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In this sponsored post, founder of Reimagined Habitat, Passive House and energy efficient home designers, MICHAEL DRAGE discusses the upcoming move to 7-star building ratings and how to achieve it. 

WITH the move to 7-star ratings next month, many builders, designers and homeowners are seeking answers to make their homes more efficient to meet the new compliance. The quickest and simplest way is to upgrade your windows.

Windows and airtightness are the two key drivers in the performance of a home. Why? Airtightness will determine the volume of air that needs to be thermally maintained, and the windows and doors are the weakest points of the building from an insulation point of view. A house is only as good as the weakest points.

The best way I can illustrate this is a recent comparison of window quotes for a new home. We were able to get triple-glazed windows at more than twice the energy efficiency compared to the specified thermally broken aluminium windows. The prices were virtually identical.

The modelling shows that the house will use around half the energy for heating and cooling throughout the year. We were stunned that we were able to source this at virtually the same price. 

Our windows can be retrofitted to existing properties or used in new builds. Our expert team of installers will not only install the windows but help ensure they are air sealed properly. They foam and double tape the windows in to maximise the performance for years to come. Do it once, do it properly.

We have aluminium, timber and UPVC with U values starting from as low as 0.74 in UPVC and 0.9 in thermally broken aluminium.

For more details on the triple-glazed windows go to the Net Zero Plus website netzeroplus.com.au or contact Douglas 0439 924 660 or Michael on 0419 391282. 

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