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Árbol Eco Homes - Our Story

What is Árbol?

We are architecturally designed, energy-efficient, environmentally responsible Prefab and Modular New Zealand homes, built from European low-energy to Passive House standards.

Our goal is to positively impact our environment, setting standards for homes where families make decades worth of memories.

Árbol’s responsibility is to positively impact our environment, setting standards for homes where families make decades worth of memories.

Árbol is New Zealand made, locally owned and operated.

Who is Árbol?

Árbol was founded out of frustration with the building standards in New Zealand that have led to cold, damp, and expensive to run
homes.

Founder Marcus Allen has been in the building industry for over 15 years. His path to change started when he was taken on as a carpenter during the development of Headwater Lodger (formerly Camp Glenorchy )

The brainchild of the US philanthropists and global environmentalists Debbi and Paul Brainerd, Marcus was learning first-hand what European passive standards and environmental responsibility means.

The lightbulb moment was when the rest of the family moved to Queenstown
from Christchurch, and he experienced the cost of poorly built houses.

His new-born son, Hendrix, started to develop Asthma, the cause - a leaky, damp, and expensive to heat rental in Fernhill.

He knew there had to be a better way.

Healthier and cheaper to run homes.

Learn more about Arbol on these links:

The Arbol Difference
Prefab, Modular, Kitset, and Panelised homes
The Process
Our Range
Our Team
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