ESSENTIALS: TAKE THE HEAT OFF
ith our days getting hotter and our summers longer, it’s time to turn your mind to how to keep cool without running up your energy bill. Independent energy adviser Tim Forcey says there are lots of actions you can take and the gains are huge. “You could reduce your carbon footprint from the cooling perspective to a tenth of what it used to be,” he says. Mahalath Halperin, director of Mahalath Halperin Architects, is already reaping the benefits at her sustainable home she designed. “People say
