GLUX Builders, taking on an ambitious passive house build in Melbourne Australia, working hand in hand with the architect, to ensure this building...
Category - Building Science
Building Science, Talking Building Performance, Technology
Common Sarking or High Performance Wall Systems by Proclima?
Foil sarking is a commonly used product for wrapping Australian homes, in this video we cover the reason why we wrapped homes. The reason why foil...
Building Science, ecoCOOL Tips, Talking Building Performance
Losing Comfort From Your Ceiling Attic Hatch
Manholes into the attic/roof void can leak a lot of air and they can also account for a significant area of uninsulated surface on your ceiling. In...
Building Science, ecoCOOL Tips, Talking Building Performance
Sucking the comfort out of your home via internal walls
This is a common problem in homes built up to the 1980’s with connectivity to a cold subfloor and roof. The floor stops and starts to internal...
Kitchens are a very important part of the home to ventilate for health and safety. What most people don’t realise, is that carbon monoxide as...
Air Conditioning, Building Science, Talking Building Performance
Mini-Split Air Conditioner Install Tips VS Gas Ducted Heating and Evap Coolers.
Splits Systems VS Ducted Systems, how do they interact? What should I go for? Ductless VS ducts. Mini Split systems are really efficient. Can you...
Wraps and panel system need good quality long last high performing tapes that stick for the life of the building. Efficiency Matrix has a range of...
Building breath-ability, is a term often misunderstood and/or miss represented. What does it mean if a wall or building can breathe? We try to...
ecoEVO design Episode 5 This massive prefab construction passive house is an amazing build. This incredible prefab home was constructed by CARBONlite...
Building Science, Talking Building Performance
Air Leakage Testing NCC 2019 Information for home owners
NCC/BCA 2019 is here, and air leakage testing is in! It’s not mandatory yet but, what does it all mean? What does it mean for residential...
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