On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:59:05 -0800 (PST) Jgharston wrote :
Yebbutt... everybody knows Australia doesn't need insulating.
Are telling me Neighbours lied to me?

You do down here - it doesn't get that cold compared with the UK but most
'houses' are bungalows so the roof losses are significant. And it stops the
heat radiating down during the summer when loft spaces get seriously hot.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/poli...n-program-flaw...

"up to 1000 electrified roofs" ???

I'm guessing standard Oz roofs are sheet aluminium or something,
and a scattergun approach to nailing.

No, foil-faced insulation stapled into cables by untrained teenagers.

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Tony Bryer, Greentram: 'Software to build on' Melbourne, Australia
www.superbeam.co.uk www.eurobeam.co.uk www.greentram.com