After the recent cyclone warnings across the north island, the sun has come back for us! Now is the perfect time to reduce your energy consumption and reduce your power bills and we have a few tips to help you do just that.

The first weekend in Dec is traditionally when we get together as a family and put up the Xmas decorations while we listen to carols and eat mince pies. This year when we retrieved the box of stored decorations from our attic, we got a timely reminder about how terribly hot it gets up there.

We all love summer! With longer and warmer days, it’s our time for swimming, BBQs, evening strolls and weekends at the beach. Strawberries, ice creams, watermelon and Pohutakawas are all summer pleasures we look forward to after the dreary winter months.

A homeowner recently said that the room temperature in his home was disproportionately hot for the weather condition at the time. It was a still day in early summer, and he had the ventilation system tuned on to circulate air while he worked on repairs inside the home. But instead of creating the freshness he had expected, the moving air seemed to be getting hotter by the minute. His indoor air was stifling!