New ceiling fans dashboard
February 18, 2020
We have added a new dashboard to the portal that looks at ceiling fans. The dashboard shows the distribution of the number of ceiling fans in a dwelling and is organised by NCC climate zone and also by State and Territory. Have a look here!
Home energy efficiency could be improved significantly through simple tweaks like roof colour
January 24, 2020
Link to article on ABC Radio Perth by Emma Wynne
Australia’s still building 4 in every 5 new houses to no more than the minimum energy standard
January 23, 2020
Australia’s still building 4 in every 5 new houses to no more than the minimum energy standard Trivess Moore, RMIT University; Michael Ambrose, CSIRO, and Stephen Berry, University of South Australia New housing in Australia must meet minimum energy performance requirements. We wondered how many buildings exceeded the minimum standard. What our analysis found is […]
Homes with higher energy ratings sell for more. Here’s how Australian owners could cash in
January 23, 2020
Homes with higher energy ratings sell for more. Here’s how Australian owners could cash in Daniel Daly, University of Wollongong Everybody wants an energy-efficient home. After all, an energy-efficient home is comfortable to live in, without large energy bills. These can be important factors for prospective home owners or renters. Our review of international research found […]
Our buildings aren’t made to keep out bushfire smoke. Here’s what you can do
January 17, 2020
Link to article in The Conversation by Geoff Hanmer
Energy efficiency ratings don’t measure air tightness, experts have said new measures may be needed
January 17, 2020
Link to article in The Canberra Times by Lucy Bladen
Editorial November 2019
November 7, 2019
A recent article in The Conversation (https://theconversation.com/australias-still-building-4-in-every-5-new-houses-to-no-more-than-the-minimum-energy-standard-118820) shows that the majority of purchasers of new houses in Australia get the minimum allowable energy efficiency level for their new home. The authors reported that this “six-star minimum falls short of what is optimal in terms of environmental, economic and social outcomes. It’s also below the minimum […]
3DANN: A correlation-based model for heat losses through building ground
November 7, 2019
Zhengen Ren, Omid Motlagh, Dong Chen Heat loss of a building through the ground becomes relatively important as the above-grade components of the building fabric are built more energy efficient. While analytical methods can provide fast and accurate results for some simple foundation configurations, detailed 3D numerical models can be used for complex configurations with […]
Does the energy efficiency of a new dwelling vary with the socio-economic status of the area in which it is built?
November 7, 2019
(This research was presented by Melissa James at the Improving Residential Energy Efficiency (IREE) conference held in Brisbane in April 2019) New residential buildings in Australia are subject to the energy efficiency provisions of the National Construction Code (NCC). When designed and built they must meet a prescribed minimum standard. Whilst this confers some protection […]