Bathroom fans and sliding glass doors: new research shows how those cold draughts sneak into your home

August 27, 2024

Michael Ambrose, CSIRO Winter is now well upon us, and many of us – especially those living in old homes – are discovering just how draughty they are. In fact, Australia has some of the least air-tight homes in the world. But there’s good news. New research by CSIRO, which I led, shows Australia’s newly […]

What is dust? And where does it all come from?

September 28, 2021

Mark Patrick Taylor, Macquarie University; Cynthia Faye Isley, Macquarie University; Kara Fry, Macquarie University, and Max M Gillings, Macquarie University Everything in our homes gathers dust. But what exactly is it? Where does it come from, and why does it keep coming back? Is it from outside? Is it fibres from our clothes and cells […]

Our buildings aren’t made to keep out bushfire smoke. Here’s what you can do

January 17, 2020

Link to article in The Conversation by Geoff Hanmer