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Structure

Many elements of structure make up the home, including doors, floors, walls, roofs, foundations and windows. This handy guide helps explain all these elements and more.

Bathroom floor heating

How to heat your bathroom

Depending on where you live and how you heat the rest of your house, you may need extra heating in your bathroom. Adequate heating is...

Insulation and climate control

Artificially cooling an area depends heavily on how well you can keep heat out of it. Good insulation is vital to ensuring that your...

How to control heat gain through windows

The main purposes for windows are to allow light in and to let you see out - and this often comes at the expense...
Efficient air conditioning

Which cooling systems are most efficient?

If you need to artificially cool your home, it's well worth considering how much that'll cost, and what kinds of options you have. Air...
Cooling performance considerations

Cooling performance considerations

Finding the right cooling systems for your home is all about how your house is designed, how efficient you want it to be, where...
Energy efficient cooling

Energy efficient cooling

Energy efficiency is a genuine and serious concern when it comes to cooling. Some systems use far more than others - find out what's...
Where to position airconditioners and fans

Where to position airconditioners and fans

Planning where your air conditioner will be installed (or even where to place your fan) can make a very big difference in how effectively...
Fan types

Fan types and blade efficiency

Learn how the type of fan, the number of blades, the size of the blades and the shape of the blades can all affect...
Humidity and cooling

Humidity and cooling

Humidity affects the way we feel heat - and different technologies handle this differently. Find out how different cooling technologies stack up against humidity.     Putting...
How to cool different sized areas

How to cool different sized areas

The size of the area you're cooling will have a dramatic effect on how you're able to cool it. Likewise, the way a room...
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