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We do have some special bricks available which are better in terms of thermal efficiency but they aren't standard. So for now we run insulation down the cavity of the 2 layers, roof and sometimes floor insulation to make it better. 2 years ago new constructs in WA were 5 star, now they are 6...

Sorry I explained that poorly. The perimeter walls are double brick. All the other walls are single brick. No timber at all except in the roof. It's a complete bugger if you want to change anything around.

Zos, The European way is how people in WA build. It's double brick with a cavity for the outside walls and single brick for the internal walls. It's actually not that great in terms of thermal effeciency and now to get the 6 stars compliance needs cavity insulation etc. Certainly...