Bob Burnett on Seven Sharp
Bob Burnett Architecture was recently featured on Seven Sharp discussing energy costs and solar power. Bob talked about optimal ways to integrate solar to harness the sun’s energy for best efficiency and cost savings.
You can view this clip at TVNZ OnDemand / Seven Sharp / Clips / Does new technology mean solar power is now the answer to rising power prices?
Barry Bay home a winner on all fronts
Photography by Dennis Radermacher
Bob Burnett’s Award winning eco-home at Barry’s Bay has been featured on Architecture Now and the Spring 2018 edition of Houses Magazine. This high-performance home featured in an article called The Eco-ethical House: Part Two which focussed on natural materials, processes and products for creating more eco-friendly homes. https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/the-eco-ethical-house-part-two/
AUCKLAND Superhome Movement Meeting
Participants and guests welcome, invite industry professionals and clients too.
AGENDA
Introduction – Bob Burnett – the vision for the movement, new tools & resources
Presentations – Building Excellence Group
Discussion – Participation and future events including the Auckland Exemplar Homes Tour
5.30pm 20th June 2017
Venue – Building Excellence Group, 18 Customs Street East Auckland
(opposite Kiwi Bank branch. Downtown Auckland by Britomart train station. Delegates should make their way up the stairs to level 3 (top floor – lift doesn’t work). On level 3 head to end of corridor. Meeting located in the SBN (Sustainable Business Network) office. SBN carved into timber.
Food and Drinks are sponsored by Building Excellence Group
Take a Guided Tour of NZ’s 1st 10 Homestar House
10 homestar Guided Tour first Saturday of the month at 11am sharp at 11 Church Square, Addington.
Learn about NZ’s 1st 10 homestar built home and the over 30 innovations not in typical homes www.10star.co.nz
Alternatively you could book a personal consultation another time with Bob via www.bbarc.com.
Exemplar Homes Event (every weekend in May)
Seven of Christchurch’s most innovative and sustainable homes will be opened to the public in May to encourage others to build smarter.
The free Exemplar Homes Tour will allow people to see inside a selection of homes built to showcase sustainable and affordable design.
People will be able to step inside homes that are among the greenest in New Zealand, homes that have no power bills, homes that collect rainwater, and homes that use solar energy to power their car. At each home people will be able to speak to the designer or builder and learn more about its special features.
The tour, which allows people to visit the homes in any order they want at any time between 11am and 4pm each weekend in May, has been organised by the Superhome Movement in partnership with Christchurch City Council.
“We want people to experience these homes for themselves, see the technology at work and help them to understand that it is possible to build better quality homes at little or no additional cost,” said Christchurch City Council Sustainability Principal Advisor Tony Moore.
“If people are thinking about building new homes we want them to be making informed choices and building healthy, sustainable homes. Hopefully a visit to these seven exemplar homes will help inspire them,” Mr Moore said.
Details of the seven homes that are part of the tour and a map showing their location can be found here.