Tag: energy efficient design
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226: Idealings Architecture
Growing up in Europe, Timo Bleeker was used to living in buildings with a stable indoor climate, generally around a comfortable range between 18 and 25 degrees Celsius. When he arrived in Perth, Western Australia, he was surprised how hot the houses were in summer and how cold there were in winter. Now through his…
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146 Can you afford an architect?
Angus Crowe of True North Architects believes that you definitely can afford an architect. In fact, you can’t afford not to have one. Learning from the Tropics The tropics might seem a world away from very cold climates, but these regions do share one trait – they both required good design in order to achieve…
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127: How Architecture can Help People Create a Better Life
Chris Hays likes to think of Architecture as ‘the mother art’, encompassing sculpture, mathematics, engineering, anthropology, ecology and more. Above all though, Chris likes the fact that architecture can help people create a better life. In this episode, we discuss: Glazing – how much is too much and where can you put it? The value of…