Exceptionally beautiful
energy-efficient homes.

Your home

It's not just another plot of land, it is your shelter, and your sanctuary. Maybe you’ve been dreaming of a home that is comfortable all year long, without temperature extremes and high power bills. Or a home that is better for the planet, and healthier for your family, we get it. It’s really important, for a number of reasons.

From beautiful, architectural high-performance homes, to simple and streamlined passive homes, you can’t count on guesswork when you want effective results. High-performance construction requires a significant amount of skills and experience. But you already know that, that’s why you are here.

Picking a experienced build team is key, and you’ve come to the right place. Sustainable construction has been part of our culture for more than 20 years. It’s quite simply the heart of everything we do.

Dan Saunders Construction

Photo: Graham Warman

Our expertise

  • Winner of the Gold Award in the New Zealand Master Builders Commercial Project Awards 2020, residential category.

  • Certified Passive House Tradesperson.

  • Dozens of energy efficient homes in our portfolio.

  • Winner of the Value Award in the New Zealand Master Builders Commercial Project Awards 2020, $2-5 million category

  • Builder of the ADNZ Commended Residential 150-300 SQM category, designed by Bob Burnett Architecture

  • A founding participant in the Superhome Movement with close to 30 Superhomes built since 2015. 

  • Builder of the first 8 Homestar rated house. The highest rating ever achieved in Australasia in 2012.

What we do

We have a long history of craftsmanship, and energy efficient construction. Dan started building in 1993, and by 2002 he started Dan Saunders Construction. In 2012, he built the first 8 Homestar rated house in Australasia and that was a pivotal turning point, helping him to realise that every home can be more efficient, no matter the project, or the budget. 

Now, it’s all we do, creating dozens of energy-efficient homes over the last few years and striving to normalise climate safe building practices.

We specialise in design & build from passive homes to energy efficient architectural homes, on the hills or on the flat. We also do more modest energy efficient residential homes, and renovations.

  • "When I built my house, I broke all the rules that say you must be present at every step of the building process, as the entire build was done while I was living in Sydney, unable to travel most of the time because of COVID. I count myself very lucky that I chose the right builders for the job. Dan, Kane and Ben and the team bent over backwards to make sure that the house was perfect. Ben took photos throughout the process and sent me weekly up-dates, so that I knew exactly what was going on at every stage of the development. I was able to get back to Christchurch for the latter stages of the build and every person who has been working on the property has cared for it as if it was their own. They’ve been unfailingly courteous and helpful and just lovely to have around and their attention to detail has been amazing. I couldn’t be happier with my beautiful home and couldn’t recommend them all more highly."

    Juliet - Winchester Energy Efficient Home

  • "When building our new home in Christchurch recently, we contracted Dan Saunders. From our first meeting with Dan, we knew that he would be the right person to undertake our building project. First of all, Dan stood out for genuine approachability and customer relations. Dan’s knowledge of the latest technology in relation to the construction for passive homes was important to us. Also, with regard to the excellence of his building staff, in particular the foreman, Ben Sole, and project manager, Kane Crossan, were standouts. All in all, we could not have had better people involved in the construction of our home."

    John and Vickie - Kirkwood Superhome