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Watch Us Build a Passive House in New Zealand – Episode 3
Follow the crew at Compound as they build an energy efficient home to passive house principles. In this 5 part series we will go into minute detail on what it takes to build a house like this in New Zealand.
Top 10 Off-Grid Sustainable Homes from Around the World | Off-Grid Living
We take a look at the top ten sustainable, off-grid homes from around the world, assessing the design and build of each structure, and learning how we can all be more resourceful, and reduce our impact on the planet.
Tesla Powerwall: Is the High Investment Truly Worth It? An In-Depth Analysis.
How a Tesla Powerwall and a virtual power plant could be the future of energy storage. Solar power is great for generating clean, renewable energy, but energy storage is key for the future of renewable energy.
5 Framing Schemes for Mass Timber
How do you frame a mass timber building? Is the best way to do it 100% as timber, or should you utilize a hybrid approach incorporating other structural materials? Bearing walls vs. post and beam vs. post and plate? How does project use and size affect these decisions?
Watch Us Build a Passive House in New Zealand – Episode 2
Follow the crew at Compound as they build an energy-efficient home to passive house principles. In this 5 part series, we will go into minute detail on what it takes to build a house like this in New Zealand.
The First Eco Town | Elmsbrook Zero Carbon Community
We visited Elmsbrook, the UK's first eco town, with highly sustainable, passivhaus standard buildings and homes. This is a pioneering development with 400 highly energy efficient homes, creating one of the UK's first truly zero carbon communities.
Light Gauge Steel Modular
MOD X welcomes back Julian Bowron of Vectorminima to discuss his new invention, METALOQ. This is a light gauge steel modular solution that was invented to compete as a non-combustible and higher tolerance solution to low-rise light wood frame modular construction and a lower cost option to hot-rolled steel modular.
Mahana House, Naylor Community Living
A tour of New Zealand developer Naylor Love's Mahana House, a warm, healthy, durable family home designed for social housing.
Watch Us Build a Passive House in New Zealand – Episode 1
Follow the crew at Compound as they build an energy efficient home to passive house principles. In this 5 part series we will go into minute detail on what it takes to build a house like this in New Zealand.