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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.

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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...

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...
Types of splashbacks

Types of splashbacks

Splashbacks are one part of your kitchen where you'll have a fair amount of freedom in terms of design choices - and budget permitting,...
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