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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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 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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Oftentimes environmentally caring people are discouraged from action due to the sheer magnitude of the problems at hand. Pollution, species extinction, soil erosion, rising global temperatures to name a few, all seem too far gone or too far removed from our own sphere of influence. It is time to turn this thinking on it’s head.…
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Watch the video HERE How did I come up with this idea you may ask? Well, it happened by accident. One day I was salting boiling water to make pasta and I accidentally spilled a lot of salt outside of the pot and onto my stove top. I was in a hurry so I took…
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