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Stairway To Heaven Or Stairway To Big Energy Costs?
Insider secrets # 23When looking at two-story homes, one of the ways to optimize comfort, especially when heating or cooling a home, is to zone the first floor from the ground floor. Zoning is usually done at the...
What You Need To Know About Multi-storey Homes That Can Save You $$$
Insider secrets # 22Today we’re going to talk about multi-level homes and in particular, the kind of airflow that happens in staircases. Demonstrated in another Insider Secret,“Stairway to Heaven or Stairway to Big...
Design For Energy Efficiency From The Get-go And Save $1000s
Insider secrets # 21Having retrofitted thousands of homes, I have come to the conclusion that most two-storey homes are constructed upside down. In a typical two-storey home, the bedrooms are upstairs and the living...
Colour Is Not Just A Pretty Thing, It Really Works
Insider secrets # 20Colour has a big impact on the internal comfort of your home and in particular, we are discussing the external colour of your home. As an example, we show you an image of a standard Melbourne...
Let Shade Be Your Bff This Summer
Insider secrets # 19Summer is coming and we know it’s going to get hot. Over the years temperatures have continued to increase, and pergolas can be either a boon or a bust depending on construction and the material it...
50 Shades Of Shading!
Insider secrets # 18With summer just around the corner, we looked at a good way, a better way and the best way to shade our windows from the sun, so let’s make a start. As mentioned previously, we discussed that the...
Pergolas Provide Protection From The Sun. How Good Is Yours?
Insider secrets # 17We are growing a grapevine over our pergola in order to keep it beautifully shaded in the summer which makes space much more usable. We have fitted stainless steel wires through the pergola rafters,...
Get More Shade When You Need It
Insider secrets # 16Your home will never be cool in summer without effective shading. Because every home is different it may not be possible to implement the most effective shading options. Basically, there are three...
Don’t Get Conned By Your Air Conditioner. It Works For You… Remember!
Insider secrets # 15Split systems can be amazingly efficient heaters and coolers, but one thing that makes them less efficient is when they get dirty; as they’re continuously pumping air, they can get choked up with...
Lighting Up Outside Responsibly
Insider secrets # 14Exterior floodlights, especially those with a movement sensor, can come with light globes of 150 watts. As there are generally two lights per outdoor unit, 300 watts of light comes on whenever there...
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