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
Category - Talking Building Performance
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...
Blockwork and Hebel Brick, are interesting products, and they provide so many features in construction, but can these types of walls be relied upon...
Blower Door Testing, Talking Building Performance
Passive House inspired home, finding the gaps to achieve .6ACH@50pa
Mark Pohlner and Efficiency Matrix go on a witch hunt looking for air leaks in an already air tight home, which is using an internal wrap as its air...
Homes in Australia and around the world can leak a lot of air, especially if they have a conventional exhaust fan venting into a roof space and they...
Episode 03 If you add insulation to your walls but you don’t pay attention to sealing them well, you’re asking for trouble. Make sure the walls don’t...
Episode 02 So what does it take to build more airtight on your next project? Well, if you’re just wanting to build to meet the National...
ecoEVO Design, Retrofit, Talking Building Performance
APHI Point Lonsdale passive house home with style
ecoEVO design Episode 10 APHI projects produce an amazing Passive House in Point Lonsdale, check it out, it is amazing. In this home, using building...
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...
Drafts can contribute to significant discomfort in homes. Throughout the world when it is windy, all roofs go into negative pressure, which in turn...
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