THE YBL SUPERIOR
BUILDING JOURNEY

Building a high-performing team

A high-performance home begins with a high-performing team. From renowned architects with specialist expertise in passive house design and builders who apply their years of hands-on experience with energy efficient materials and methods, to a collaborative team of tried, tested and trusted subcontractors. Our Founder and Project Manager, Scott Yardley leads the project from start to finish with a can-do attitude and in-depth understanding of what makes a house a high-performance home in our unique Queenstown climate. Alongside him, our independent QS takes good care of the build budget and progress timelines so we can keep you up to date.

Early engagement

We aim to collaborate with the architect and client in the initial stages of a project, allowing us to assist with pre-construction planning, thermally efficient material recommendations, identify cost savings from the get-go and carry out build budgets with our independent quantity surveyor. This allows for accurate and transparent pricing, a seamless consent process and building journey, without any bumps in the road, hidden costs or back and forth with Council.

The nitty gritty

Once your architectural plans are finalised, we complete the all-important paperwork including our Registered Master Builders 10 Year Guarantee and a finalised build budget. When crafting a bespoke luxury home, we recommend open book pricing so you understand where costs are coming from and can align them with the build budget previously agreed on. This ensures complete transparency with our clients and removes the risk that comes with a fixed price contract. Pricing is clearly structured, with the ability of being flexible to any changes and savings that occur along the building journey.

Crafting your bespoke home

Sit back and let us do what we do best, from high-performing insulated foundations, exterior walls, roofing and joinery, through to your internal elements, architectural details and finishing touches. Your project manager will ensure a seamless journey every step of the way, providing one point of contact and maintaining our superior standard.

Sign off and celebrations

Once your high-performance home is complete, we do a final work through to ensure everything is perfect. Lastly, the Council comes around for their final inspection and we pop the champagne (or Southern brew) in the fridge ready for your Code of Compliance.