Home Structure Climate control

Climate control

Get the most from your heating, ventilation and cooling (or HVAC) systems. BUILD shows you how to plan and improve climate control in your home.

Giving the right amount of attention to how you design and plan your home’s ventilation systems can make a huge difference not just to your electricity bills, but also to how comfortable and efficient your home is.

The ventilation checklist, which can be found in this category, covers the issues you need to consider to ensure your heating system will best serve your needs, now and into the future. The checklist will save you time, hassle and money. Print it out, read through the site and keep it on hand when discussing heating options with your heating expert, electrician or architect.

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Types of heating

There are many different ways to keep warm - and many practical differences between different types of heater. The type of fuel you use,...

Heating and cooling management

Heaters and air conditioners can easily account for most of your energy consumption if you allow them to. Find out what you can do...
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Regulations and passive design

There are a number of regulations in Australia that will affect how you design your home. These regulations mostly exist to ensure that liveable...

Door and window design

Doors and windows are easily the weakest links in your home when it comes to passive design. Find out how you can control heat...

Floor design

Floors - especially concrete slab floors which can absorb a lot of heat during the day - can be used to great effect when...

Wall design

The walls of your home can represent a significant amount of mass, and depending on how they're positioned can be used to either collect...

Roof design

A home's roof plays a huge role in how effectively it's heated and cooled. A roof that's designed with the house's position and climate...

Climate control and passive design

The main purpose of passive design is to reduce the need for artificial heating and cooling - which often requires a lot of energy....
Principles of passive design

Principles of passive design

Passive house design involves controlling the climate in a home - and there's a lot more to it than just making sure you have...
What's a sustainable home?

What’s a sustainable home?

Pinning down exactly what constitutes a ‘sustainable home’ isn't easy - but understanding the kinds of things that really matter will help you go...
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