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...
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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...
Passive houses – are they only build for an engineers eyes? They can most certainly benefit from simplified design, but it is not necessary for...
People get ideas of dying from lack of oxygen when it comes to passive house or even just talking air tightness itself. Here we talk about...
Building Science, Talking Building Performance
Solar Passive Design or Passive House? Green Building
What is the real difference between solar passive homes and passive house homes. These strategies are sometimes confused. The priority should always...
Window and door seals, there are so many of them out there. But they can cause problems, to windows and doors closing, or they might not actually...
ecoCOOL Tips, Talking Building Performance
Insulating and Air Sealing a Metal Deck Roof with Spray Foam.
Spray foam insulation can be a very useful product for enabling insulation consistency and airtightness, and depending on the situation it can be...
We cover key hidden air leakage draught points in brick veneer homes, Visit our website for more information on these points of air leakage Drafts...
ecoCOOL Tips, Talking Building Performance
Ducted Heating Return – Improve Energy Efficiency and Stop pests getting in!
Gas ducted heating is widespread in Australia and works really well, but Australian homes suffer from leaky return plenums which contributes to a...
Air Conditioning, Talking Building Performance
WALL VENTS: remove them? Reduce draughts and save energy.
Wall vents have been around for a while, but they aren’t being put into new homes. We go over why and talk about a good super cheap way in...
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