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Summer SIZZLE

Summer is right around the corner. Get set for relaxing days with family and friends outdoors, and long lazy days at the beach. But steamy summer nights can rob us of precious snooze time as we toss and turn. Creating cosy spaces at home that are conducive to comfort is important for our health and wellbeing.

There are many factors that work together to facilitate comfort levels within a home in relation to temperature and humidity. How your home is designed is supremely important. Shaun Lockyer, from Shaun Lockyer Architects, says that ultimately the best outcomes are those that are integrated from the outset of the home design.

“Items such as ducted air, internal wall insulation and walls of increased thermal mass (density) need to be factored in early in the building process,” he says. But of course, that isn't

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