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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…

How Local Councils Can Reduce Urban Heat at Scale

Urban heat is not a future problem. It is already driving higher energy demand, worsening heat stress and increasing night-time…

Cool Roof Policies

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

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…

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,…

Surface Management in Temporary Infrastructure

Temporary infrastructure is everywhere.Mining camps. Defence facilities. Portable classrooms. Event structures. Site offices. Modular health units. They are fast to…

Heat Blocking for Transportable Classrooms

Transportable classrooms are fast to deploy and cost effective. But thermally, they are brutal. Steel skins. Thin walls. Low mass.…

Thermal Stability in Data and Switch Rooms

Data rooms and electrical switch rooms are not comfort spaces. They are operational risk zones. One temperature spike, one condensation…

Reducing HVAC Load in Container Offices

Shipping container offices are practical, modular and fast to deploy. But thermally, they are brutal. Steel is thin. Steel absorbs…

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…

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…

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,…

Surface Management in Temporary Infrastructure

Temporary infrastructure is everywhere.Mining camps. Defence facilities. Portable classrooms. Event structures. Site offices. Modular health units. They are fast to…

Heat Blocking for Transportable Classrooms

Transportable classrooms are fast to deploy and cost effective. But thermally, they are brutal. Steel skins. Thin walls. Low mass.…

Thermal Stability in Data and Switch Rooms

Data rooms and electrical switch rooms are not comfort spaces. They are operational risk zones. One temperature spike, one condensation…

Reducing HVAC Load in Container Offices

Shipping container offices are practical, modular and fast to deploy. But thermally, they are brutal. Steel is thin. Steel absorbs…

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…

The Role of Ceramic Coatings in Remote Site Accommodation

Remote site accommodation is built for speed, cost control and mobility. Not long-term thermal performance. Mining camps, defence bases, oil…

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…

Military, Mining and Modular: Why Steel Needs Surface Control

Steel is the backbone of military infrastructure, mining operations and modular construction. It is strong, adaptable and fast to deploy.…

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The Science of Heat Transfer: Why Reflectance Isn’t Enough

White roofs are everywhere. High solar reflectance. Lower surface temperatures. Ticked compliance boxes. On paper, that looks like progress. In…

For Architects: Passive Cool Surface Coatings for Buildings with Super Therm®

Passive Cool Roofs That Cut Heat Load Before It Enters Your Building A cool surface is not a new idea.…

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How Ultra Thin Films Can Outperform Thick Materials

We have been trained to believe thicker equals better. Thicker insulation.Thicker walls.Thicker coatings. But in surface thermal science, thickness is…

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…

The Three Pillars of Thermal Surface Management

Surface temperature is not controlled by thickness alone. It is controlled by how the surface handles radiation the moment it…

The Physics of Heat Neutralisation on Roof Surfaces

Most roofs overheat long before internal insulation becomes relevant. The real fight is not inside the ceiling cavity.It is happening…

Thermal Diffusivity vs Conductivity

What Actually Protects a Surface? Most of the insulation industry talks about conductivity. Very few talk about diffusivity. That’s a…

For Architects: Passive Cool Surface Coatings for Buildings with Super Therm®

Passive Cool Roofs That Cut Heat Load Before It Enters Your Building A cool surface is not a new idea.…

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