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Murray recently joined the Australian-based Renovation Collaborative podcast to talk about our Passivhaus Certified Bell House project. He explained how prefabrication, structurally insulated panels, and Passivhaus principles played a role in the project's success. Check out the episode here - https://renovationcollaborative.com.au/podcast/sips-passivhaus-murray-robertson-robertson-architects/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOm9lpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF1YUdleERENXNGckxIUU4xc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMj

We're thrilled to receive a Wellington Architecture Award for Mission House. We loved the citation highlighting the focus on student wellbeing - "the architects have delivered a high-performing, low-impact building that places student wellbeing at its heart". "Mission House proves that thoughtful architecture can be both pragmatic and poetic." The full citation reads, Mission House is an inspiring example of how sustainability and innovation can thrive within constraint. Work

When I was at architecture school, (a few years ago), I remember going on a tour of a recently completed building with the architect. It...

Retrofits are a bit like belly buttons. Are you an Innie or an Outie? This is the key decision you need to make at the beginning of your...

If it's good information in, and good information out, the first step is playing detective and finding as much information as possible...

How should you go about a deep retrofit of an existing house? These are our 10 steps. Coincidently, the excellent Reimagine Buildings...

1. Compact Form or Surface Area to Volume Ratio or Form Factor Sketch of the house's thermal envelope The compactness of the...

I had told myself that I would never again refurbish an old house. What went wrong? Apart from living in a construction site with babies?...

The best quick description of Passive House we have seen. Great clear summary. Its not crazy hard. There is no wackadoodle (good, we...

This is the first in a series on the retrofit of a 1940’s ex-state house. Through the next few months and maybe longer we will use this...

How we investigated creating a certified Passive House school building, how we failed, what we learnt and how it was still the right...

Murray recently sat down for a podcast with Matthew Cutler-Welsh of Home Style Green to discuss his career searching for more sustainable solutions and asking why New Zealand is so far behind. You can hear it here https://homestylegreen.com/224-why-are-we-so-far-behind/