Life Cycle Assessment also known as Life Cycle Analysis is a concept and practice that can be applied to any human activity. In this post and through its videos I attempt to untangle the concept of LCA from its heavy reliance on numerical datasets, so that an LCA-like ethos may become accessible and practicable by…
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In this first of the Environmental Podcast Series (EPS) I interview Saleh Kaji Esfahani on construction, energy, consumption, building technology, climate issues, residential development, and the future of architecture. Saleh is a Ph.D. candidate and researcher at the School of Design University of Western Australia (UWA), a recipient of the Research Training Program (RTP) scholarship,…
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You know from your own personal experience of the weather that some days are just PERFECT! You may even wish you could construct an object to replicate those perfect days again and again. Click HERE to take the orientation tour. On those rare perfect days it is not too hot or cold, not too humid…
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In this post I show you a tool which architects, building designers, mechanical engineers, students of design based disciplines, and general members of the public can use as a guide towards designing more comfortable houses. The Atlas of Comfort is the invention of mechanical engineer and soon-to-be Dr Germán Molina, a completing PhD Candidate at…
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In this post I explore blackouts fear-mongering from a socio-political and socio-economic perspectives and talk about why shifting from fossil fuel based electricity production to renewables electricity production cannot happen overnight. Are People Warning About Rolling Blackouts Just Playing Politics? One of the major political parties at last month’s (March 2021) Western Australian state election…
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In this post I explain what rolling blackouts are and why capital cities around Australia are likely to experience these until the country shifts to renewable energy infrastructure from 2030. What Is A Rolling Blackout? A city’s electricity network is less robust than most of us think. Infrastructure and utility companies employ a whole workforce…
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You may have come across these terms in scholarly work and you definitely have come across these types of activities in your everyday life. In this post I tell you the meaning of each and how to differentiate one from the other. What Do the Terms Allude To? The terms broadly speaking are three different…
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Which is better: hand washing dishes or machine washing dishes? It turns out that with the correct technique, hand washing dishes performs the same or better across a variety of parameters. I am sure you have many questions on how this can possibly be, especially given the general consensus that dishwashers are great water and…
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In this post I tell you how I used my house to maintain internal temperatures at around 24°C [75°F] over 1 x intense hot-dry day, followed by 1 x hot-humid day, succeeded by 1 cold-humid day, and finally 1 x pleasant day. Every year I look forward to this time of year (November) as it…
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In this podcast I interview Dr Julian Bolleter about urban development, bush fires, bio-diversity, suburban sprawl, densification, urban trends since the COVID 19 pandemic, and the role urban professionals play in Dactualising equilibrium between nature, development and culture. Dr Julian Bolleter is a researcher and teacher at UWA’s School of Design and Co-Director of the Australian…
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In this post I teach you how to see your current house or even room through the eyes of a passive solar architect so that you may alter your behaviour and gain more comfort for less energy in your desired space. How is this possible? In short, by applying passive design principles to the way…
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