Hive Home Innovation Village
HIVE is the country's first Home Innovation Village. At HIVE you can get up-close and personal with home options that are sustainable, architect-designed, affordable and innovative. Look below for HIVE happenings, houses, partners and media.
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Welcome to HIVE - homes by Keith Hay Homes, Lockwood, Laing Homes, Falcon Construction and Module NZ, along with display buildings The Snug and The Kiosk. The Ekokit House (by Hybrid Homes) and High Performance House are now OPEN, and the Force 10 NZ House will be open later in 2013. We look forward to seeing you soon - open Weekends 12-4pm and Weekdays by appointment. Please see individual house contact details below. See you soon! ...Read more
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Find your way to the HIVE Home Innovation Village at Canterbury Agricultural Park (A&P Showgrounds) - take the Curletts Road entrance. ...Read more
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Here are some tips to make the most of your experience at HIVE Home Innovation Village at Canterbury Agricultural Park (Curlett Road entrance). ...Read more
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Check out the fantastic housing teams at HIVE ...Read more
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Laing Homes and Wilson & Hill are one of the teams in stage one of HIVE with the Smart House ...Read more
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Keith Hay Homes and Architex are one of the teams in stage one of Hive ...Read more
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Lockwood (Canterbury) set up the Little Wing EcoSmart House at HIVE in 2012. The franchise is now closed and the house at HIVE is for sale - see further info here. ...Read more
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Falcon Construction and Allied Concrete are one of the teams in stage one of Hive with their "Rakaia" CUBE ...Read more
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Hybrid Homes and Living is one of the teams in stage two of Hive with their EKOKIT - Toi Toi design ...Read more
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Bainbridge Homes and Module NZ with the Waipaoa house one of the teams in stage two of Hive ...Read more
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The High Performance House brings together an innovative new off-site building system, Warmframe™ with sustainable design ...Read more ...Read more
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The Building and Renovation Team or BART is one of the teams in stage three of HIVE - The Kiosk is a demonstration building showcasing Magnesium Oxide board or MgOx board - ...Read more
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Marlborough Snug is a Bronze level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Allied Concrete is a Bronze level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Anthony Harper is a Silver level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Superloo is a Gold level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Signtech is a Gold level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Homestar by the New Zealand Green Building Council is a Gold level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Lifemark by Lifetime Design is a Gold level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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HIVE was in the April/May New Zealand Construction News ...Read more
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Things have been getting chilly down in Christchurch with snow blanketing HIVE ...Read more
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HIVE was in April's The Press Sustainable Living section ...Read more
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HIVE was in Star Community News ...Read more
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HIVE was in April's Local Government Magazine ...Read more
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Homestyle Magazine is a Platinum level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Octa Associates is a Gold level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Take a look at a short clip of PrefabNZ CEO Pam Bell talking with guests at the opening of HIVE. ...Read more
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Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker came down to the opening weekend of HIVE. Watch a short clip where the mayor tells us what he thinks of HIVE. ...Read more
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Labour MP Lianne Dalziel came spent some time at the opening weekend of HIVE. Watch a video where Lianne talks about why she thinks HIVE is important for Christchurch. ...Read more
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Over 2000 people came though HIVE on the opening weekend - check out photos from the opening event ...Read more
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The Home Innovation Village opened at Canterbury Agricultural Park on Saturday. ...Read more
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More recent HIVE media around the Opening Weekend Event - April 21-22 ...Read more
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Pamela Bell, CEO of PrefabNZ, spoke about HIVE on City Life, on Canterbury Television (CTV), Friday 20th April. ...Read more
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A news piece about HIVE was on RadioNZ on Friday 20th April. ...Read more
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A group from Metronews came by for the opening weekend - take a look at their news story ...Read more
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HIVE was in the April 26 Southern View ...Read more
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Read here about HIVE in Rebuild Canterbury ...Read more
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Read here about HIVE in Infonews ...Read more
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Read here about HIVE in Scoop ...Read more
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Read here about HIVE in Voxy ...Read more
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Read here about HIVE in Idealog ...Read more
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Check out these pics from the HIVE site on Tuesday 17th April - it's all abuzz... ...Read more
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HIVE was on Breakfast (TV One) on Thursday 19th April - the buzz is reaching the nation... ...Read more
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Read here about HIVE in Idealog ...Read more
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Read here about HIVE's upcoming Opening Weekend in homestyle magazine's blog ...Read more
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Read here about HIVE in Celsias ...Read more
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Read here about HIVE in Architecture NOW ...Read more
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Here it is - the latest pic from the Hive site on Tuesday April 10th - ...Read more
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Resene is a Platinum level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village - Find out more about Resene here. ...Read more
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Interested in an update on Hive? Check out this short You Tube clip from Lauren Christie of Octa Associates. Hive is opening April 21-22, see you there! ...Read more
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Check out our fantastic new signage at Hive - road sign and internal signage from Signtech the Signmasters..... ...Read more
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Take a look at how the house assemblies are progressing - these pics were taken Friday March 23rd at the Hive Industry Event - ...Read more
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PrefabNZ brings you an industry-only behind-the-scenes preview of the Hive - Home Innovation Village - a showcase of beautifully-designed sustainable permanent pre-engineered homes at Canterbury Agricultural Park in Christchurch. This Friday March 23rd afternoon event (12-5pm) is just $50 for PrefabNZ members and $100 for non-members. Attendees can receive 40 RAB CPD points and 4 LBP points ...Read more
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Still not sure what Hive is all about? Check out this short You Tube clip from PrefabNZ CEO Pamela Bell. Hive is opening April 21-22, see you there! ...Read more
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Meridian Energy is a Platinum level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Winstone Wallboards is a Platinum level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Radio Network is a Gold level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Gardenmakers is a Silver level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Boffa Miskell is a Bronze level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Assembly Architects is a Bronze level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Native is a Bronze level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Phoyo is a Bronze level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Philips is a Bronze level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Wai-Ora Landscapes is a Bronze level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Treetech is a Bronze level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Firth is a Bronze level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Devan is a Bronze level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Plumbing World is a Bronze level sponsor of the Hive - Home Innovation Village ...Read more
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Check out the February / March issue of Home NZ Magazine with the back page featuring Laing Homes' Smart Home with our lovely Hive project manager, Lauren Christie, of Octa Associates in Christchurch. ...Read more
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Check out the February / March issue of Homestyle Magazine's full-page on Hive here. ...Read more
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Hive has made it to the front page of the Press, and all over the March At Home supplement - cover, editorial, feature - good stuff! ...Read more
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Check out the Listener's latest article on housing affordability and how prefabrication can go a long way to providing high-quality, architect-designed, sustainable solutions. ...Read more
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More fantastic publicity about the Hive Home Innovation Village project, opening April 21-22 - check out this 5 page article from the latest issue of Canterbury Today magazine - a bi-monthly free magazine with a circulation of over 17,000 people. ...Read more
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You, your friends, family and colleagues are warmly invited to join us for the Opening Weekend of the Hive Home Innovation Village at Canterbury Agricultural Park (A&P Showgrounds), Christchurch, 12-4pm, Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd April. ...Read more
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