NCC 2022

August 29, 2022

Improving Energy Efficiency of New Homes In huge news for the industry, on Friday last week Building Ministers agreed to raise the minimum energy efficiency standards for new homes.  This is the largest change to minimum standards in a decade and will deliver cost of living savings to households across Australia.  The increase in stringency […]

Summertime

August 23, 2022

Summertime Our very own Senior experimental scientist Melissa James performed at Stir fry Science performing her a song of residential sustainability. If you’d like to play along find the chords and her lyrics below. Summertime (to the tune of Gershwin’s ‘Summertime’) (Am E7 Am E7) Am E7 Am E7 Am E7 Am E7  Dm F […]

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. […]