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Home earns its green creditations
A Speargrass Flat Rd home has been awarded the Queenstown Lakes' first six-star rating on the Homestar rating scale. Homestar is an independent body developed to rate...
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Spring is in the Air...Can Your Home Help You Breathe Better?
The answer is yes. With flowers blossoming everywhere, Spring is literally in the air in the form of pollen and other allergens. Most of us feel the...
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'Energy efficient and affordable homes' being built in Queenstown
Energy efficient and affordable homes are being built in Queenstown’s Shotover Country subdivision, thanks to Rilean Construction’s Evolution Energy-Efficient Homes and the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing...
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Would Your Home Pass the Blower Door Test?
A Blower Door Test is not something done to guard against Big Bad Wolves. However, in the dead of a Wakatipu Winter, the wind sometimes howls like...
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The Top Ten Reasons to Build an Evolution Energy-Efficient Home!
*10. Breathe Better* - Low Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) carpets and paints mean fewer toxins in the house. *9. Dry as a Bone* - Did you know...
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What is Passive House and how does it fit in with Evolution?
Interest in building better performing homes is heating up faster than a PV panel on an Otago summer day. Catch phrases and jargon are starting to...
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An Evolving Story--Meet Jane and Chris
Jane Shearer and Chris Nelson were turned onto Evolution by a friend, Graham Robinson, who had built one himself, achieving the first Homestar™6 rating in the...
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Make a Break and Avoid the Bridge: Controlling temperature and moisture in our homes
Keeping a home warm and dry is important to the health of the homeowners as well as the home itself. Mould is toxic to humans and...
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A Comparison of Kiwi and French Methods in Creating Airtightness in a Home
In order to continually improve our construction processes and to provide you the best you deserve, Evolution asked Lucas Frestel, a French Engineer completing an internship...
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The Black-and-White on Gray Water Recycling
“Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.” These Coleridge lines epitomize the paradox of an abundance of water belying the lack of potable water. Travel...
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