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Cheers, that looks great. I'm really keen to minimise mechanical heating/cooling in my new house just because I don't like the feeling of being in a fridge (in summer) and oven (in winter). I figured out the house where I am so we minimise mechanical heating and cooling, so with a better design...

:eek: are you planning on powering a small town? :p Seriously though, that's awesome! It looks like I am going to have to do some work to get up to speed on passive solar designs and also solar panels... I want both! Oh, and instant gas boosted solar hot water :p

Blah. But thanks, that's useful to know. I don't have a block yet but that rules out a number I have been looking at because of the following: Me too. That's one of the reasons I am looking for a solar design. If I could get away with minimal mechanical heating and minimal mechanical cooling I...

Interesting. I wonder in a normal construction the cost differential between reverse brick vaneer and a ventilated cavity brick with double foil backed insulation? I might have to run that one by my builder. It's a pity they didn't build one of the houses on the site as full double brick and...

I wasn't using it as a counter argument to your initial excellent post. To me, it demonstrates everything that is not being done in Perth but is the proof that it can be done. The project proves we can design and build energy efficient homes using standard construction methods and materials...

Comments in red. Not trying to have a go, just pointing out where I agree and where I don't. Personally, I don't really care at all greenie weenie embodied carbon and greenhouse gas emissions etc which I personally find uninteresting. The bottom line is very simple for me...

I feel your pain, which is why I qualified my observation with "excellent initial post" ;) The obsession with double brick goes far beyond irrational.

Even though Aaron's excellent initial post comes across slightly rant like, I think it actually underestimates how ingrained double brick culture is in Perth. I go to house inspections of new houses and people actually knock on the walls to make sure they are brick.

Judging by the photos, it's a nice house! It does take a bit to operate though. I went to a seminar that he ran on the house about a year ago and he said that all houses should come with an operations manual. He explained how the house worked and I have been doing the same things where I am...

Almost all new domestic contruction is double brick and colorbond. The few exceptions are concrete for multi-units and the two storey home builders that do non-double brick second storey. For example, 101 Residential uses MasterWall (1) and Ben Trager uses EIFS thermal panels (2). The difference...