This is no time to delay raising minimum home energy ratings
November 5, 2020
Article in The Fifth Estate by Rob McLeod Go to article ….
Mould and damp health costs are about 3 times those of sugary drinks. We need a healthy housing agenda
October 26, 2020
Rebecca Bentley, University of Melbourne and Emma Baker The World Health Organisation has always been interested in housing as one of the big “causes of the causes”, of the social determinants, of health. The WHO launched evidence-based guidelines for healthy housing policies in 2019. Australia is behind the eight ball on healthy housing. Other governments, […]
Sustainable home upgrades for every budget
September 24, 2020
Article in The Guardian by Josh Byrne outlining simple actions that can be adopted in the retrofitting of your house or apartment to use less energy. Go to article
The Future of Energy Rating Tools Part II
August 31, 2020
https://player.vimeo.com/video/452110051?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0 Energy rating tools in a period of rapid innovation. Tune in to hear from our webcast recorded 26th of August with presentations from: Gerard Turnbull on FirstRate5 Ian McNicol on the latest with the Zero Net Carbon tool April Muirden on The Victorian Residential Efficiency Scorecard. For more information ahd.csiro.au/dashboards/energy-rating/ Full transcript available here: csiro.au/CorporateAffairs/Vimeo/The-Future-of-Energy-Rating-Tools-Part-II/video-transcript
The Future of Energy Rating Tools Part 1
August 28, 2020
https://player.vimeo.com/video/445454043?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0 Energy rating software tools in a period of rapid innovation. Tune in to hear from our webcast recorded 29th of July with presentations from: Dennis Claridge on BERS Pro, Nick Bishop on the latest NatHERS accredited energy rating software – Hero CSIRO’s Anthony Wright the new cloud-based version of AccuRate. Full transcript available here: csiro.au/CorporateAffairs/Vimeo/Energy-Rating-Tools-into-the-Future/video-transcript
Australia’s biggest challenges driving innovation – Good quality housing is even more important
August 28, 2020
Editorial In order to build comfortable and cost- effective homes for the future it is vital to continue adapting and innovating to our changing climate and environment. 2020 began for us in Australia with the largest bushfires in recent history. Bushfires are increasingly affecting more and more of our population due to expanding urban sprawl […]
HStar Portal updates – August 2020
August 28, 2020
Several major improvements to the HStar Portal will be released soon to improve the efficiency of the ratings process. NCC2019 Certificate changesMinor layout and design changesFurther reduction in certificate sizeReduced certificate generation time from Portal UISearch changesAdded sub-search (filter) to search results page enabling easier address selection.
Australian Energy Rating Webcast
August 28, 2020
With the postponement of the 2020 Energy Rating conference, in its place the team has been running Webcasts to deliver you essential updates. As we continue to run these webcast we invite you to both come along and get involved, help us deliver you the information you want to know. On 27 May 2020 CSIRO […]
Australian Residential Energy Rating Policy Webcast
August 28, 2020
https://player.vimeo.com/video/425331078?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0 On 27 May 2020 CSIRO held the first Australian Energy Rating Webcast covering: Next steps for the Trajectory for Low Energy Buildings – Jodie Pipkorn Director of the Residential Buildings and NatHERS Policy Team of the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources NCC Residential Energy Efficiency Project – Audrey Chen of the Australian […]
Looking down to look ahead, slab insulating and heat retention
August 28, 2020
As urban growth sprawls, CSIRO researchers investigate the effect high water table has on the conductivity of the soil and heat loss on uninsulated and insulated slabs. As we continue to expand and develop new regions this demonstrates the importance of slab insulation and continued research. Foundation preparation before concrete pour. (Photo Credit Brett and […]