by John Lynn | May 27, 2020 | Off Grid Living
Why would four out of every five new homes built in Australia since 2003 be an energy efficient dinosaur? The ones built before the current energy-efficient standards were mandated are even worse than those being built now. This poor trend will result in a legacy of a...
by John Lynn | Apr 26, 2020 | Off Grid Living
The devil is always in the detail. The greater the capacity you have to examine the detail, the greater your capacity to identify the order in what seems to be disorder. Last year my wife and I attended a seminar in Sorrento in Italy which is a quiet, ordered little...
by John Lynn | Mar 26, 2020 | Off Grid Living
It certainly appears that every summer is hotter than the one before and I’m sure many people are happy to see the summer of 2020 in the rear vision mirror. We are certainly on our way to cooler weather having recently passed the equinox. As defined in the...
by John Lynn | Feb 24, 2020 | Off Grid Living
by John Lynn | Feb 24, 2020 | Off Grid Living If your simple objective is to reduce your electricity expenses, then finding ways of keeping yourself thermally comfortable both day and night is part of the challenge. If you can reduce the need to operate fans or more...
by John Lynn | Jan 24, 2020 | Off Grid Living
by John Lynn | Jan 24, 2020 | Off Grid Living | 0 comments There are three major aspects that will impact your energy bill. They are your home’s design, the appliances that you use and the habits that you have developed. If you keep doing the same things then...
by John Lynn | Dec 12, 2019 | Off Grid Living
Discover The Secret Of How To Save On Electricity Over the last few years I have given talks at community centres and council libraries on how households can reduce their electricity bills. The focus of these talks is aimed at the general demographic of the area and I...
by John Lynn | Nov 25, 2019 | Off Grid Living
Energy Efficient Appliances. If I asked you how many miles to the gallon does your washing machine get you may well think that I was not being serious. Whilst it may be metaphoric, to a household whose occupants want to be more energy efficient, it is a very serious...
by John Lynn | Nov 11, 2019 | Off Grid Living
Home Energy Efficiency Habits. The most expensive kWh of electricity you will ever buy is one you never needed to pay for in the first place. On every electricity bill, in every quarter, there will be an unnecessary cost of electricity that you will be required to pay...
by John Lynn | Oct 21, 2019 | Off Grid Living
Thermal Mass, An Energy Efficient Home’s Best Friend Would you like mother nature to keep your home’s inside temperature in the sweet spot every day of the year. It will cost you nothing, she never takes a day off, she delivers the same quality service...
by John Lynn | Oct 7, 2019 | Off Grid Living
What’s Wrong With This Picture? Can anyone identify any advantage gained by driving down the road with the handbrake on? It’s probably not something that a normal person would consciously do. It is possibly something that some people may have inadvertently done...
