Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation Re: Sunlight and your home 2Dec 13, 2007 6:28 pm Great post Anthony, Except the details on a few of your principles are little bit back to front.
Quote: So when we build a house in the south of Australia, we would want to keep the heat in summer and hide from it in winter. Hmmm - not for me Quote: So house in the northern part of Australia is a house in tropics, which means that it should have as many walls with little windows or no windows at all. Let the breeze in – plan some open spaces such as galleries and corridors for the air to circulate through. Having lived in both the tropics for 10 years and southern Australia for 10 years, I prefer to have wall to floor lourves and as many windows as possible in the tropics so the air can flow completely throughout the house. And in the southern parts of Austrlaia, I prefer to have the warmth in Winter, and the cooling in Summer. Steve We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. The quote above was purely for “pre-wiring” so the blinds company can install the motors and blinds. That’s why we… 5 16275 Hi, you've probably already resolved this, however, Commbank will probably pay the funds to you after you send evidence the work is done regardless the change in the quotes. 1 35326 ideal house depends on the site and location as much as internal floor plan....what is the distance from the house to all four boundaries, where is north, describe your… 3 15157 |