Street pollution can cause significant, if not life-threatening, health problems for people who live near busy streets and bustling, inner-city highways. In this article, we investigate some of the simple ways you can improve the air quality in your home if you live beside a busy road.

Are you having trouble with allergies or asthma? Then an air purifier may be for you. We uncover the benefits to having an air purifier in your home. An air purifier is a device which removes airborne particles such as dust and pollen from the air in a room.

Let’s face it, Brisbane doesn’t offer the coolest climate in Australia. It has a Zone 2 Climate, which means warm, humid summers and mild winters. This makes building an efficient home even more complex. Not only do you want to keep the home cool in summer and warm in winter but you need to meet a minimum 6-star home energy rating. This gets tricky in a climate where air conditioners are used for most of the year to cool the home. So how do you ensure a comfortable and cool home without the strain on energy? We’ve got some tips on how you can build a more efficient and comfortable home.

Regular cleaning of your air conditioning filter is not only vital to your air conditioner’s performance, but it could also affect the health of your family. We’ve outlined what happens when you don’t clean your filter regularly and what you can do to fix it.

Ever wondered why your house doesn’t feel that cool even while the air conditioning is blasting? The reason is that some rooms and elements in your house are more efficient at attracting heat than others. We take a look at a few typical places in your house that can make your interiors warmer than they need to be.