Holistic by Design
The holistic approach provided by Loksa’s Triple Standard solves many of the problems commonly associated with New Zealand homes.
Many homes in New Zealand are poorly insulated, damp, and expensive to heat and cool. These homes adversely affect the health of their occupants and are most often a financial drain as continually rising energy and maintenance costs eat into household budgets.
Loksa believes, we should be more sustainable in the way we use our housing related resources; in energy, waste, water use and materials. Loksa is dedicated to building homes that meet their owners present and future needs, that are in harmony with their environment and, most importantly, are highly sustainable, saving you money.
Loksa recognises that it is up to every one of us to choose new ways of living that lessen our impact on the earth, to make sustainable principles an intrinsic part of how we live and do business. By taking a long term approach to your home design you can increase building efficiency and save money.
When designing your Loksa home we also invite you to consider a holistic approach. This requires you to take into account the purpose of your home, both now and in the future in order to prepare it for your ongoing needs, recognising that a Loksa home is able to constantly evolve in harmony with your lifestyle and personality.
Loksa will work with you to ensure that your home is:
1) Accessible – building elements, heights and clearances implemented to address the specifific needs of all occupants including elderly and disabled people.
2) Adaptable – future-proofed to adapt easily to your age related needs, such as adding extra rooms or platform lifts.
3) Aesthetic – appealing physical appearance of building elements and internal spaces which also integrates with your lifestyle and the environment.
4) Cost-Effective – selecting building elements on the basis of life-cycle costs to extend the lifetime value of the home.
5) Functional – answers spatial needs and performance durability to make for effificient use and ease of maintenance.
6) Intuitive – compliments the personality and lifestyle of its occupants.
7) Productive – treats a home as a living, breathing system to improve comfort and effificiency.
8) Secure/Safe – physical protection of occupants and assets to protect from man-made and naturally occurring hazards.
9) Sustainable – environmental performance of building elements to ensure they can be reused or recycled in the future.
10) Sympathetically Designed – to integrate well with the surrounding environment or historic district to minimise impact.
11) Triple Standard – the home meets Loksa’s structural, eco-effificiency and quality codes for total peace of mind.
