Wednesday, January 11, 2023 Lifestyle Wairarapa Midweek
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ADVERTORIAL
Māori in Business
SUPPORTING WAIRARAPA MĀORI IN BUSINESS
eHaus Wairarapa
The art of helping others, and the environment, via master building Registered Master Builder Mason Cameron runs a building company with its focus set squarely on the future. The environment and mentoring of emerging builders are uppermost in this innovative ÿ rm.
Cameron Construction is a Wairarapa commercial and residential construction company which prides itself on its eco-friendly approach to all aspects of construction. Mason Cameron is also proud to be the eHaus Wairarapa licensee. eHaus is a New Zealand owned and operated business which creates high performing energy e° cient homes based on German Passive House principles. Established in 2010 by Jon JoIli˛ e and Baden and Glenda Brown, the Whanganui based business is now multi award winning with 19 regional teams operating nationally – all carefully handpicked. After moving to Wairarapa from Taranaki, Mason qualiÿ ed as a builder in 2011 when he was part of Amos Construction in Carterton. Keen to establish his own company, he has three apprentice builders, Steve Prime (3rd year); Diamond Karaitiana (2nd year) and Louie Manesa-anae (1st year). Amanda Mende completes the team as Manager.
Diamond and Louie are both former Makoura College students who were attracted to the building trade when Mason worked with students building tiny homes for Project Manaaki – a series of cabins to augment the homeless shelter in Masterton’s Elizabeth Street.
Mason has an innate sense of wanting to help others.
Mason’s iwi is Ng˝ Ruahine Ng˝ ti Ruanui. Part of his Manaakitanga is helping those gain employment and skills, especially for M˝or i and Paciÿ c Island people. He is extremely proud to be able to o˛ er building apprenticeships as his business grows.
Mason is equally enthusiastic about building high performing houses which look conÿ dently into the future and are a healthy home for its owners. The philosophy of eHaus sat well with him. They are built around the ÿ ve Passive House principles of creating a space that maintains a consistent temperature of between 20-25 degrees all year round with energy savings of up to 90% (compared to a code build). Mason explains that for most code-built homes, up to two thirds of a home’s energy bill goes into heating the home and hot water (appliances and lighting make up the other third). But with an eHaus design, and construction the house can be kept comfortable with little, or at times, no heating or cooling. It’s a win:win for the environment and homeowners. Every eHaus is based on the owner’s individual design and uses the energy modelling software Passive House Planning Package (PHPP). Mason says this can accurately predict how a house will perform even before construction begins. Local climate data is fed into the PHPP software to determine the level of insulation, glazing, and construction materials required to make the house as e° cient as possible. The build starts with a fully insulated slab to stop the house from losing heat into the
Mason Cameron.
Steve Prime.
Diamond Karaitiana.
Louie Manesa-anae.
A Greytown eHaus. ground. Exterior walls contain two layers of insulation plus an airtight layer to stop draughts moving through the fabric of the building. Mason says the magic is complete with the Mechanical Heat Recovery Unit, which silently gently introduces fresh air and extracts stale air 24/7.
Mason has completed three eHaus builds in Wairarapa and owners report the joy of living in an even temperate environment. eHaus is part of many Cameron Construction’s achievements. Hear from happy clients:
KAHUTARA EXTENSION “Mason was easy to deal with. He always kept us informed on where the job was at, and was a pleasure to have around. We highly recommend him to do any building work people require. He has a great standard of workmanship.” Andrew and Amanda Scott.
GREYTOWN “We have been in our eHaus for a year and so enjoy the even temperature inside compared to our Wellinton home which is either too hot or too cold. We appreciated eHaus building is a bit trickier and it needs a builder with keen attention to detail and experience in this type of construction. Mason and his team excelled on both counts, and we are delighted with the quality of our eHaus.” Chris. Co-owner. CARTERTON “We built our eHaus in Carterton two years ago and found Mason and his team to be all round top blokes. We were especially impressed with Mason’s community mindedness and commitment to his team. The eHaus is all we had hoped for and have no heating worries being cosy in winter and cool in summer. It is well ventilated and feels healthy.” Wayne and Chris Hyman.
Talk to Mason Cameron about building your eHaus today the PassivHaus way. 02224 978 709 ˙ eHaus.co.nz
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