Jun 183 minThe Age of TimberDavid Nutsford shares his knowledge on using timber in the construction of our buildings One of the greatest attributes of timber is that...
Jun 114 minPlastic Free JulyElla Shares her Tips for a Plastic Free July. Plastic Free July is the movement that first made aware of the amount of single use plastic...
May 293 minArchitecture and the Future of Virtual RealityMathew Philip, one of our architectural designers, discusses his response to COVID-19 and its impact on architecture and the future of vi...
May 143 minCaroline discusses the Benefits of Living in a Sustainable SubdivisionBusiness Development & Operations Manager of Pacific Environments Caroline Peacocke discusses the benefits of living in a sustainable sub...
May 41 minPete shares his thoughts on the opportunities presented by COVID-19Peter Eising, Managing Director Pacific Environments NZ Ltd, shares his thoughts on opportunities presented by COVID-19 "During lockdown,...
May 12 minBrent's Experience Buying a Rental PropertyBrent is one of our CAD guys, and has been looking at buying a rental property for a while. Hes recently taken the plunge and has given u...
Apr 82 minSustainable BoatingWe have a surprising amount of keen boaties in our office, and we are lucky enough that each year we take part in the Architects Regatta,...
Mar 134 minSimple sustainable living hacks : from personal to architecturalWhile you may think you are just one small, teeny tiny person and can’t make a difference, but if everyone did something small that would...
Mar 51 minArchitects Regatta '20Pacific Environments participated in GIB’s annual Architects Regatta last Monday afternoon (24 Feb), The PENZL team was comprised of Lyn,...
Dec 11, 20191 minYellow Treehouse still making headlinesDespite being 11 years old now, the Yellow Treehouse is still making headlines in online and print publications. Heres the latest we have...
Dec 6, 20192 minHow we used to do things around hereimages from Google How people used to work before the days of computers and CAD. Not sure these images would meet current day H+S standar...
Dec 1, 20193 minEco Design Advisor ConferenceIn October, Rachel, Mat, Ella, Lyn and David attended the Eco Design Advisor conference. This event brings together people from Governmen...
Oct 25, 20191 minArchitects DeclareIn May 2019, the Architects Declare initiative was launched by architects in the United Kingdom to raise awareness of global climate chan...
Oct 24, 20192 minWaitakere Gardens Retirement Village turns 20Yesterday (Thu 24 Oct) Waitakere Gardens (now part of the MetlifeCare Group) celebrated it’s 20 Anniversary of Stage 1 opening in 1999. P...
Oct 7, 20192 minEnvironmentally Sustainable Design in the PENZL officeIn August, Pacific Environments, along with a number of NZ based Architects, signed Architects Declare NZ. The following open letter is i...
Oct 7, 20191 minClearwater Quays - leading the wayThe Clearwater Quays apartments designed by Phil and Roger at Pacific Environments for Red Stag, are leading the way being constructed in...
Sep 2, 20192 minOpening Whitby Lakes Retirement VillageWhitby Lakes Village has just celebrated its final opening on 29 Aug 2019, following many years of hard work. Pete Eising was first intro...
Aug 27, 20192 minMiranda reflects on her Masters of Urban DesignAfter five years of architectural study at university, the last thing I envisaged myself doing was going back to study again. So, it too...
Jul 30, 20193 minRVA Conference BrisbaneAt the beginning of July I attended the Retirement Villages Association conference in Brisbane. These conferences are usually very inspi...
Jun 26, 20193 minEmily's AdventuresOne month from now will I set off on my OE, but to be perfectly honest, it is not going to be easy leaving this cool place. So, I want to...
