| 63 DEVELOPMENT Milldale - Green Homes Auckland Sue Russell Energy-efficient, affordable homes A large component of the design & build process focuses on ensuring the interaction with natural sunlight and airflow. Contact us today: greenhomesnz.co.nz 0800 33 0000 (QHUJ\ HɚFLHQW KRPHV that don’t cost the earth )HHO ULJKW DW KRPH ZLWK *UHHQ +RPHV Work with our team to bring your ideas to life, or choose from our range of pre-designed plans. Live warmer, drier and healthier - talk to us today about building your new home. MASTER BUILD 10YEAR GUARANTEE The only home builder LQ 1= ZLWKb,62 compliance ISO 50001 COMPLIANT Member of the NZGBC ISO 50001 Lifemark® Design Partner Prioritising energy efficiencies and inclusive, accessible design is what sets Green Homes apart from the rest. This residential arm of major construction player, Watts & Hughes, is setting out to build energy efficient, high quality sustainable homes, affordably, as the only residential home builder in New Zealand with ISO 50001 compliance. Matt Schroder, General Manager of Green Homes’ Auckland office, says their relationship with Watts & Hughes is incredibly beneficial not only to Green Homes customers, but all franchisees. “It’s quite a unique situation for us. Green Homes New Zealand is part of Watts & Hughes, working out of their headquarters in major territories Auckland and Christchurch. We align on key supply agreements and receive a lot of backing, stability and support. This backing creates opportunities that allow our team ample scope to make solid inroads in the competitive housing market” Matt explains. The Green Homes ethos is centred around comfort of living within the home. A large component of the design & build process focuses on ensuring that interaction with natural sunlight and airflow along with minimisation of mechanical heating and cooling systems is prioritised throughout the home. Matt says the key to growing a new residential building company in a competitive market is to find the key points of difference and value-add to how the company operates and what it does. In the case of Green Homes, as the only internationally compliant residential builder in the country for Energy Management (ISO 50001), along with a straight-forward turn-key approach to the building pathway, has given Green Homes a competitive edge. “Each home we build carries this higher standard. It will perform markedly better with efficiencies and benefits comparable to a standard design. That’s something we are very proud of. You really feel the difference when you walk into a Green Home. Comfort of living is key and you can’t put a price on the comfort and health of your family.” Green Homes offers clients custom design & build services, along with a range of fully adaptable standard plans. House & land packages are available now in both Milldale and Pauanui Green, with a selection of exclusive, architecturally designed homes on offer “We’re not a huge volume builder nor seek to be. We’ve got our core principles from “Each home we build carries this higher standard. It will perform markedly better with efficiencies and benefits comparable to a standard design.” which we go about our business and these won’t change.” Green Homes also design and build home to meet the Lifemark® homes rating. These are homes designed to meet the needs of almost everyone who may live in them, regardless of age or ability. Lifemark® standards are awarded points based on how adaptable, safe and usable the home is. The higher the rating of 3, 4 or 5 stars, the longer it will suit a family’s complete needs throughout their lives. “Universal Design is a very worthwhile design principle and we’re fully behind their high standards. “They are designed to ensure those with disabilities can live well inside, with wider door openings, access to essential fixtures, bathroom design, power sockets and light switches, pathways and external access and the like, taking into account those who may be in wheelchairs for instance.” The Green Homes Show Home in Milldale, presents a carefully considered Lifemark® & Homestar rated build and is available to view upon appointment, providing visitors with examples of the design and materials elements that can be achieved. “We have recently handed the keys over on two new homes in Milldale and have two more sections coming to title very soon,” Matt says. There’s no denying that post-covid has seen a lot of challenges show face within the building industry not only economically but in supply chain and people too. “We’re probably one of the few companies that hasn’t pushed inflation across to our customers. “ We’ve absorbed those costs internally. I’ve been pricing a contingency into jobs so our building costs to customers have remained as they were.” With all that a volatile and somewhat uncertain market presents, Matt says he’s pleased with what this boutique building company has achieved. “We know what we do well and we stick to the plan; that gives us all some certainty.”
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