Category: Heating
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Rebuild and Renovate Christchurch
Amanda Magnus is the Exhibition Director for Exhibitions & Events New Zealand, and is responsible for organising the inaugural Rebuild and Renovate Christchurch Home Show. http://www.canterburyhomeshow.co.nz/index.htm The show, which is on from Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th March at CBS Canterbury Arena, is a response to huge demand in Christchurch for information about building a…
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Housing is a Health Issue
Poor quality housing is housing that doesn’t do it’s job well. So what’s the job of a house? I think it’s to keep us warm, dry and healthy. These are the basics. Above that it’s a place for us to live; grow, entertain, learn, rest and share happy times with friends and family. Perhaps sometimes…
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What is the best form of home heating?
I was fortunate to be part of the Auckland Home Show last weekend. Yes, for me this was fortunate because I like that sort of stuff – getting to see what’s happening in the industry and also talking with people about what their concerns are about their homes. I got the chance to talk to…
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How good is the Energywise Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart Scheme?
The official results are out and it makes for some very interesting reading. The team at He Kainga Oranga have released their evaluation report of the government’s $340 million Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart (WUNZ:HS) programme.
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Episode 5: Central Heating
In today’s cast, I complete our introduction to heating systems with a look at central heating.
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Why are New Zealand Homes so cold and unhealthy?
The inside of many (most?) New Zealand homes is pretty cold and damp. It’s no coincidence then, that New Zealand also has one of the highest rates of asthma in the OECD. Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman is perhaps the countries leading expert in the connection between our housing stock and our health and I was privileged…
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Episode 4: Types of Heaters for Individual Rooms
In Episode 4 of the Home Style Green podcast, I discuss the common types of heaters used to heat individual rooms. I talk briefly about the running costs of each type and how to decided which one to use. There’s also a strong word of caution about why not to use unflued gas heaters. In…
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Heat Transfer
In my second podcast, I discussed heat transfer and the the types and styles of insulation. I talked about ‘R-value’ and the technical meaning of thermal resistance. Well, without a full transcript (or even detailed show notes at this stage), I thought it might be worth doing quick follow-up entry with some of the content.…