It's important to let air flow through your home

Often when we talk about designing your home or renovation, we discuss the merits of making the most of natural elements. Typically the number one natural element we consider in South East Queensland home designs is that of cool summer breezes.

But how exactly do you take advantage of this form of natural cooling?

Well to better understand this, we need to understand how air-flow actually works.

Try this simple test. Take an empty milk bottle and blow into the spout. What happens? You can feel the air blowing back against your face. That is because there is already air inside the milk bottle, which forms a barrier against the air that you’re trying to blow in. Just inside the milk bottle the air will be circulating, but further towards the back of the bottle there will be very little air movement at all. (more…)