Anne Rowe – January 25, 2016 We have the knowledge and materials to build outstanding new homes—but the fact is most New Zealanders are going to continue to live in our existing housing stock. We can retrofit older homes in order to provide better health and energy efficiency, and really we should be doing so. … Continue reading A villa retrofit case study →

With double-glazing now required in new homes, awareness is growing of its value and more older homes are being retrofitted with double-glazing. It’s not a cheap improvement and sadly, many people are making bad choices that won’t perform well. There are many different types of double glazing. The better performing ones: Are argon-filled. Argon is … Continue reading Retrofitting? How to choose double-glazing. →