Sustainability Series

Ventilation is crucial as it helps your home rid itself of moisture, smoke, cooking odours and indoor pollutants. Structured ventilation also controls heat levels, moderates dampness and keeps moisture out of uninsulated walls.

Sustainable insulation products can make all the difference in dramatically boosting your home's energy rating and tending to the environment. The most eco-friendly types of insulation materials are: Glasswool, Polyester, Sheep's wool, Cellulose and Earthwool. 

Passive cooling is a non-mechanical way to cool your home naturally and is the least expensive means of cooling in both a financial and environmental sense. It uses a range of strategies such as; orientation, ventilation, windows, shading, insulation and thermal mass

High-performance windows and doors are designed to keep homes warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. This advanced technology blocks up to 70% or more of the solar heat gain in the summer and reflects radiant heat indoors during the winter.

Thermal efficiency of the home refers to the buildings ability to retain warmth in winter and keep cool in summer, requiring less artificial energy. It can be achieved by the following:

A Passive Solar House or ‘Passive design’ is a building that takes advantage of the climate to maintain a comfortable indoor environment while minimizing energy use. Passive solar design or passive design consists of the following elements: orientation, shading, glazing, natural ventilation, thermal mass, thermal insulation.