Australian consumers only : USA & World enquires & information visit spicoatings.com - Authorised Australian & New Zealand Distributor

Post Banner

Measuring What Matters in Building Performance

For decades, building performance has been judged by a narrow set of metrics. Mostly R-values. Sometimes U-values. Occasionally energy modelling[...]

Cool Surfaces | Environmental | Industry | Passive House | Sustainability | Thermal Info

Social Housing and the Cost of Poor Thermal Design

Social housing is meant to protect the most vulnerable. Yet across Australia and globally, many social housing projects are thermally[...]

Environmental | Heat Policies | Industry | Passive House | Sustainability | Urban Heat

Cool Roof Policies

Where They Succeed and Where They Fall Short Cool roof policies are now embedded in building codes across the US,[...]

Cool Surfaces | Heat Policies | Industry | Passive House | Sustainability | Urban Heat

The Case for Including Thermal Diffusivity in Energy Modelling

Energy modelling still revolves around conductivity and R-values. That made sense when winter heat loss was the dominant issue. It[...]

Cool Surfaces | Environmental | Industry | Insulation Coatings | Passive House | Sustainability | Thermal Info | Urban Heat

Why Building Codes Ignore Surface Thermal Behaviour

The problem Most building codes are built around one core idea: slow heat flow through a material. That means R-values,[...]

Cool Surfaces | Environmental | Industry | Passive House | Sustainability

Container Homes and the Myth of Spray Foam as the Only Answer

Container homes look simple. Steel box. Line it. Insulate it. Done. That’s the myth. In reality, a shipping container is[...]

Cool Surfaces | Industry | Passive House | Sustainability | Thermal Info

How to Stop Heat Loading in Portable Buildings

Portable buildings are the worst offenders for heat loading.Thin steel skins. Minimal mass. High solar exposure. Little protection from infrared[...]

Cool Surfaces | Industry | Insulation Coatings | Passive House | Thermal Info

Surface Behaviour vs Internal Insulation

A Performance Comparison That Actually Matters The insulation industry has trained everyone to think from the inside out. R-values. Bulk[...]

Cool Surfaces | Environmental | Passive House | Sustainability | Urban Heat

Why Solar Gain Happens Before Your Air Conditioner Starts

Most people think heat builds up inside a building because the air conditioner is undersized. It doesn’t. The real problem[...]

Cool Surfaces | Environmental | Passive House | Sustainability | Thermal Info | Urban Heat

Why Buildings Overheat Even With Insulation Installed

The uncomfortable truth You can meet the code.You can tick the R-value box.You can install bulk insulation exactly as specified.[...]

Environmental | Industry | Insulation Coatings | Passive House | Sustainability | Urban Heat

Looking to join one of the world’s leading coatings companies. Contact us if you’re a quality applicator looking for new products and markets!