There are many advantages to buying house plans online. When you buy online, you are able to browse thousands of possible sizes, styles and layout of homes, which typically give you the option of making small customization to every building plan. This method will end up costing you much less than you would pay to...Read More

You & Your Interior Designer So you want to begin a project for interior designing one or multiple rooms in your home but have never before worked with an interior designer. Perhaps you don’t know how to find a good one, how they will work with you on the project, as well as how much...Read More

TYPES OF GLASS. Despite the fact that a typical man in the street may see no difference between the glass used at the grocery store and at his house, there exist some difference between these two kinds of glasses. Case in point, you may think that a table glass is one and the same with...Read More

WHY DOUBLE GLAZED FRAMES? In order to understand this area, the section has been broken down into a sequence of subtopics. Each and every of these have been aimed at explaining what double glazing actually is and what are the considerations when you may want to invest in double glazing.  Architects and other construction professionals...Read More

WINDOW FILM & TINTS. Nevertheless, despite the fact that it is not worth mentioning, the overall window manufacturing process is quite intricate as you will see shortly. Usually, the manufacturing process entails a number of steps. These have been broken down as shown below and with each and every step there is a picture which...Read More

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT BUILDING INSULATION AND WINDOWS These days when you plan on considering a window replacement or even a first time window installation, there are a number of things which you have to bear in mind about windows. These have been summarized here in terms of some of the most commonly frequently asked...Read More

SANS 10400  -XA – COMPLIANCE THROUGH REFERENCE BUILDING ROUTE. Usually, this is an alternative in the event that the SANS 10400 – XA Prescriptive option somehow poses a lot of technical difficulties. In such a case, the architect or developer may actually decide to use the energy modelling route (the Reference Building Route). Most of...Read More

SANS 10400 – XA COMPLIANCE VIA THE PRESCRIPTIVE ROUTE. Since this option does not actually require the appointment of a Competent Person – Energy (SANS 10400-xa), then this is the method which most architects are most likely to adopt on the long run. Mostly, the younger architects are the ones who are going to favour...Read More