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Originally Posted by Sunfish
There is a native grape which has no grapes, called Cissus Antarctica , which is good for shade on wires and trellis and lets the sun in in winter being decidous. Twining plants are good but those that bind on will ruin paint and brick, as they did my old brick office.
Dwarf Lilly Pilly are a low fire risk species which will hedge up to 3-4m and shade the wall while staying 1 m away and not risking termite ladders. Avoid any conifers or light weight exotic species which are like Roman candles.
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Originally Posted by Sunfish
PS . Tinting windows will stop direct radiant heat but can heat up the glass and increase conductive heat , so it depends on the balance, and an Accredited NATHERS energy assessor can give you an exact answer to the whole house for few hundred dollars. Shade and internal thermal mass usually wins.
I am guessing you don’t want to replace the glass with Low E.
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Thanks for the additional info Ray. PMd.
