Mātauranga | Education
This is a Māori word for education. The idea of this page is to impart some knowledge, wisdom and understanding to the reader, so we all grow together. As I learn, I will share useful information on this page, to help you learn too. The knowledge gained will help us as individual people spread the healthy homes message and ultimately help the health of Aotearoa and the whole planet.
Through the Looking Glass
Lessons learnt through energy modelling high-performance glass, unmasked.
Which Wall Works?
A study in the price of wall framing construction
Negative, Positive, Neither?
A live study of specific ventilation systems.
My passion is creating happy, warm, dry, well ventilated, resilient, healthy homes for all people to live in. I’m working on a multi-year renovation of 3 St Albans townhouses. This has slowed down due to interest rate increases and the time taken to obtain the Code of Compliance Certificate for work already completed. (I have CCC now!) I have convinced myself well and truly now that ventilation cannot be competently controlled by just opening windows. Without very good ventilation, no home can be called a healthyhome.
The next stage is to upgrade the ventilation from being intermittent negative pressure (bathroom fans & range hood) to continuous mechanical ventilation with heat recovery.In the meantime, I thought I could conduct an experiment with a continuous negative pressure system.
What's the potential pathway?
A study in the risk of excessive internal moisture in SIP panel homes
HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
A STUDY IN THERMAL ENVELOPE PERFORMANCE
When you’re building your dream home, wouldn’t it be super to know that the wall and roof options you chose were the most energy efficient and cost effective for your home?
Relationship Between Relative Humidity and Temperature
What is Condensation?
Housing In New Zealand (1946)
HEALTHY HOME COOPERATION
Healthy Homes for all Kiwis. Housing is about people. People working together in cooperation to provide Healthy Homes for people to live in.
Damien McGill: Engineering Happy Healthy Homes for People & Planet
