Lighting can make up to 20% of your electricity bills, so if you are using energy efficient materials it can make a dramatic change to your usage. Our energy assessors at Energy Rating Perth recommend swapping from incandescent bulbs to LED will not only help the environment but it will help your bank account too.
Our energy assessors at Energy Rating Perth urge our readers to use daylighting in their building as a key strategy for passive as it can have a significant impact on you electricity bills. Allowing sunlight into your home does not only affect visual comfort but thermal comfort as well. The sun’s path of travel is
Previously our energy assessors at Energy Rating Perth we have mentioned the use of insulation and how it’s one of the most important ways to keep your energy costs down. So follow our 3 tips to choose the right company! Communication is the key. You want a company that not only listens to you but
Many factors play a crucial role in the efficiency of a building in order to achieve a good thermal performance. We may perfect a building’s envelope, but if the building form is not intelligently designed it may not be a building that performs well. At Energy Rating Perth, our energy assessors urge our clients to
Our energy assessors at Energy Rating Perth urge our readers to always be climate ready. While our older homes and buildings may not be as energy efficient as the newer constructions, small steps and alterations to your activities can result in a thermally stable home without the expensive renovations. The following tips are important for
There are many types of window assemblies with a large variety of glazing types that can go into that assembly. While most designers opt for aesthetics, we at Energy Rating Perth, aim for the energy efficiency of the selected glazing as well as the cost implications. We urge our clients to be cautious when selecting
The 6-star energy rating assessment is usually the last step in the building process when the building designs have been finalised. As energy assessors at Energy Rating Perth, we urge our clients to think about energy efficiency as an investment for future savings and incorporate it into their building long before the layout has been
Majority of household electrical appliances on the market today have an energy rating label to help compare what’s best. High star rated appliances can help you save on your electricity bill and are also better for the environment. Manufacturers also use this as an incentive to improve their energy performance and provide better energy efficient
A lot of our clients at Energy Rating Perth prefer a large amount of glazing and usually do not understand the implications of having a large glazing area out of the wall area. Since glass has virtually no thermal resistance, glazing or windows are essentially holes in the building envelope that allow heat gain and
At Energy Rating Perth, our main interest is improving the thermal performance of a home so it may not only gain a 6 star energy rating but continue to provide the residents with savings throughout the life of the building. At times, our clients are not the home owners but the builders or the building
