b'going greenone ofa kindA house that looks beautiful, feels great and costs little to runmeet our first certified passive home. High-rating insulation, double glazing, air-tight internal wrappingwe all know we need them for healthy, warm housing but still, we lag behind when it comes to incorporating such features. This was a shock to Philip and Carolyn Ivanier when they emigrated from North America where some of these elements are standard. So with two young children and the opportunity to build a new home, they went quite a few steps furthercreating New Zealand and TopThe houses cladding is multi-layered and is finished inAustralias first certified passive home.Resene Waterborne Woodsman CoolColour tinted to ReseneWith a design by Jessop Architects already in hand, Philip became Treehouse. The house was designed by architect Darren Jessop and built by Chris Foley of Luxury Living. a man on a mission. Hours were spent researching the types of AboveThe serene ensuite has walls painted in Reseneproducts he would need to achieve the correct standards. Many were SpaceCote Low Sheen paint tinted to Resene Quarternot available locally so were imported, including the profiles for thePowder Blue. The vanity is from Metrix.stunning oak window and door joinery. Its a truly global house.Resene QuarterPowder Blue47'