eHaus Hawkes Bay

eHaus Hawkes Bay Team

Hawkes Bay construction company Welch Builders have been the eHaus Licensees for the region since 2015. Qualified to build PassivHaus with over 40 years’ experience in the industry and a team of 8 qualified carpenters, three of which are site supervisors, Ian and Sharon are trusted experts when it comes to building an eHaus.

Well established in the Bay and known for high end quality builds, Welch Builders numerous award winning homes is testament to the workmanship Ian and his team guarantee.
Ian is a qualified PassivHaus tradesperson, registered Master Builder and licensed building practitioner.
The Welchs could see immediately the benefits an energy efficient home provided and hopes that one day building eHaus becomes the new standard in New Zealand buildings.
Discover the exceptional comfort and performance an eHaus build provides. Contact Ian or Sharon today to talk about building your eHaus in Hawkes Bay.

Ian and Sharon Welch experienced eHaus builders Hawkes Bay

About eHaus

eHaus – a brand of ecoBuild Developments Ltd (eDL) was established in 2010 by Baden & Glenda Brown and Jon Iliffe with the dream of creating a New Zealand owned and operated specialist design and construction company using PassivHaus build & design principles.

Often referred to as the ‘world’s leading standard in energy efficient design” the German engineering intelligence behind PassivHaus encompasses unprecedented Health, Comfort, Energy efficiency benefits and high quality buildings.
Baden a New Zealand Master Builder of 20+ years and Jon a HND Mech Prod Engineer from Rolls Royce motor cars in the UK, realised the opportunity this revolutionary way of building PassivHaus bought to the New Zealand building industry and the incredible benefits these spaces offered.
That same year they both studied and qualified in the use of the German PassivHaus software through the Auckland Unitec facility. The software, at the very heart of the build, models the performance of how the building will perform before a single stake is put in the ground. They then invested 100’s of hours translating PassivHaus to the New Zealand conditions, applying the building science to the 18 climate zones for both the North and South Islands.
Together with Glenda, a member of the NZ Institute of Directors and a registered business mentor who has 30+ years working in Chartered Accountants, has seen the business grow a nationwide team of qualified PassivHaus designers and tradespeople. eHaus is now recognised as award winning, and the leading player in the New Zealand PassivHaus market.

eHaus Vision:

We live PassivHaus

...speaks to the passion eHaus have for the business. Only constructing spaces using the PassivHaus way. eHaus believe this is the future and benchmark for all New Zealand builds.

eHaus Values:

Excellence
Innovative
Authoritative
Co-Operative

eHaus values support the vision, shape the business culture and reflect the essence of the eHaus principles and philosophy.

eHaus and eDL are Members of:

“We are proud to be leading the way in PassivHaus design, architecture and construction. We are a company that prides itself on innovation and excellence, founded on our specialist expertise in the market.”

Our eHaus builds

"Ian and his team were professional in their approach and guided us through the whole process with little fuss, providing the comfort that everything was under control whilst we were living in another city and not able to be present often." S & J Fisk "The standard of workmanship was first rate and they ensured all subcontractors work met their own high standards. The team selected, from designer to sub-trades all worked together very well and we felt there was a very good level of understanding between each of them, built through a number of years working together and with a genuine focus on doing a quality job." S & J Fisk

"It is often said that building a house has to be one of the most stressful experiences you can have. We certainly didn't find that the case at all. In fact it couldn't have been further from the truth. Our inital meeting with the eHaus team was like finally finding someone that was speaking the same language. The whole process from initial concept through to construction ran extremely smoothly. Our home was the first passivhaus for the Hawkes Bay team and we think it is fair to say there was a pretty steep learning curve. It was great to work with builders that were excited about embracing something new, and reassuring that they were paying as much attention to the bits you couldn't see as to the finishing. We have lived through one winter in our eHaus and couldn't be happier. It has performed brilliantly." Richard & Maryanne Smyth

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