Think Brick Australia has developed an online tool that allows architects, builders and specifiers to access current, plain-English climate design guides for 26 individual locations around Australia, at the click of a button.
The Climate Design Wizard – www.designingforclimate.com.au – enables designers to investigate how the prevailing wind, humidity, rainfall, air temperature, solar radiation and heating conditions in a specific location are likely to impact a house design year-round. Simple design ideas are then provided to enhance the house’s energy-efficiency and water-efficiency.