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...
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
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?
Pinning down exactly what constitutes a ‘sustainable home’ isn't easy - but understanding the kinds of things that really matter will help you go...
Solar windows
Another option that's likely to appear in the not-too-distant future, solar windows involve solar panel technology embedded into a building's windows. Read about where...