Passive House-style benefits for 30% less than the cost of a new certified build
Harpal Kler owns a large, multigenerational certified Passive House in Coatesville – Stuff wrote about the project in 2017. So he doesn’t need convincing as to the benefits of a super energy-efficient Passive House build.
But he says he always believed there has to be a cheaper way to achieve similar results, and now he has done it.
He has built a secondary dwelling on his land: It’s a 65sqm, two-bedroom house plus large deck, and he has also built a large office, both for around 30% less per square metre than his first build – around $3000 per square metre.
He is not applying for Passive House certification for this home, which he rents out, because he hasn’t used all the expensive European technology that must be specified for that to happen. Instead, he has found cheaper options that do a similar job, and he has supplemented any drop in output with the addition of solar energy. That means any extra energy used is free.
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