The science of talking about sustainability
September 29, 2021
https://player.vimeo.com/video/615646040?h=fd03d6c9d6&title=0&byline=0&portrait=0 The science of talking about sustainability from CSIRO on Vimeo. Video Transcript: csiro.au/CorporateAffairs/Vimeo/The-science-of-talking-about-sustainability/video-transcript What comes first, the zero carbon housing product, or consumer demand? Builders often say that there is no mainstream demand for sustainable housing, but if you ask consumers, they will tell you there isn’t enough product on the market to choose from. […]
What is dust? And where does it all come from?
September 28, 2021
Mark Patrick Taylor, Macquarie University; Cynthia Faye Isley, Macquarie University; Kara Fry, Macquarie University, and Max M Gillings, Macquarie University Everything in our homes gathers dust. But what exactly is it? Where does it come from, and why does it keep coming back? Is it from outside? Is it fibres from our clothes and cells […]
Conference and Webcasts
September 19, 2021
In light of our 2020 ARER Conference postponement, CSIRO’s Australian Housing Data team remained committed to providing you, our community, with cutting-edge tools, trends, and the most up-to-date research. Last year we launched the AER Webcast and we have since run 7 Webcasts on various topics- enabling over 1500 people to hear from and engage […]
Cluster Update
September 19, 2021
Anthony Wright Even without COVID it’s been a big six months in the Building Simulation, Assessment and Communication Cluster here at CSIRO. We’ve met one of our major milestones and delivered our cloud version of the tool AccuRate Enterprise in beta version. Stay tuned for your free license if you’re already an AccuRate user. The […]
Predictive weather files for building energy modelling
September 17, 2021
Melissa James With support from the Australian Government’s Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, the CSIRO has developed predictive weather data that can be used by building energy simulation software to explore the impact of climate change on building energy consumption. Hourly weather data is available for 83 Australian locations for 4 future years […]
Australians are choosing new homes and solar PV in record numbers
September 17, 2021
Michael Ambrose In 2020, the residential building sector saw unprecedented growth in the construction of new homes, bolstered by low interest loans and stimulus packages. The number of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) panels installed on Australian homes was also record-breaking. We look at some of the numbers. Australia often punches above its weight on the world […]
HStar Portal Updates – September 2021
September 17, 2021
New: Summary Certificate EditorSummary Certificate Editor is accessible via:”My Jobs” page”Search” results page”Location Summary” pageGenerate new Summary Certificates via “Location Summary” pageSupport for multiple AAOs on Summary Certificates General security improvements