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THE NEW GENERATION OF SUSTAINABILITY IN DESIGN
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Airtightness Membrane
We want to make sure that we separate the indoor environment from the outdoor environment, and that we make that indoor environment controllable, so we want to be able to control what we do. We don't want to have accidental ventilation, that's the thing, accidental ventilation is when you are now losing your energy through your holes and cracks and everything, and you can't control that. Air sealing keeps warm, moist air out of the building envelope, which allows for a comfortable indoor environment. It is also essential for the efficient operation of our mechanical ventilation system.
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Thermal insulation
As windows are part of the thermal insulation layer, but obviously you want to make sure that your walls are thermally insulated as well. So you want to wrap it up nice and warm like you're putting a big blanket around your house and you want to make sure that everything is very well insulated and here in this picture you can see that it works for the summer and it works for the winter. You want to make sure that there's a continuous layer with no gaps.
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High-performance windows
We want to make sure that our windows are part of our thermal envelope and that they are performing. What happens when you have a single glass window is that it has no thermal properties; the glass just transfers heat from the inside to the outside; it's actually a very good conductor, and it lets heat in and out. That's just the way it is. What happens when you make a double glazed window is that you put an insulating layer between the two panes of glass, which is the layer of air between the two. And that now gives you the insulating properties, and makes sure that heat doesn't come in, or go out of the house, in two scenarios.
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Heat-recovery ventilation unit
Efficient heat recovery ventilation is key, allowing for good indoor air quality whilst saving energy. A Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery (MVHR) is a simple device that keeps heat in while moving stale air out. It works by extracting warm air from certain rooms like kitchens and bathrooms and supplying fresh air to habitable rooms. The fresh air is pre-warmed (or pre-cooled) via a heat exchanger.
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Avoiding the Energy Highway
Thermal bridges are weaknesses in the building envelopes that allow more heat to pass through than might be expected, e.g. poorly insulated slab). All edges, corners, connections and penetrations must be planned and executed with great care so that thermal bridges can be avoided. Thermal bridges which cannot be avoided must be minimized as far as possible.
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A House Without Leaks
We don't want accidental ventilation. Accidental ventilation is when you lose energy through holes, cracks and everything else, and you can't control that. We want controlled ventilation. Air sealing keeps warm, moist air out of the building envelope, which allows for a comfortable indoor environment.
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What They Say
Another great job from Marta!
Abraham Al Tatri
NY, USALoved Marta’s attention to detail on her floor plans and her initiative was a credit to her. I found her very prompt, efficient and polite. I would love to engage her on a fit out project, this is where I see her real talents would shine.
Angela Moffat, The Enviro Housing Group
Perth, WAReally pleased with the service and quality of work. I would definitely recommend them to my friends and colleagues. MK Designs Consultancy has always gone out of their way to make sure the job is done right, providing great value to the work commissioned.
Ronnie Chua
Perth, WAMarta came up with designs that not only matched the look and feel we were going for but also suggested a number of improvements that translated into better overall functionality – Will definitely work with her again.
Mike Pravdic
Perth, WAExcellent job, very creative and detailed. Easy and smooth to work with. Her communication and responsiveness were top-notch and her skills were reasonably strong. I enjoyed working with Marta and I already have a new job for her! Thank you Marta, I look forward to work with you on my next project, very shortly!
Abraham Al Tatri
NY, USAThank you Marta for the great job on the drawings for our development and always working with us on our tight schedule.
Dermot Costello
WestGen, Perth, WAI felt as a client that you were passionate about working to keep us as clients satisfied, even if it meant making many more changes than originally thought. Obviously, it is hard to tender for a job not knowing how many changes are likely, as this sometimes varies by the client. So we were very happy with this aspect.
Tony Mendez
Perth, WAMarta was great! She did a wonderful job with our design and went above and beyond for us in helping with advice and decisions on all aspects of the build, from design, planning and approval, building materials and so on. She was very thorough and efficient. I would not hesitate to recommend her services.
Angela Connor
Perth, WA
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