House Design and Construction

Building

• eHaus
• Hofmans Builders, passive homes
• Building code standards
• BRANZ, ALF, LBP
• building guide
• NPDC district plan, rules
• Electrical NZS3000 calc
• Smarter Homes
• Archipro resource of NZ architects and suppliers
• Potential Architecture
• engineers Constructure, Red Jacket

Heating and cooling

• Passive House Institute - highly energy efficient homes
• Level sustainable building
• Superhome healthy and energy efficient homes
• Homestar rating tool
• Fantech heat recovery ventilation system
• Insulation code Mammoth Bradford Gib
• Heat pumps Panasonic Altherma Daiken, Mitsubishi
• Underfloor Oasis Rehau Thermo-Floor
• Automation Atatouch Heatmiser

PV Solar

• Harrison Solar
• SolarView calculator by NIWA
• BRANZ calculator
• Powerwall 3 specifications installation
• S-5 clamps
• Others CPSsolar PacificSolax Esolar Elementary NakiSolar Panel tilt
• Inverters Fronius SMA

Electrical

• Ambius lighting
• PDL iconic

Smart home

• TCF guides
• Home assistant
• PDL Wiser
• KNX home automation standard
• Prism
• Harvey Norman connected home
• Security: Arlo, Eufy, Swann

Windows

• WGANZ
• Ecowindows Hamilton
• Döpfner windows and doors
• Kobbe
• Fittings ekey, Hoppe, Maco
• Makes APL, NK Windows, Bildau
• UV transmittance and fading

Claddings

• Weathertight
• Roofing Industries, Colorcote, Colorsteel
Metal Roofing
• Integra lightweight concrete facade system
• Resene paints
• Dulux paints, powder coatings
• Johnson and Couzins

Interiors

• saveBoard
• Gib finishes
• CS for doors cavity sliders, tiled
• Hallmark cavity sliders
• Ara hardware
• Miles Nelson door hardware
• Cowdroy - wardrobe door tracks
• Drapes and Blindz Somfy

Kitchen

• Kitchen In New Plymouth
• Silestone kitchen surfaces
• Kitchen fittings , Archant, FIT Alunan, Blum
• Sinks Acero, Ikon
• Appliances Bosch, Fisher & Paykel, Neff, Westinghouse
• Palazzo, Hacker, VogueKitchens, KitchenStudio, Mastercraft

Plumbing

• Chesters
• Zip
• Plumbline
• PlumbingWorld
• Insinkerator
• Waterware

Flooring

• Tile Depot Tile Trends Tile Warehouse
• Company of tiles, Tile Space
• Marmox fittings
• Allproof level threshold
• Nurajack

Utilities

• Tuatahi Fibre network operator
• Primo ISP

Landscaping

• SpaceByDesign
• Strol permeable paving
• Cor-Ten-Steel
• Habberfield, Parker, Michael Mansvelt

Examples

• Hofmans Oakura
• MikeGreer LumeDesign
• Tk2018
• Dacha House

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Updated: 7 May 2025