Sustainability

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Passive Design Principles 

Hi everyone,


As mentioned in my website, I'm very interested by passive design principles and sustainable building practices and products.

Passive design principals are based on

• Passive cooling: using air circulation to decrease indoor temperature
• Passive heating: harvesting the heat from the sun and storing it within thermal masses
• Insulation/Glazing
• Orientation/Shading
• Use of the appropriate design in relation to the climate

If you want to learn more about those easy to understand principles (which will help you reduce your power bill) or if you want to discover some innovative and eco-friendly building materials and furniture, please visit these useful sites:

• http://www.yourhome.gov.au/technical/fs41.html about passive design and energy conservation

• http://www.gbca.org.au/  about green star building practices

• http://www.ecospecifier.org/, about eco-friendly product and materials

• www.geca.org.au/ about sustainable furniture

Please contact me if you want to know more about passive design principles and how to apply them to your home.

Cheers,
 Brigitte

C-SIDE Interior Design

Contours

Hi.
Today, I would like to introduce you to 3 products that I really love and that present the same caracteristic of contour patterns applied on 3 different materials.

The first one is an Italian tile designed by Patricia Urquiola called Dechirer from Mutila and imported to Australia by Elite bathware and tiles. You can look at the whole collection and more at http://www.mutina.it/ It does exist in different sizes. Check out all of their collections, it's great.

The second one is called Motivo from Ceasar stone and does exist in two diferent patterns. It has many applications for kitchen or bathroom and for residential or commercial use.
Learn more at http://www.caesarstone.com.au/Products/Caesarstone-Motivo.aspx

The last product for today is Axolotl concrete. It can be applied to virtually any solid surface at any size and shape and can be utilised in interior or exterior environments.Axolotl Concrete is a cutting edge, sustainable, lightweight and cost effective aesthetic alternative to solid concrete.

Learn more about this product at http://axolotl.com.au/2011/06/16/introducing-concrete/

From the same company, you can check out their fantastic screens. Their range of products is huge and it is very inspiring to surf their website.

NB: If you want to use those products and need some assistance, please contact me at brigitte@c-sideinteriordesign.com . I will also pass on to you a 5% discount.

http://www.c-sideinteriordesign.com/