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…
November 12, 2021
COP26: cities create over 70% of energy-related emissions. Here’s what must change
Anna Hurlimann, The University of Melbourne; Georgia Warren-Myers, The University of Melbourne, and Judy Bush, The University of Melbourne Cities…
October 4, 2021
Better building standards are good for the climate, your health, and your wallet. Here’s what the National Construction Code could do better
Trivess Moore, RMIT University; Alan Pears, RMIT University; Erika Bartak, The University of Melbourne, and Nicola Willand, RMIT University The…
September 28, 2021
What is dust? And where does it all come from?
Mark Patrick Taylor, Macquarie University; Cynthia Faye Isley, Macquarie University; Kara Fry, Macquarie University, and Max M Gillings, Macquarie University…
August 4, 2021
Complicated, costly and downright frustrating: Aussies keen to cut emissions with clean energy at home get little support
Hugo Temby, Australian National University and Hedda Ransan-Cooper, Australian National University Even after A$4,000 in repairs, Heather’s $18,000 rooftop solar…
July 22, 2021
‘Die of cold or die of stress?’: Social housing is frequently colder than global health guidelines
Daniel Daly, University of Wollongong; Federico Tartarini, University of Wollongong; Gordon Waitt, University of Wollongong; Michael Tibbs, University of Wollongong;…
November 5, 2020
This is no time to delay raising minimum home energy ratings
Article in The Fifth Estate by Rob McLeod
October 26, 2020
Mould and damp health costs are about 3 times those of sugary drinks. We need a healthy housing agenda
Rebecca Bentley, University of Melbourne and Emma Baker The World Health Organisation has always been interested in housing as one…
September 24, 2020
Sustainable home upgrades for every budget
Article in The Guardian by Josh Byrne outlining simple actions that can be adopted in the retrofitting of your house…
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…
