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Biogas fuels civic building

By Miranda James 1 February 2011, Build 122

A successful renovation has turned the old New Zealand Post building into Christchurch City Council’s new award-winning civic building. The energy-efficient building uses a tri-generation system powered from biogas – a world first.

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Great example

By Dael Climo 1 August 2016, Build 155

What better way of learning what a sustainable house looks and acts like than visiting some. A Christchurch demonstration project enabled that, opening the doors to properties with high-level, affordable green credentials.

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Getting cozy in Queenstown

By Jessica Eyers 1 April 2009, Build 111

Many homes in the Queenstown Lakes District are either poorly insulated or totally uninsulated. These houses were often built for summer use only but are now lived in year round. This case study discusses the retrofit of one such house.

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