficiency

Targeting Passive House certification
Preliminary Blower Door results of .16 and .26 air changes per hour (@ 50Pa)
Wolf heat recovery ventilation system
Weathershield triple glazed hybrid uPVC/aluminium windows and doors
144m2 living space + 44m2 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Whats the Ethos difference

We started Ethos to help people like you, people like us, who want to live in a healthy sustainable home. The minimum we build or renovate to is the Ethos standard, and its our integrity on the line in every build. We blower door test our homes because as well as saying we build better we prove it. So whether you are a young family who want a healthier home, an early adoptor wanting to make the right environmental choices or looking for certainty over energy bills as you head into retirement, give Ethos a call.

Ethos Homes are qualified, experienced and proven, we will deliver on the home you want

HIGH PERFORMANCE
BUILD

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LOW ENERGY
BUILD

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PASSIVE HOUSE
CLASSIC

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PASSIVE HOUSE
PLUS, PERFORMANCE

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