Archive for July, 2010

Low energy lighting considerations – Part 2 of 3

In Part 1 we looked at the parameters of the different lighting types. Here we review each type in more detail and then draw a conclusion. Incandescent lamps I have chosen the most popular bulb wattages. Note that the lower the wattage then the lower the lamp’s filament temperature and the ‘warmer’ the colour. The […]

Low energy lighting considerations – Part 1 of 3

Lighting can make or break the appearance of a space. Using any type of incandescent light is expensive and wasteful. What to choose?

Insulating the concrete and timber floors

The floors of a domestic dwelling are generally made of either wood (timber) or concrete. If concrete then they can be either solid to the ground or of a suspended beam and block construction similar to timber floors. In our dwelling the floors are either suspended timber or solid concrete. We already know that one […]