The Darwin Home Comfort Rating Project

July 19, 2022

By Dong Chen Overheating in houses can pose a risk to human health and cause increased hospital admission rates, mortality rates and reduced work productivity. Under the Darwin Living Lab project, a 10-year collaboration between CSIRO and the partners of the Darwin City Deal, the Darwin Home Comfort Rating Project is a collaborative project among […]

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July 19, 2022

By Melissa James Households consume 10.5% of all the energy consumed within Australia . Of this, 40% is used for heating and cooling . Reducing household heating and cooling energy consumption has multiple benefits: reduced energy bills; reduced greenhouse gas emissions; increased network reliability; and increased householder comfort and health. One way to reduce heating […]

Cluster Update

July 19, 2022

Cluster Update By Anthony Wright COVID has been a constant challenge for the past six months and we have had the same issues as everyone in that regard. I hope that as the weather warms up we return to full capacity to deliver some major changes to the energy rating landscape over the next year. […]