August 28, 2020
Energy ratings: From planning to finance
Energy Ratings are not only be used for National Construction Code compliance: Bank Australia has recently launched the nation’s first…
August 28, 2020
Building Simulation Assessment & Communication cluster update
Anthony Wright – Cluster Leader What a start to the year! When we sent out our last newsletter fires were…
August 5, 2020
After the vicious cold snap, here are our tips to warm up while keeping your environmental footprint down
Peter Osman, CSIRO and Peta Ashworth, The University of Queensland Yesterday, Australia’s eastern states felt a vicious cold snap, and…
June 30, 2020
Renovation rescue: 6 ways to ensure HomeBuilder helps consumers, the climate and the economy
Peter M Graham, Monash University; John Thwaites, Monash University, and Michael Li, Monash University The federal government’s new HomeBuilder scheme…
June 23, 2020
Why zero-carbon homes must lead the green recovery from COVID-19
Ranald Boydell, Heriot-Watt University Living in a house that doesn’t fully meet your needs might have been tolerable when you…
May 8, 2020
Spruiking the stars: some home builders are misleading consumers about energy ratings
Spruiking the stars: some home builders are misleading consumers about energy ratings Georgia Warren-Myers, University of Melbourne; Erika Bartak, University…
March 18, 2020
Australian Residential Energy Rating 2020 Conference (ARER 2020) Postponed
The ARER Conference plays an important role in Australia’s energy sector, forging links between energy assessors, builders, architects, regulators, researchers…
March 10, 2020
MODERN GREEN HOMES
A short history of energy-efficient housing in Australia WORDS Anthony Wright Originally published in Sanctuary As we celebrate 50 issues…
March 6, 2020
A home that will keep you warm and cool the planet – Imagine newsletter #7
Jack Marley, The Conversation If climate change makes you want to want to stay in bed all day and forget…
February 18, 2020
New ceiling fans dashboard
We have added a new dashboard to the portal that looks at ceiling fans. The dashboard shows the distribution of…
