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How to futureproof your home: glazing [Audio]
In both hot and cold climates, double-glazing can improve a home’s thermal performance by a third. In episode three of our futureproofing series, John Caley, director of environmental consultancy Ecological Design, explains that glazing is a “game changer” when it comes to a home’s thermal performance. And it works whether you’re in Hobart or Cairns. Caley says the window treatments for the two vastly different climate zones should be almost identical, but with one fundamental difference....
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How to futureproof your home: sarking [Audio]
When assessing the retrofit options to make your home more sustainable, comfortable and cost effect, sarking should be one of your first port of calls. 0 0 1 128 736 Sydney Small Business Centre 6 1 863 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;...
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How to renovate for profit [Audio{]
Renovating is a realistic and achievable way to build wealth quickly, according to Australia’s renovating queen Cherie Barber. Here’s how she does it. Known by many as ‘Australia’s top renovator’, Cherie Barber is a professional renovator with a phenomenal track record of turning real-estate trash into large sums of cash. In this episode Cherie attributes her success to a disciplined, business-like approach to her property projects, complimented by a step-by-step system she developed to...
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How to manage your tradesperson
Deciding on a tradesperson? Insist on references and remember that the tradie with the least amount of marketing material is often the best, according to project manager Sarah Wood. Director of project management firm The Middlewoman Services and a veteran owner builder, Sarah Wood explains the ins and outs of choosing the right tradesperson for your job, and how to manage them once the project is underway. In Australian style we profile an award-winning lightweight addition to a 1980s brick...
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The Green Building Show #28 [Audio]
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Green Building Show EP 27 – how do I build for a hot...
This week on the Green Building Show we wrap up our series on disaster design, by finding out what it takes to design and build in a hot climate. Carlos Martinez sits down with Gordon Beath, director of Cairn-based Edge Architecture, who explains the fundamentals of designing and building in a hot and humid climate. In Australian Style we bring you yet another Remote Marvel – an AIA Award-winning lightweight beach shack situated in the is the picturesque Tasmanian town of Swansea. And later...
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Green Building Show EP 25 – How do I design for a...
This week on the Green Building Show we continue our Disaster Design Series, and tackle the fundamentals of cyclone design. Carlos Martinez sits down with Paheer Paheerathan, director of Sydney’s SPAD Consulting Engineers who explains the fundamentals of good cyclone design. In Australian Style we take a look at another remote wonder: Light Home Design Ambassador Clinton Cole brings us a standout piece of architecture by Sue Harper Architects, described as a new take on the traditional...
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Green Building Show EP 24 – How do I design for a fire?
This week on the Green Building Show we kick off our Disaster Design Series where we will find out how to design and build in flood, cyclone and bushfire prone areas. 0 0 1 20 118 Sydney Small Business Centre 1 1 137 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm...
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[Audio] Green Building Show EP 23 – How do I create a...
This week on the Green Building Show we wrap our series on kitchen and bathroom design trends with an interview with sustainable design and construction specialist Sharon Hamilton from Your Abode. Also in the show we will hear from Light Home’s Victoria Lea who brings us a spectacular tree house, a project that’s childhood fantasy meets grown-up savoir faire. In Australian Style, Carlos Martinez speaks with Kim McLaren from Maddison Architects about a light weight addition to an already...
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Green Building Shoe EP 22 – the key to a great kitchen...
The key to a great kitchen is creating a fit for purpose space, according to kitchen design expert Nadia Herskie, from Blue Tee Design, who joins Carlos Martinez on the Green Building Show this week.
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Green Building Show EP 20 – kitchen and bathroom trends
This week on the Green Building Show we kick off a new series focusing on two of the most important areas in any house: the kitchen and the bathroom. We will be tapping the expertise of a number of experts who help you create a space in your own home that suites the way you love to live. We kick off the series with an interview with Michael Manzi, director of multi-award wining kitchen and bathroom design firm Fluid Design.
