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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House star ratings & climate control

Find out how star ratings for homes relate to how the house is designed from a climate control perspective. The best and most sensible way...
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What is climate control?

Good 'climate control' in a home goes a long way beyond heaters, fans and air conditioners. Find out more about what really goes into...

How to clean exhaust vents

Heating and cooling ducts carry air all around your house, and vents often get dirty as a result of how much air flows through...

How to measure infiltration and air tightness

Part of establishing how well your home fares in terms of passive design is to establish how 'tight' it is. Learn more about how...
Ventilation maintenance

Ventilation maintenance

The cleanliness of your vents can have an impact more than just the performance of you ventilation system; it can also impact upon your...

Ventilation in garages, sheds and workshops

Garages, sheds and workshops, particularly those where dust, particles or sprays float around, may require extra ventilation to ensure your safety.   Work areas may require...

BCA ventilation requirements

Ventilation requirements exist in Australia to help prevent the likelihood of 'sick building syndrome'. These need to be carefully addressed when building a home...
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Ventilation regulations

While not as regulated as air conditioning or heating, there are specific Australian Standards that you (and your builder) need to be aware of...

Efficient ventilation methods

The most effective ways to heat and cool your home are still with air conditioners and coolers - but carefully controlling ventilation can often...
Energy efficient ventilation

Energy efficient ventilation

A well-designed ventilation system, natural or powered, can help make your home far more energy efficient. Ventilation needn't work against your cooling and heating...
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