Efficient homes Archives - Page 5 of 10

Underground cool

30 Mar 2019

Architect Alvyn Williams describes why and how you might want to take advantage of the more stable temperatures underground to improve passive cooling, heating and ventilation.

Cooling

Keeping cool – case studies

30 Mar 2019

Case studies from our members' experiences with cooling.

Off-grid

Off-grid in the suburbs

9 Mar 2019

Martin Chape tells us about his experiment in taking a suburban house off the grid.

Buyers guides

Cooling buyers guide: active cooling

21 Dec 2018

Renew magazine's cooling buyers guide gives you all the info on effective shading, ventilation, fans and efficient air conditioning.

Solar & batteries

Desert Rose

18 Dec 2018

An Aussie net-zero energy house takes on the competition in Dubai, bringing home an impressive second place overall in the 2018 Solar Decathlon.

Efficient homes

Two decades of monitoring

10 Dec 2018

Detailed data collection can make for some interesting discoveries about how water and energy systems behave. Peter Coombes describes the results of almost 20 years of monitoring his house.

Community

Students get behind an infrared camera

20 Nov 2018

These high school students learnt how to test for air leakage and become proficient DIY-installers—leading to great results for the homes involved, and benefits for the whole community.

Community

Totally Renewable Yackandandah

3 Oct 2018

Totally Renewable Yackandandah (TRY) is at the forefront of regional towns making the shift to renewable energy, as Matthew Charles-Jones described at a recent Renew branch meeting in Melbourne.