10 Features Every New Zealand Home Will Need by 2035
10 Features Every New Zealand Home Will Need by 2035
A house designed today could still be standing in 80 or even 100 years.
So when planning a new home, it makes little sense to design only for the way we live today.
By 2035, New Zealand homes will be dealing with higher energy demands, changing weather patterns, increasing construction costs, more electric vehicles and changing family structures. At the same time, technology will allow houses to become far more efficient in the way they use and generate energy.
The interesting thing is that the future of house design isn't necessarily about complicated technology.
Many of the most important improvements come from getting the architecture right in the first place.
Orientation, insulation, shading, ventilation, flexibility and efficient use of space can often have a greater impact than expensive technology added later.
Here are 10 features we believe will become increasingly important in New Zealand homes by 2035.
