Australia’s still building 4 in every 5 new houses to no more than the minimum energy standard
January 23, 2020
Australia’s still building 4 in every 5 new houses to no more than the minimum energy standard Trivess Moore, RMIT University; Michael Ambrose, CSIRO, and Stephen Berry, University of South Australia New housing in Australia must meet minimum energy performance requirements. We wondered how many buildings exceeded the minimum standard. What our analysis found is […]
Homes with higher energy ratings sell for more. Here’s how Australian owners could cash in
January 23, 2020
Homes with higher energy ratings sell for more. Here’s how Australian owners could cash in Daniel Daly, University of Wollongong Everybody wants an energy-efficient home. After all, an energy-efficient home is comfortable to live in, without large energy bills. These can be important factors for prospective home owners or renters. Our review of international research found […]
Our buildings aren’t made to keep out bushfire smoke. Here’s what you can do
January 17, 2020
Link to article in The Conversation by Geoff Hanmer
Energy efficiency ratings don’t measure air tightness, experts have said new measures may be needed
January 17, 2020
Link to article in The Canberra Times by Lucy Bladen
Editorial November 2019
November 7, 2019
A recent article in The Conversation (https://theconversation.com/australias-still-building-4-in-every-5-new-houses-to-no-more-than-the-minimum-energy-standard-118820) shows that the majority of purchasers of new houses in Australia get the minimum allowable energy efficiency level for their new home. The authors reported that this “six-star minimum falls short of what is optimal in terms of environmental, economic and social outcomes. It’s also below the minimum […]
3DANN: A correlation-based model for heat losses through building ground
November 7, 2019
Zhengen Ren, Omid Motlagh, Dong Chen Heat loss of a building through the ground becomes relatively important as the above-grade components of the building fabric are built more energy efficient. While analytical methods can provide fast and accurate results for some simple foundation configurations, detailed 3D numerical models can be used for complex configurations with […]
Does the energy efficiency of a new dwelling vary with the socio-economic status of the area in which it is built?
November 7, 2019
(This research was presented by Melissa James at the Improving Residential Energy Efficiency (IREE) conference held in Brisbane in April 2019) New residential buildings in Australia are subject to the energy efficiency provisions of the National Construction Code (NCC). When designed and built they must meet a prescribed minimum standard. Whilst this confers some protection […]
Australian Housing Data portal – new dashboards
November 7, 2019
Since the launch of the AHD portal, we have had 3000 people visit the site and received lots of positive feedback, so if you have not had a chance to have a look why not do so at https://ahd.csiro.au. We have also added some additional dashboards since the launch. These include: Postcode dashboard – See […]
H-Star Portal
November 7, 2019
Several major improvements to the HStar Portal will be released soon to improve the efficiency of the ratings process and update to the latest NaHERS requirements. These improvements include: New certificate design for NCC2019 compliant softwareNCC2019 Generator has been built from the ground upNew PDF(s) are significantly smaller in sizeWatermarks have been added as an […]
A new data portal from Australia’s national science agency
May 2, 2019
Through the Australian Housing Data (AHD) Portal, CSIRO is centralising a vast amount of energy efficiency data that will underpin key decision making, training and awareness. Around 11.4 per cent Australia’s emissions can be attributed to households, and with construction continuing at a steady pace, the AHD Portal can pinpoint where energy efficiency efforts are […]