Category: Lighting
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231: Designing Light and Treading Lightly
How is overlighting of our internal environments, and overshading our cities, affecting our wellbeing? These are some of the things that Antony DiMase of DiMase Architects thinks about in his role as an Architect and as a conscientious member of modern society. During our chat, we discussed the role that architecture can play in making…
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168: When is it Okay to Have a Hole in your Roof?
A roof window might be an okay hole to have in your roof. Marc Van de Loo is a Sales Manager at VELUX New Zealand. I chatted with Marc about why you’d ever want a hole in your roof. We also discussed how a roof window can improve comfort without impacting energy efficiency. Windows are…
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Starting a Home Renovation
Adrian Feasey has worked as a solar consultant and is establishing himself now as a home performance consultant. New Zealand definitely needs more home performance consultants to help improve the standard of our houses. And raising the standard of his own home is one of Adrian’s current projects. A Weatherboard Villa in Birkdale Adrian and…
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Buildnz Designex
I’m just back from three days at Buildnz Designex, working on the Homestar stand and I’m fairly exhausted after talking to so many interesting designers, architects, builders and loads of product suppliers. Trade shows and expos can be a gamble. They’re expensive to attend as an exhibitor, they take time out of ‘productive work’ and…
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Chip In for Pollinate Energy
A couple of weeks ago, I shared my interview with Monique Alfris from Pollinate Energy. This inspiring organisation has teamed up with another inspiring organisation, Chip In, to start a campaign where you can contribute as little as $5 to help their cause. That’s about the price of an incandescent light bulb! So go on,…
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New Energy Efficiency Standards for Lighting
How do you know how efficient a light bulb is? Well soon we’ll be able to use the a similar system that’s available for comparing fridges, dishwashers, heat pumps and various other appliances. It’s called Minimum Energy Performance Standards, or MEPS for short. You can find out more about MEPS on the EECA website. From…