As with heating, cooling requirements can be drastically reduced through careful building design. In addition to high levels of insulation and compact design, consider measures to reflect or block the sunlight. Reflective roofs can reduce air conditioning costs, while maintaining your cooler roof – albeit, with a high ceiling or roof insulation, the benefit is [...]
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Choosing the right windows can cool the room
July 5th, 2010 
Posted in Room design 
Tags: addition, building, Choosing, conditioning, external louvres, insulation, solar heat gain, summer heat gain, warm climates, windows and skylights 
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Choosing the right window
May 5th, 2010 Windows serve several very different roles in a house: a view of the exterior, allowing sunlight to enter, can provide fresh air, and block the flow of heat. The relative importance of these functions varies according to climate and location of the windows of the house. For example, residents of Minnesota will most likely be [...]
Posted in Room design Tags: flow, house, information, insulation, insulation value, national fenestration rating council, passive solar heat, passive solar heating, solar heat gain, sunlight Comments Off