The Chateau

23/12/2013

"It’s actually worrying how accustomed you get to dicks on the wall.”

A quote from our latest bit of media, cheers to The Wireless NZ for sharing our story

A group of Dunedin students' bid to take a ramshackle flat from "P-lab to penthouse" is contributing to a national conversation on minimum standards for rental housing.

09/12/2013

FREE STUFF!

Unfortunately alcohol blankets wear off- get FREE INSULATION FOR YOUR FLAT

Follow the link below, then click on the link at the bottom of the page and you're on your way to having your flat toasty warm! if you're having trouble with the form, OUSA student support will give you a hand- on ya OUSA!

03/12/2013

Insulation is a key must-have

Homestar just released a survey that showed the majority of kiwi buyers say they value a sunny home and good insulation (even over a nice kitchen and open-plan living areas)

Bring it on we say! The more insulation the better

Home buyers value a sunny home and good insulation over a nice kitchen and open-plan living.

26/11/2013

WE WON!

Thanks to all your voting, we won the Meridian My Energy Story competition and now have $3000 dollar dollar bills to spend on whatever energy efficiency products we want. BOOM.

Thoughts on what we could spend it on??

25/11/2013

What up breakfast TV!?

Flatmates from Dunedin’s worst flat of the year are cleaning up the place.

22/11/2013

"Just double checking that your house wasn't actually a p-lab was it?"

A txt from BreakfastTV we just received- glad to see they're fact checking their interview with us

You'll be able to see us on breakfastTV on monday morning

The latest news, weather, interviews and commentary from Breakfast, weekdays from 6am TV ONE with Toni Street and Rawdon Christie"

08/11/2013

We're in second place!

Help us win $3000 from Meridian so we can finish insulating The Chateau

Follow this link- just takes one click
http://feedback.cortexo.com/forums/215217-myenergy-stories-the-finalists

We've signed 2012's worst flat in Dunedin and are turning it from p-lab to penthouse

03/11/2013

2013 Festival for the Future conference in Wellington is just three weeks away. This conference brings together young creative minds, entrepreneurs and social innovators.
Well be there sharing what we have learnt this year and how we can all tackle unhealthy housing.

Have you thought about going?

Information available at http://www.festivalforthefuture.org.nz/

It's called the Sh*tshow Chateau because, as tenant Lindsey Horne says, it's a pretty rubbish house to live in.

02/10/2013

We're happy to announce that we're presenting at the 2013 Festival for the Future conference!

There's gona be a whole bunch of leaders, thinkers and doers over 3 days this November.
Check out there website and early bird tickets close on Sunday so get in quick!

Sean is a 2013 Kea World Class NZ Award Recipient, a co-founder and key driving force behind LanzaTech. He’s an outrageously articulate scientist, developing a global business from New Zealand that converts harmful waste into useable energy – a great example of what’s possible, taking ambitious idea...

02/09/2013

If anyone else is broke after the holidays you check out how to get some savings from your bills

Home energy savings as detailed by spend and what can be done to improve the energy efficiency of our homes. We spend most of the money in our homes on heating, cooling & hot water. It's amazing how all the little things in our home add up to so much

19/08/2013

churr to all the people that came and helped us this weekend!

Hope you recovered from the after-party

19/08/2013

Full skip, new path and vertical planters- all in an afternoon