What an amazing design for a passive house! A home Thinking outside the box. The Owners were looking for an architecturally advanced and designed home incorporating as...
ecoCOOL Tips, Talking Building Performance
Finishing Trades – Tackling Air Leakage & Ventilation for new builds including Renovations/Retrofits
Episode 3 – This video should be watched for information about the Finishing Stage or retrofitting a new home to be more efficient.
ecoCOOL Tips, Talking Building Performance
Getting more air tightness out of your home or renovation!
This video should be watched for information about the tail end of the Insulation Stage and Plaster Stage or retrofitting a new home to be more efficient when installing...
This video should be watched before installation of insulation, electrical services, and plumbing in a new building or an extension/renovation. Episode 1 | Insulation...
Not all double glazing can be treated equally, and in this video we talk about the spacing in glazing, the foam spacer that is used, and the gas that goes in between the...
Bulkhead Air Conditioners look fabulous and they are usually in higher-end homes or apartments. They are usually recessed into a wall or false beam. In the majority of...
GLUX Builders, taking on an ambitious passive house build in Melbourne Australia, working hand in hand with the architect, to ensure this building achieves the...
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 sarking (radiant...
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 this video we talk...
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 walls, and back at...
