A family home with a difference
Challenges ahead
Rochelle and Joel Payne are seeking Living Building Challenge certification for their home on the Pohutukawa Coast as well as three other certifications that measure its efficiency and sustainability. In pursuit of their goals they’ve now created two environmental initiatives.
he Living House is a public, as well as private, project for Rochelle and Joel Payne. Their Beachlands home – currently a work in progress – is set to become the first residential Living Building Challenge certified building in New Zealand. The Living House is also targeting 5
