Yeah, I think the next step for me is working out how much sun I'll be expecting on certain windows and picking the option to suit, be it low-e, double…

I see. I've been trying to find some good resources to get my head around orientation and sun impact. Appreciate this info.

I'll be 1km from the coast, and should get typical southerly winds in the evenings in Coogee if I understand Perth correctly(only been here a year an a half.)
The…

It sounds like you're saying the bricks only heat up in direct sunlight which isn't the idea behind RBV. The sun won't hit walls because the outside is insulated.

So are you saying there isn't much benefit to be felt with having bricks that have cooled through the night and would therefore make the house a bit slower to…

Thanks for this, heaps of good info for me in here. This has also shown me how much there still is that I don't understand haha

Are the typically used lighter hollow bricks, the ones with the the holes, fine to use in a reverse brick veneer construction to get that thermal capacity effect you want?
I'm…

I'm building with Summit and am stuck at how much I should invest in insulating the house.
I enquired about double glazing and my builder's estimate was $6000 to go…