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Your Healthy Homes Specialists
Your Healthy Homes Specialists
The Healthy Homes Standards
EnergySmart has been manufacturing and retailing New Zealand’s
leading brands of energy efficient products since 1999.
We are New Zealand’s Healthy Homes “Making properties compliant, The Government’s rental homes legal Climate zones
Specialists offering insulation, heating, standards aims to make all residential
healthier, more comfortable
ventilation, moisture & drainage control rental properties healthier with set
and draught stopping solutions, to and reducing energy bills is minimum requirements for insulation,
meet the Healthy Homes Compliance our passion” heating, ventilation, draught stopping,
Standards. and moisture & drainage control.
Minimum standards vary depending on
Find the right solutions for you Highest quality workmanship climate zones throughout NZ.
Our friendly and knowledgeable assessors EnergySmart’s own professional installers
will visit your property to discuss all of your will guarantee a quality job with the correct ZONE 1
requirements and then undertake a thorough industry and safety certifications. They arrive
assessment. We pride ourselves on offering on time, wear uniforms and protect your
ZONE 2
the right product(s) to meet our customers’ furnishings, then clean up after they finish. ZONE 3
needs and their budget.
“Full product range, best service and “We respect you, your time and your Compliance timeframes
factory direct prices” property”
Rental property requirements KITCHEN EXTRACTOR FAN
OPENABLE WINDOWS
From this date, private landlords must ensure that their rental properties comply with
1 July 2021
healthy homes standards within 90 days of any new tenancy
FIXED HEATING
BATHROOM
EXTRACTOR FAN
STOP DRAUGHTS
1 July 2021 All boarding houses must comply with the healthy homes standards
OPENABLE
WINDOWS
UNDERFLOOR
INSULATION
All Housing New Zealand houses and registered Community Housing Providers houses
1 July 2023
CEILING INSULATION must comply with the healthy homes standards
ADEQUATE DRAINAGE
& GUTTERING
STOP DRAUGHTS
1 July 2024 All rental homes must comply with the healthy homes standards
ADEQUATE SUBFLOOR
GROUND MOISTURE BARRIER VENTILATION
Insulation standard Heating standard
Insulation is the single most important way to ensure a healthy home. Many rental Energy efficient heating is your next step towards creating a comfortable home.
properties do not have adequate insulation to retain heat and are more likely to be A large proportion of rental properties have either no, inadequate or inefficient
cold and damp. Insulation minimises heat loss from homes making them warmer, heating devices that will not meet the requirements under the Healthy Home
drier, healthier and easier to heat. Heating Standards.
The standard Insulation exemption The standard Types of heating devices
The minimum level of ceiling and underfloor The standard does not require further work from There must be a fixed heating device capable of In most cases, the fixed heating device required
insulation must either meet the 2008 Building landlords who have installed insulation to meet achieving a minimum temperature of at least will be a larger device such as a heat pump
Code, or (for existing ceiling insulation) have a the existing 2016 insulation requirements which 18°C in the main living area. If the premise has or wood burner. In some cases such as small
minimum thickness of 120mm. remain in force. two or more living rooms, then the largest of apartments, a smaller fixed electric heater will
them must achieve the heating standard. be sufficient.
The Healthy Homes Insulation Standards affects a
R-VALUES Zone 1 & 2 Zone 3 new group of rental homes that were not required The size of the heating device will be calculated EnergySmart offer a range of heat pump brands
to retrofit insulation under the 2016 requirements. by the size of your main living area and your to best suit your property, including high wall,
Ceiling R2.9 R3.3
These homes will have approximately 70-120mm climate zone. floor consoles and ducted heat pumps. Our
Underfloor R1.3 R1.3 of ceiling insulation currently. home energy assessor will find the right heating
solution to ensure your property complies with
Our home energy assessor will find the right the Healthy Homes Heating Standards.
insulation solution to ensure that your property
complies with the Healthy Homes Insulation
Standards.
EnergySmart is a Mitsubishi Electric Authorised
and Hitachi Accredited installer of heat pumps.
40% 14%
through ceiling
through floor
Winter heat loss and summer heat gain Heat loss and moisture rising through
through an uninsulated ceiling. an uninsulated floor.
Ventilation standard Moisture ingress and drainage
standard
Ventilation allows excess moisture to The standard Moisture from outside can enter a Ground moisture barriers
be removed from a property, thereby Ventilation must include openable windows in the house a number of ways, such as Ground moisture barriers are an effective and
lowering relative humidity levels and living room, dining room, kitchen and bedrooms. rising damp, water pooling under and low cost retrofit option for addressing what can
significantly reducing the likelihood Also an appropriately sized extractor fan(s) in around a house, or through leaks in be the largest source of moisture entering the
rooms with a bath or shower or indoor cooktop. home from outside.
of condensation and mould. drains, guttering and downpipes.
Ground moisture barriers would be required
This also allows fresh air to replace Types of ventilation Rising moisture is calculated at 0.4L of regardless of existing subfloor vents as these
stale air, carrying away moisture and Mechanical ventilation, such as extractor fans water per m2 of floor area per day homes are still likely to experience a benefit.
or rangehoods, are easy to use and noticeably e.g. a 150m2 underfloor = 60L per day.
airborne pollutants with it. Effective
improve the ventilation in a home, reducing
ventilation cools a house in summer the incidence of condensation and mould. Drainage & guttering
and contributes to a drier, warmer The standard The property must have a drainage system that
home in winter. EnergySmart offer a range of kitchen and effectively drains storm water, surface water,
bathroom ventilation solutions. Our home Landlords must ensure that there is efficient and ground water to an appropriate outfall. The
energy assessor will find the right size and drainage, guttering and downpipes. If a rental drainage system must also include appropriate
location for your ventilation solution to property has an enclosed subfloor, it must have gutters, downpipes, and drains for the removal
ensure your property complies with the a ground moisture barrier if it is possible to of water from the roof.
Healthy Homes Ventilation Standards. install one.
EnergySmart’s home energy assessor will find the
right solution to ensure your property complies
with the Healthy Homes Moisture and Drainage
Standards.
Draught stopping standard
Draughts are caused by cold air forcing The standard
through gaps in a property’s thermal Landlords must stop any unnecessary gaps
envelope (ceilings, underfloors and or holes in walls, ceilings, windows, floors, and
external walls). Even a well-insulated doors that cause noticeable draughts. Unused
chimneys and fireplaces must be blocked.
house will be cold if warm air is
constantly being replaced by cold air. EnergySmart offer a range of draught stopping
solutions. Our home energy assessor will find
the right draught stopping solution to ensure
Fortunately, it is relatively cheap and your property complies with the Healthy Homes
easy to stop draughts. Draught Stopping Standards.
Your Healthy Homes Specialists
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Heating
Ventilation
Moisture Control
Drainage Solutions
Draught Stopping
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