“Hurunui Mayor Marie Black and I along with other passive house owners, and industry professionals had the opportunity to hear from Rangiora Based Brent Chatterton about the work he and his team from Chatterton Homes are doing to revolutionise the way we live.”

Chatterton Homes has been building homes in the Canterbury Region since 1998.

In 2011 they became one of the early adopters of passive house and energy efficient homes in the country and one of the first builders to achieve accreditation to build with structural insulated panel (SIPs) in NZ.

As of 2024 they have built more than 90 passive house and SIPs projects, from architectural homes to social housing and new schools across the South Island.

As sustainability and wellbeing become key drivers for change in New Zealand, Chatterton Homes has decided to diversify their bespoke passive house design and build business to create a range of affordable high performance house plans.

“The first of these homes is what we got to see yesterday, and it was incredibly impressive.

Moisture and humidity are managed in the home which has a continual supply of fresh filtered air. There are no draughts, and the entire home remains a comfortable temperature year-round.

This means homeowners save significant energy costs for the heating and cooling of their home through effective heat recovery.”

Brent Chatterton said the company’s aim is to make healthier homes the rule rather than the exception.

“I would like to congratulate Brent and Claire Chatterton, and Aaron Stewart from Chatterton Homes on this fantastic and exciting work and a beautiful, new show home,” Mayor Dan said.