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There are wall wraps, and then there are wall wraps. Different users have different requirements and expectations for what they ...
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Fireplaces are completely incompatible with energy efficiency.  Wood Fired fireplaces can provide a really comforting radiant heat source but, in ...
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Upside Down Retrofitting Energy Efficiency, driving down your heating and cooling energy costs systematically. You don’t have to turn your ...
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There are several smart ways to keep your home comfortable all year round.  The two most common ways of becoming ...
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The Pyramid For Building & Renovating Smarter Eco living is not a fad, in fact, it’s here to stay, and ...
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How does the external heat get into your house? With Thermal bridging, solar gain or air leakage? The answer is...  ...
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Here at Efficiency Matrix we are not rocket scientists but some of the claims/assumptions out on the internet, really needs ...
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Wall and ceiling insulation, or just Ceiling insulation.  It's one of those things that you never see working for you, ...
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Skylights are fantastic at bringing natural light into your home, but they penetrate a part of the building envelope which ...
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Did you know that the answer to this question could have ramifications on how well you sleep at night? There ...
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Relative Humidity is usually measured as a percentage of water vapour in the air. The amount of vapour contained in ...
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 Everyone knows how important ventilation is, and most people understand how critical it is that we use ventilation when required ...
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The mainstream thinking in Australia, has a misconception of the underlying reasons why mould occurs, inside the building envelope.  The ...
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Bandage for a Thousand Cuts: Sealing Leaky Floors, Spray Foam Insulation Noting the advertised R-value performance of an insulation product ...
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No one wants to share their home with bugs/pests – cockroaches, spiders, mice, whatever... Most of us would like to avoid ...
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Before we answer the question of “Does roof ventilation work?” lets talk about insulation. Believe it or not, the ancient Egyptians ...
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Learning about ducted heating systems helps you fix energy efficiency As a youngster you would have heard your mother shout, ...
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Winter always seems to eventually swing around, much to the disappointment of some.  Its a time when we use more ...
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How Heating Has and Will Change The evolution of heating the home in history has done a complete U-turn as most ...
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Stopping Bathroom mould including black mould... Bathroom mould is a very common problem, and ventilation is not always the answer ...
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Dirty Secrets – Gas in the home Gas is connected to a considerable amount of Australian homes, used for cooking, heating ...
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With LED lighting becoming the mainstream in todays recessed lighting industry, and with the need to make the building envelope ...
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When asking the question of  "Does evaporative cooling work?", It's important that the big picture is known. There is no ...
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Residential ducts can represent a great opportunity for improving energy use, and air quality performance in the home.  Excessive air ...
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