b'Energy-saving features in two innovative Auckland houses offer lessons on insulating our homes more effectively. One is the NOW Home, a live research project undertaken by Beacon Pathway; the other is Arhaus Groupsagship house in Hobsonville.The NOW Home is a research project set up to test wayseducate builders and manufacturers, and provide policy-ofmakingsustainablelivingmoreavailable.Itsthemakerswithaccurate,objectivedataabouthowour brainchildofBeaconPathway,aresearchconsortiumbuildingsperformandhowwecanliveinamore funded by private shareholders and the Governmentssustainable manner. Foundation for Research, Science and Technology. BeaconaimstocreatehomesandneighbourhoodsEnergy-saving features in the that work well into the future and dont cost the earth.NOW Home include:Its work in the area of sustainability includes not only resource conservation factors, but also personal health,Passive solar heatingaffordability, and performance.There is no in-built space heating in the home, nor is there Tenants in the NOW Home in Aucklands New Lynn, area covering in the kitchen and living areas. The exposed currentlybeingmonitoredsoBeaconcancollectandconcreteslab becomesathermalstorehouse,oor ResenendingsBright Sparkcollate data on the houses performance. Anyabsorbingenergyfromthesunduringthedayand and recommendations will be used to inform consumers,releasingitasheatatnightasthehousecools.TheResene Banana Split104 |'