b'feature houseAboveWalls in Resene Quarter Lemon before Grass extend into the main bedroom in a soothing colour palette. LeftThe new exterior weatherboards are painted Resene Lemon Grass, while bricks from the original cladding were used to make the driveway and paths.Far leftThe typical ex-state house before the renovation.the renovation of their ex-state 1940s house in 2009, they chose toto incorporate features such as passive solar (sun orientation, shade make it as green as possible. As a way of measuring how successfulcontrol, storage masses like concrete floors or walls), cross ventilation, their eco-renovation has been, Eddie assessed it with a new ratinghigh-grade insulation, solar panels and more from the outset. But to system called Homestar which gauges a homes energy efficiencyretrospectively add these to an old house is more difficult.(seeboxoverleaf)andothersustainabilityfeatures.TheoriginalThe van Uden house was essentially a small brick box. Additions were house scored two out of 10 and the renovated and extended housemade to the front and back to give extra living space, a home office, now scores seven. main bedroom and a garage. To improve wall insulation, the bricks As an architectural designer with his own company Equinox Designwere removed, insulation added to thicker-than-usual walls, and the Ltd, Eddie has had an on-going passion for green building. Theentire house wrapped in a fibre-cement wall underlay and reclad in renovation of his own home was the ideal opportunity to show whattimber weatherboards. could be done, no matter what era the house. Using eco-friendlyOne of Eddies principles was to reuse as much as possible so that little design principles on a new home is relatively easy with the abilitywaste left the site. The bricks were used to create a new driveway 35'