August 27, 2024
Bathroom fans and sliding glass doors: new research shows how those cold draughts sneak into your home
Michael Ambrose, CSIRO Winter is now well upon us, and many of us – especially those living in old homes…
April 8, 2024
If you’ve got a dark roof, you’re spending almost $700 extra a year to keep your house cool
Sebastian Pfautsch, Western Sydney University and Riccardo Paolini, UNSW Sydney If you visit southern Greece or Tunisia, you might notice…
March 18, 2024
Australian homes are getting bigger and bigger, and it’s wiping out gains in energy efficiency
Kate Wingrove, University of Wollongong and Emma Heffernan, University of Sydney New Australian homes are being designed bigger and so…
December 15, 2023
Australian homes can be made climate-ready, reducing bills and emissions – a new report shows how
Gill Armstrong, Climateworks Centre and Michael Ambrose, CSIRO Millions of homes were built before Australia introduced housing energy efficiency standards…
November 15, 2023
Heat, cold, pollution, noise and insects: too many apartment blocks aren’t up to the challenge
Nicole Cook, University of Wollongong and Sophie-May Kerr, UNSW Sydney The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the impacts of air quality on…
October 19, 2023
How do I know if a rental house is mouldy before I sign the lease? 12 things to check
Rebecca Bentley, The University of Melbourne and Tim Law, Victoria University Although most Australian states require homes be free of…
August 21, 2023
5 tips for getting off gas at home – for a cleaner, cheaper, healthier all-electric future
Trivess Moore, RMIT University; Alan Pears, RMIT University, and Nicola Willand, RMIT University Burning gas in our homes to cook…
July 24, 2023
Keen to get off gas in your home, but struggling to make the switch? Research shows you’re not alone
Sangeetha Chandrashekeran, The University of Melbourne and Julia de Bruyn, The University of Melbourne More than five million households in…
June 19, 2023
All-electric homes are better for your hip pocket and the planet. Here’s how governments can help us get off gas
Esther Suckling, Grattan Institute If every Australian household that uses gas went all-electric today, we would “save” more than 30…
May 11, 2023
Budget’s energy bill relief and home retrofit funding is a good start, but dwarfed by the scale of the task
Trivess Moore, RMIT University and Ralph Horne, RMIT University The quality and performance of our housing have big impacts on…
