How to Build Six Star Energy Efficient Home in 8 Ways?

You must have something good to put on your Six Star Energy Ratings Reports so that it gets approved easily. But what are those things? Well, we will tell you that!

Bellow, we have listed crucial aspects that you should consider while building your home or commercial building so that it becomes six-star energy efficient.

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• Climate

Every country has its climate changes. For say, there are 8 climate zones in Australia. Therefore, it’s crucial to identify the climate zone when constructing your home’s design to keep it cool in tropical areas and warm in cold areas.

• Sealing

By reducing air leak, you can increase the comfort level of your property and reduce energy bills. Sealing will eliminate heat loss in winters and cooling loss in summers.

• Orientation

Orientation means how your home or commercial building is located on your site so that one can take advantage of sun angle and breezes. For say, in the southern Australian region, a building should face north to amplify sun exposure to offer natural heat in Winters.

• Shading

It’s important to consider shading as a part of your property design. This minimises rise in temperature from the direct sun in summers. By incorporating shading in your design can involve roof overhangs and eaves, shutters, window awning, and pergolas. Growing big trees are also an effective way to block direct sun rays and reduce the requirement of additional cooling during summers. You can go for deciduous trees to reduce sun rays during summers and allowing sunrays in winters.

• Thermal mass

Section J Assessment Reports consider the thermal mass of property materials and how well do they absorb, release, store, and distribute heat throughout your building. You can use high thermal components for your building such as concrete, tiles, and bricks that absorb and store heat and radiate it back via your home. This can save energy bills during the days to the night. Using low thermal material like timber doesn’t easily store heat. Therefore, you might end up paying a huge amount of energy bills.

• Insulation

Properly insulated ceiling, walls, and floors keep the heat inside or outside (depending on the weather or season). It’s a well-known method of thermal comfort for years and reducing energy bills. The insulation design completely relies on your location and how often the climate changes there. For say, in winters the insulation system must prevent the outside chilly air from entering inside the property or room and in summer, the hot air must be prevented.

• Natural Ventilation

Take advantage of the natural wind at your place and increase the natural thermal with natural ventilation. However, your place may define the ventilation design and size, but be sure to pay attention to the ventilation opening when the size is designed.

• Skylights

Skylights are the natural source of light. They save your expense on electricity as they provide natural light during the day, allow the sunlight inside your room and keep it warm during winters, and better airflow during summers. That’s how skylights are energy reports efficient and climate-friendly.