Live comfortably - use natural assets to slash energy and enjoy huge benefits from comfortable design and building.

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Orientation Homes specialise in the design of solar efficient homes. Comfortable temperatures are seldom considered by many before building, yet with early planning, comfortable temperatures can be enjoyed naturally in response to climatic influences outside.

Such houses provide a marked improvement in living standards and are more economical. Thermal comfort is natural and free, energy consumption is slashed, which, with today's concern about greenhouse gas emissions, is a better result for everyone.

Do you want to live comfortably? 

Well of course you do!   Everyone does! 

Lets face facts.   Every house building block has natural climatic assets.  No matter how hard you try, you simply cannot take warm winter sunshine and cool summer night temperatures away from a building site.  This means the owner of each building site is blessed with natural energy which can be used to provide comfortable living, at least for the most part.  These natural resources are a part of the purchase price in fact.

But if you ignore natural energy as most people seem to, then you can expect to pay dearly for replacement energy.

This means quiite simply that you have a choice to live comfortably if you wish. You can avoid much pain and personal expense, and avoid wasting energy resources that are fast diminishing.  

Welcome to Orientation Homes 

Here is what you will find on this website

House design
Comfortable houses are the number one building choice for discerning home buyers.  Prevailing seasonal conditions and the path of the sun are known, and these natural assets may be correlated and blended with the design of the house for year-round comfortable living.
That means alfresco dining spaces, sunny courts, and wind-sheltered patios can be planned to complement the house. Their relationship to climatic influence can be worked into the house design so that desirable living conditions can be assured. Westerly shade protection can be part of the building with prior certainty that it will perform as intended. Kitchens can be made to service indoor and outdoor spaces in a very efficient and functional manner.  
And free, comfortable temperatures year round pile on top of all these natural  advantages.  People who live in these homes are winners all the way!

Benefits 
Here is what those who live in solar homes enjoy every day.

Energy matters
Go to this page for an overview of house building energy issues.  (see Energy Crisis and ZPE also)

Consulting and thermal modeling
Learn how efficient and economical methods will achieve comfortable living conditions in new or existing houses.  We evaluate thermal performance with the last thermal modeling software (NatHERS) so you can learn how comfortable you will be before you build.

Shading
Shade-aid is a pergola type product that controls sunlight admission all year round.  It is  is now available for Perth residents in Western Australia.

Publications
Books with building ideas and information on energy matters for those who want to live comfortably using natural assets -  Plus
Comfortable Solar Solutions - An e-book that puts housing into mainstream practice. It describes Business Opportunities and benefits for builders, education aspects, energy, marketing gems and lifestyle advantages every new home buyer craves for.  It’s what every educator, building contractor, tertiary institution and politician needs to know. (Comfortable Solar solutions is an industry based book.  House buyers should read "Living Comfortably")

Energy Crisis
You've heard about environmental problems for years, but what about the energy supply crisis?   Which of these will affect you most, and how soon?  Can you avoid it and how?

Zero Point energy
Was the excitement about "free electricity" just wishful thinking, something that "real science" eventually disproved?  Actually, the answer to that question is NO. In fact, the opposite is true.

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Orientation Homes does not fit the typical passive solar, energy efficient building theme that has been around for years.  Instead, our business is built on ten fundamental principles that are almost never considered. 

So it is our pleasure at Orientation Homes to promote comfortable living.  Orientation Homes creates an entirely new platform for environmental design, offers great building opportunities and free, natural benefits for all.

Do you want to live comfortably?

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