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…
December 1, 2021
One million energy rating certificates on Australian Housing Data portal
By Kate Cranney The Australian Housing Data portal has now collected one million energy rating certificates from Australian homes, giving…
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 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…
January 24, 2020
Home energy efficiency could be improved significantly through simple tweaks like roof colour
Link to article on ABC Radio Perth by Emma Wynne
January 23, 2020
Australia’s still building 4 in every 5 new houses to no more than the minimum energy standard
Australia’s still building 4 in every 5 new houses to no more than the minimum energy standard Trivess Moore, RMIT…
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