by Lyn Beinat | 18 Oct, 2019 | Draught Stopper, ecoMaster Home, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Efficiency
Air Lock Draught-proofing a front door is one thing, but when people are coming and going, if this is your main heated area, you’re definitely losing a lot of heat every time the door opens. And of course, if you’ve got kids you can expect the door to be left open....
by Lyn Beinat | 18 Oct, 2019 | Draught Stopper, ecoMaster Home, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Efficiency
Draught Proofing the Front Door This is our front door. Because this is the ecoMaster test house, this door has over the years had lots of different treatments; door perimeter seals and door bottom treatments. We have learned lots about things that don’t work and how...
by Lyn Beinat | 24 Jun, 2019 | Double Glazing, Draught Stopper, Energy Efficiency, Insulation, Roof Insulation, Secondary Glazing, Underfloor Insulation, Windows
Old houses and energy efficency Heritage homes may be stunning and highly valuable in the housing market, but they offer a different dilemma to their owners: Renovating them is hard work and they can be expensive to run and maintain. Among the most difficult...
by Lyn Beinat | 5 Apr, 2019 | Double Glazing, Draught Stopper, Energy Efficiency, Secondary Glazing, Thermal Efficiency, Underfloor Insulation, Utility Bills
Are you looking for cost-effective retrofit solutions to help lower the cost of keeping your home comfortable all year round? Hi, I’m Maurice Beinat, Chief Technical Officer for ecoMaster, and I’m going to be your guide. So exactly how much can you save? From...
by Lyn Beinat | 28 Mar, 2019 | Double Glazing, Draught Stopper, Energy Efficiency, Secondary Glazing, Thermal Efficiency, Underfloor Insulation, Utility Bills
Having problems with tenant retention? You might need to carefully assess how your property is performing in terms of thermal comfort. Most tenants are concerned with the level of thermal and energy efficiency they are getting from their rentals. It doesn’t matter how...
by Lyn Beinat | 26 Mar, 2019 | Cooler House, Draught Stopper, Insulation, Windows
As temperatures begin to rise in Australia, we are being encouraged to retrofit our homes for thermal efficiency to stay cool amid the heatwave conditions and to lower our energy consumption. This came after the Australian Bureau of Meteorology tweeted on 16 January...
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