Window insulation
Windows are responsible for most of the natural heat loss or heat gain in most homes. Find out how to effectively insulate your home's...
Windows and doors in home theatres
The Building Code of Australia requires that all rooms - even home theatres - be built with a certain amount of window coverage. Find...
Bifold windows
Two or more panels folding onto themselves - concertina style
Retractable roll down flyscreens can be added to the initial design
Bifold windows can double as...
Louvre windows
Have a series of blade that tilt to open
Opened by handle, lever or remote control
Blades can be made of glass, aluminium and timber
Louvre windows...
Windows, doors and apertures
In most cases, adding a door or window to a wall isn't as simple as just cutting a hole. See how windows and doors...
Heat loss through windows
Tremendous amounts of heat are lost through windows. Find out how the right windows, thermal curtains and pelmets can make your heating more efficient.
Fundamentally,...
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...
Light shelves
Light shelves work on a fairly basic principle. A shelf is installed outside of a window, which reflects additional light back into a room....
Transoms and fanlights
These small windows are usually placed above doors, and often allow both improved lighting and ventilation.
Transoms and fanlights are as decorative as they are...
Clerestory windows
Traditionally narrow bands of windows across the tops of buildings, but now seems to include any 'higher-than-average' window.
Clerestory windows allow daylight in without compromising...