May 18, 2023
Enhancing home thermal efficiency report released
The RACE for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre (RACE for 2030) commissioned this Opportunity Assessment on Enhancing home thermal efficiency (Research…
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…
April 27, 2023
We need a ‘lemon law’ to make all the homes we buy and rent more energy-efficient
Trivess Moore, RMIT University; Lisa de Kleyn, RMIT University, and Ralph Horne, RMIT University A long-awaited increase in energy-efficiency requirements…
April 21, 2023
RapidRate: AI-powered home energy insights
The challenge Making sense of home energy efficiency The case for energy efficient housing in Australia is clear. Residential houses…
March 24, 2023
Want an easy $400 a year? Ditch the gas heater in your home for an electric split system
Rachel Goldlust, La Trobe University Earlier this month, regulators flagged electricity price rises in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and…
January 23, 2023
How to maximise savings from your home solar system and slash your power bills
Wasim Saman, University of South Australia Soaring electricity prices have made 15% of Aussies think about installing solar panels, a…
January 3, 2023
Top 10 tips to keep cool this summer while protecting your health and your budget
Ross Gordon, Queensland University of Technology; Gordon Waitt, University of Wollongong, and Theresa Harada, University of Wollongong With energy prices…
December 21, 2022
How closely monitoring households’ energy data can unleash their solar outputs and (possibly) make them more money
Richard Bean, The University of Queensland and Neil Horrocks, The University of Queensland Almost one in three Australian households have…
September 19, 2022
7-star housing is a step towards zero carbon – but there’s much more to do, starting with existing homes
Gill Armstrong, Climateworks Centre; Alan Pears, RMIT University; Margot Delafoulhouze, Climateworks Centre, and Trivess Moore, RMIT University Energy-efficiency standards for…
September 16, 2022
Will 7-star housing really cost more? It depends, but you can keep costs down in a few simple ways
Trivess Moore, RMIT University and Nicola Willand, RMIT University The required energy-efficiency rating of new housing in Australia will increase…
