by Simone | Jun 19, 2019 | About, Case Study
Double storey extension to a heritage home built by Algernon Elmore. Located in the leafy suburb of Blackburn, our project is a clever example of a heritage listed two bedroom cottage being transformed into a high energy efficient family house. Featuring sustainable...
by Simone | Sep 19, 2010 | Case Study
How can a renovation help to save money? Imagine the house’s external walls as a continuous shell, and every little gap you have in this shell will result in heat loss, or the other way around in summer. Hence, every time you stop this unwanted heat transfer, you can...
by Simone | Sep 19, 2010 | Case Study
Now, after we have retrofitted the insulation and sealed all the gaps, it’s time to look into other options on how to improve the energy efficiency. But also we want to optimise the floor plan. We think there is potential to utilise the floor area more...
by Simone | Sep 19, 2010 | Case Study
There are a few simple things you can do that will make a huge difference to your energy bill, without spending a lot of money. In our case, it brings us already up to 3.6 stars. This means that we will need 62% less energy than before the renovation. Instead of...
by Simone | Sep 19, 2010 | Case Study
When we bought the 2 bedroom unit in Vermont, we did know that there is no insulation, neither in the roof nor under the floor. We figured it would be quite cold inside. But when it got down to 5 degrees and lower, we knew that we really had to renovate, sooner rather...