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Green Building Show EP 19 – how colour evolves
Continuing our investigation into colour, here on the Green Building Show, Carlos Martinez visits Di Swinbourne, head of colour at Sydney’s Design School. She explains how colour trends evolve, and where they are headed in the future.
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The Green Building Show EP 15 – DIY water efficiency...
This week on the show we continue with our summer DIY series. Carlos Martinez sits down with Tony Robinson, a water efficiency expert withSydney Water. Robinson explains which parts of the home are the biggest offenders in terms of water usage, and provides some insightful and practical advice on how to conserve this precious resource throughout the home. In Australian Style, we hear from New Zealand based architectFrans Kamermanwho created two contemporary lightweight homes in Auckland....
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Green Building Show EP 13 - Can a sustainable renovation...
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Green Building Show EP 11 – the problem with greenwash
This week, Carlos Martinez speaks with David Baggs, CEO of material certifier Global Gree Tag. Baggs explains that greenwash is the biggest single disconnect between the intention to use or specify a green material and the ability to use one. He also provides advice on how to ensure a material is green. Also in the show, we speak with Light Home Design Ambassador Phil Harris, who brings us his latest Ambassador’s Choice – a lightweight home in Adelaide that is challenging traditional...
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TGBS EP 10 Audio
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[Audio] The Green Building Show EP 9
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[Audio] Green Building Show EP 8 –
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[Audio] Green Building Show Episode 5: What is an energy...
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Green Building Show Episode 2
This week in the Green Building Show we continue our investigation into the carbon Neutral Home. Carlos Martinez sits down with sustainability consultant Matthew Parnell, to find out where the carbon is in a home, and what can be done to reduce it. And later, we catch up with Francis Burke, a Fremantle-based developer who’s built a home so sustainable…it’s been certified ‘carbon positive’.
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The Green Building Show - Episode 2 (Audio Only)
Welcome to second episode of The Green Building Show, the weekly podcast about green design and building. Today we look at the carbon neutral home - what is it and why you should care, as well as answer the questions You Asked Us, Ambassador's Choice, Whats Hot and Steal that Idea.
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The Green Building Show - Episode 1 (Audio Only)
Welcome to first episode of The Green Building Show, the weekly podcast about green design and building. Today we look at the carbon neutral home - what is it and why you should care, as well as answer the questions You Asked Us, Ambassador's Choice, Whats Hot and Steal that Idea.
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The Green Building Show Episode 1
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Misho Design A
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Twilight Brae
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Springfield
Integrity New Homes’ new display has achieved a 9.5 star home energy rating
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Lightweight renovation bridging eras
Light Home Design Ambassador Clinton Cole takes a look at the light weight addition to the Smith Residence - a heritage listed federation home in Sydney’s Cremorne.
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How do I design to prevent waste?
Designing and building a house to material size not only earns the homebuilder sustainability points by slashing the amount of waste heading to landfill, but it also gives them access to significant construction savings.
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Magpie
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Townsville trio: Nine-star eco cottages
A trio of heritage-style cottages in north Queensland are proving heritage can be state-of-the-art. The three new homes in Townsville have been awarded an impressive nine-star building energy rating, thanks to their eco design and sustainable features. Their nine stars are not their only big achievement: they were built in just 14 weeks – during which time there was 500ml of rain in the area. Architect Mark Hall designed the cottages – on the site of a former big old house – with both...
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Kitchen trends for 2012
Things are heating up in the kitchen with new open plan designs, modern finishes and stylish new doors.
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Colour trends for 2012
Interior designer, Simone Gillespie, talks about the hottest colour and design trends for 2012 with Light Home writer and online producer, Maria Tan.
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Australian Design: Light Box
A contemporary cubic form constructed primarily with glass and concrete has become an adored family home brimming with light and style.
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Design Ambassador: On prefabricated homes.
Design Ambassador Ed Ewers broke with tradition this month, and rather than discussing a particular project chose to talk about prefabricated homes including both the construction and the end results.
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Australian Style: Four-way Win
A contemporary beach house showcases how sustainability principles can be a win for client, designer, builder and the environment.
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