Tips For Reducing Energy Costs

Who wouldn’t want to know a few tricks on how to easily reduce their household’s energy expenses without having to compromise their lifestyle? Nobody …. that’s who. If you want to save money on energy then finding a company where you can buy less expensive electricity...

Technology From Another Age

Looking at what history tells us are old buildings with design dictated by the fashion at the time of construction, has us looking at the remnants of even ancient buildings from every corner of the earth with common and possibly “hidden in plain sight” technology. If...

Plan For Energy Success In Every Season

All wars are either won or lost before the battle begins. One of my frequent quotes is that “a home’s thermal performance is determined long before the house is built”.  Most outcomes are predictable and rarely come as a surprise to those who see the patterns. Good...

Fit For Purpose Homes part 2

Well, … who would have thought that being thermally comfortable in a habitable construction would qualify as “fit for the purpose” criteria for a family home? Is thermal comfort really that important? I would suggest that if you exist in a dwelling that is so cold at...

Fit For Purpose Homes part 1

    Anything that is deemed “fit for purpose” must adequately do the job it was designed to do. Of course, some products are more robust than others or perform functions with less effort or more accuracy, but a product must perform its basic design function...

Imbil Off Grid Expo Sept. 2021

I was recently invited to speak at the “Off Grid Lifestyle Expo” which had its first event on Saturday the 11th of September 2021 at the Imbil showgrounds in sunny Queensland. The weather could not have been better, the venue was perfect, including being conveniently...