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We design and build New Zealand’s most sustainable homes.

eHaus design and build beautiful high-performing homes that set a new standard for comfortable and sustainable living. Built with your climate and lifestyle in mind, every eHaus is crafted to global performance standards.

At the heart of every eHaus is a choice: how far do you want to go when it comes to comfort and performance? We offer three performance standards with the eHaus Pacific, eHaus Euro, and certified Passive House, all of which eclipse the minimum New Zealand Building Code.

Every eHaus is architecturally designed, reduces carbon, and provides on average, 86% heat energy savings. But we like to go even further than that. Sustainability is woven through our processes, and every component has been carefully chosen for its ability to lower carbon consumption, reduce energy use or minimise waste.

We take care of all elements of the design and build process for you. Working together, you’ll enjoy end-to-end support, in-house project management, advice and guidance from sustainable experts for a smoother build.

We have created more high performing homes than any other company in New Zealand and our work has been recognised for its excellence. With over 40 awards for design and construction, we are New Zealand’s most awarded high performance home builders.

eHaus was established in 2010 by Jon Iliffe and Baden & Glenda Brown with the dream of creating a New Zealand owned and operated specialist design and construction company using PassivHaus build and design principles. To this day, the company remains driven by its original values, high standards, and a desire to build homes that truly work for New Zealanders and the environment.

When you choose an eHaus you are choosing far more than an incredible family home, you are choosing to make a difference for the planet and future generations.

Find out more about eHaus and our teams here: https://ehaus.co.nz/

Our locations include:

  • Northland
  • Auckland
  • Waikato
  • Rotorua
  • Tauranga
  • Hawkes Bay
  • Taranaki
  • Whanganui
  • Manawatu
  • Kapiti
  • Wellington/Hutt Valley
  • Marlborough
  • Waitake/Waimate
  • Christchurch
Jon Illife
Jon Illife
2025
Master Builders
House of the Year - Regional Supreme Winner
Aokautere
2025
Master Builders
House of the Year - Gold Award
AokautereLakeview
2025
Master Builders
House of the Year - Regional Category Winner
Aokautere
2025
Registered Master Builders
House of the Year - Regional Gold Award
Lakeview
eHaus
eHaus
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“You get a house with a healthy environment — there’s no condensation, no mould and no heating costs. It made sense to build this way. I like that you can control the humidity levels and the little things you notice, like the bedding is always dry. Hofmans Builders created a beautiful, high standard home, Steve and Susie and their team were great to work with and we would not hesitate in recommending them to future e-Haus clients."
Ian & Annie

"It is often said that building a house has to be one of the most stressful experiences you can have. We certainly didn't find that the case at all. In fact it couldn't have been further from the truth. Our inital meeting with the eHaus team was like finally finding someone that was speaking the same language. The whole process from initial concept through to construction ran extremely smoothly. Our home was the first passivhaus for the Hawkes Bay team and we think it is fair to say there was a pretty steep learning curve. It was great to work with builders that were excited about embracing something new, and reassuring that they were paying as much attention to the bits you couldn't see as to the finishing. We have lived through one winter in our eHaus and couldn't be happier. It has performed brilliantly." 
Richard & Maryanne 
"We love our new house! After spending some time you start to notice the smaller details. These details indicate to me a great sense of pride, creativity and a high standard of workmanship that you just don’t see every day." 
Graeme & Joanna
"Our lifestyle has changed for the better because of our home. A completely comfortable living environment you have to 'feel', and appreciate what it's like to live in our passive eHaus. People come to our home and soon understand what that feeling is like. Our home is looking after us." 
Ali & Bronie
"We really like the philisophy of eHaus and were grateful that the technology to build to the Passive House standard is now accessible in NZ.  The result is a beautiful and comfortable family home"
Andrew & Margaret
"I am pleased that eHaus introduced me to the concept of Passive House.  I knew I wanted an energy efficient eco-home without properly understanding what the terms meant.  The outcome is a home built to the high Eurpoean energy efficient standard which is very comfortable"
Robin
"We are very happy in our Passive House.... as the temperature always stays the same.  It is like living in a cocoon. Would we build another eHaus?  A very definite and emphatic YES"
Verena