Sometimes its what you don't see that is important.

We designed Highland Peaks to maximise ecologically friendly construction and energy conservation.

We passionately strive to be an ecologically responsible tourism operator. 

We have been awarded NZ's  highest environmental standard: Qualmark Enviro-gold.

We used natural stone as the primary cladding.
 This gives us a high thermal mass
for temperature regulation. 

We used chemical free, renewable source,
Douglas fir (Oregon) as our framing timber,
its kinder on the environment & us.

Highland Peaks is orientated to capture all day sun with double glazed windows to assist passive solar heating and heat retention.

It is insulated throughout, well above industry standards.
 We chose spun glass fibre insulation, incorporating recycled bottles, which is fire resistant.

We insulate our floors with natural wool carpets,
carbon friendly in production,
lovely to lie on,
and far fire-safer than synthetics.

Solar heating significantly contributes to  domestic energy requirements and energy efficiency.

For air filtering and ambient heating we have large 8.4 Kw heat pumps. They uses the latest ozone friendly heat transfer fluid and maximise heating efficiency. They output nearly three and a half energy units per input unit.  We use a carbon neutral electricity supplier.

We collect and filter our rainwater.

We reuse the grey water from our own waste treatment system to promote growth of our native forest. 

Our trees fix is more carbon than our operating emissions: we are actually a carbon sink: i.e. carbon negative.

You can also plant your own tree while at Highland Peaks. 

This will provide a long term contribution towards offsetting your carbon travel footprint.