Efficient houses are what we all want: look at the broader picture.
Current focused is on warm/dry/cool from a cost-comfort angle but bigger problem breaking costs is public connections.
If we sort out some of the excessive waste in utility connections, maybe we can stop squeezing the trade and material costs — to the detriment of quality and comfort.
Maybe we can use more of the land we have?
About the author
Kirsty Merriman
For years I would plan houses, travel widely and observe communities. I also had the privilege of working for New Zealand's largest dairy company in both New Zealand and Malaysia. All the while supported by my husband and young daughter. After a while, our roles swapped and we moved to the Arabian Gulf. Meanwhile my passion for property and communities continued to simmer.
Along came COVID and had no choice but to pivot... in the words of Robert Frost, I looked for and "found the road less travelled by" and decided that maybe I could "make [a] the difference".
I look for to find insights and built a few of the houses that we need. This means a saleable house and a profitable and sustainable business.
