The iSmart Controller gives you total control over how you heat your hot water by only heating the hot water when you need it.. Finalist for the Sustainable Business Network Awards 2015, the iSmart controller can be retrofitted to any cylinder by a qualified electrician.
Designed and manufactured in New Zealand, it provides BioSafe ® Technology for hot water heating in homes eliminating legionella’s disease, as well as saving in energy bills.
Despite 42 degrees in Sydney, this designer says you don’t need air conditioning – clever housing design can mitigate the need for artificial climate control and keep household costs down.
It’s also noticeable that lots of his advice is behaviour changes for residents – as well as design, there are lots of actions people can take to keep their homes cool.
Building innovation consortium IBACOS is proposing a rating system to measure and compare a home’s overall ability to deliver comfort to its occupants.
IBACOS believes the industry needs a way to objectively measure, predict, and compare a home’s overall ability to deliver comfort to its occupants. They call it a Thermal Comfort Rating Metric, or a TCRM, to help builders deliver on their commitment.
This year’s list includes a variety of products that save energy or water and do less environmental damage than conventional products
They include ventless clothes dryers, LED lighting, highly insulated panelised wall systems, waterless urinals, and a Tesla Powerwall battery.
