Whether you're a builder, architect or homeowner, this may be a question you have asked yourself during the course of your project. I've heard it before and the other Friday...
Building Science 5 Ways You may have come across videos or articles where experts explain a particular concept in 5 different ways - for a child, a teenager, a young...
Building Science, just by the nature of the word “science”, sounds like a really complex topic, and, well, if you get down to the nitty-gritty of it all - then...
When you're talking about thermal performance, you end up referring to everything in terms of it's "value', R value, U value, K value, lambda value - but what does this...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When we’re talking about condensation it makes logical sense to equate those water droplets with the amount of moisture in the air at any given time, or the relative humidity....
The Situation Living in the harsh climate of Australia, we are vulnerable to the many wiles of nature. Flash flooding, hurricanes, even earthquakes and of course, bushfires. Two years ago,...
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1650488362409{margin-bottom: 2em !important;}"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="11776" img_size="full" alignment="center" lazy_loading="true"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There is an embedded notion in Australia we do not need to worry about making our houses airtight (or energy efficient for that...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="11767" img_size="full" alignment="center" style="vc_box_shadow_3d" image_hovers="false" lazy_loading="true"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1649401502648{margin-top: 2em !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Earlier this week I was invited by Daniel Kress from Smart Plus Academy to join him online for their monthly Q&A...
“But we like it outside”“I like to hear the birds”“I don't want to suffocate in my house”“The idea of air tightness makes me feel claustrophobic” These are common comments I...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="11607" img_size="1584 x 396" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] From the outside, a VPM membrane is a VPM membrane is a VPM membrane right? They all look pretty much the same and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="11588" img_size="full" alignment="center" style="vc_box_shadow_3d" lazy_loading="true"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1637203676820{padding-top: 1em !important;padding-bottom: 1em !important;}"]NatHERS star ratings are deemed by the public and parts of the building industry to be a reliable way to...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="Is Your Building Going To Build Airtight?" h4="Make Sure They Use The Right Products In Your Walls"](and that they ventilate right!)[/vc_cta][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="1859" img_size="medium"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]One of the biggest issues...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Building Wraps and Building Durability" font_container="tag:h1|text_align:left"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]So what is the major difference between regular sarking and a high performance building wrap? The answer is vapour permeability. What is it? Vapour...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Why air tightness matters and how to get it right" font_container="tag:h1|text_align:left"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the introduction off the NCC 2019 came one major change to how Energy Efficiency of buildings is measured....