I’ve got mixed feelings about this.
We need more housing, and density is no bad thing. I just don’t think churning out Green Squares style super developments is the way to go.
You only need to look at London or Tokyo to see density can we done without the solution to evert problem being a Meriton style junk heap scam.
They need to sort out their building codes and inspections otherwise this has future scandal written all over it.
For real! And get some proper insulation - both weather/temperature and noise.
It’s easy to live in denser housing when you don’t alternately bake or freeze, and you can’t hear every neighbour in all 6 directions.
That is true. Plus my electricity bill is ridiculous because of the building standards in this country.
Something I stumbled upon the other day that caught my eye. Retrofitting removable double glazing!
“Up to 40% of a home’s heating energy” can be lost through windows.
This youtube vid outlines how to do it. You could probably find the bits and pieces at Bunnings, ebay etc. I guess shipping costs for a big piece of clear acrylic would probably start to get expensive, but maybe it can be ordered somewhere, and pick up yourself.
The other temporary one, which is even simpler though not as elegant is bubble wrap. Basically, you can just spray water on your window and the bubble wrap will stick! The downside on is you don’t have a view out your window, and if you want to open a window, you need to pull it down, then reapply it again when you close the window.
The best thing about these it that they might be useful for anyone renting. Also if you’re in units etc where you can’t get fully double glazed windows because the body corporate won’t allow anything different. You could still apply this on the inside cheaply and easily with most of the same benefits of getting fully double glazed windows installed.
There was a recent Youtube video from Building Beautifully that addressed this topic https://youtu.be/QATMxSQWyZ0 that’s worth checking out. Also plenty of discussion in the comments there.
