by Lyn Beinat | 28 Oct, 2019 | Draught Stopper, ecoMaster Home, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Efficiency
Awning Window Treatments Well as you can see, these are the kitchen window. We have a few things going on here. Firstly, as well as developing ecoGlaze (secondary glazing) in this home, we do continually test other things, and on this window, we’re testing one of the...
by Lyn Beinat | 28 Oct, 2019 | ecoMaster Home, Insulation
Acoustic Suspended Circle Being of Italian extraction, when we get together we can get quite boisterous, and we’ve got a lot less soft furnishings in this room than we used to have. So again, lots of reflected sound. And so that’s why we’ve added another Horizon...
by Lyn Beinat | 25 Oct, 2019 | ecoMaster Home, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Efficiency
Panel LED, Painted Ceiling & Solarventi Outlet Sometimes things are done for aesthetic reasons and others are done for energy reasons. So above us, we’ve got these LED panels which we use to replace the previous energy-intensive lighting. When these panels came,...
by Lyn Beinat | 25 Oct, 2019 | ecoMaster Home, Energy Efficiency, Utility Bills
Suspended Drying Rack One of the things that are reasonably challenging here in the Macedon Ranges in the wintertime is how to dry your washing. We don’t like to use the dryer, so here’s something that we really love. A drying rack! Now because we’ve got a really high...
by Lyn Beinat | 21 Oct, 2019 | Cooler House, ecoMaster Home, Thermal Efficiency, Windows
Renshade Roller Blinds The blind that you see behind me is a Renshade chain pull blind. Renshade is this material that you see. It’s reflective on both sides, it’s got little holes in it, and it’s amazing at stopping the heat. In particular, it’s great for western...
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