September 17, 2021
Australians are choosing new homes and solar PV in record numbers
Michael Ambrose In 2020, the residential building sector saw unprecedented growth in the construction of new homes, bolstered by low…
September 17, 2021
HStar Portal Updates – September 2021
New: Summary Certificate Editor Summary Certificate Editor is accessible via: “My Jobs” page “Search” results page “Location Summary” page Generate…
August 30, 2021
The Science of Talking About Sustainability
Upcoming CSIRO Webinar! – Thursday September 2nd What comes first, the zero carbon housing product, or consumer demand? Builders often…
August 30, 2021
CSIRO energy site to lead emissions target
A decade after CSIRO and collaborators designed, built and verified Australia’s first zero emission house, CSIRO is aiming to achieve…
August 18, 2021
Battery installs dashboard added
A new dashboard has been added to the AHD portal that looks at battery installs into homes. The dashboard is…
August 18, 2021
What impact is climate change having on energy consumption in Australian buildings?
Predictive weather files for building energy modelling With support from the Australian Government’s Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources,…
August 16, 2021
Seal It Tight and Ventilate Right
The goal: a comfortable, low-energy home, but how do we get there? Our July 28th webcast explored two different approaches….
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;…
January 13, 2021
Renovating and retrofitting for sustainability
A person’s home is their castle. Just like Darryl Kerrigan from The Castle, we want our homes to be comfortable,…
