January 24, 2020
Home energy efficiency could be improved significantly through simple tweaks like roof colour
Link to article on ABC Radio Perth by Emma Wynne
January 23, 2020
Australia’s still building 4 in every 5 new houses to no more than the minimum energy standard
Australia’s still building 4 in every 5 new houses to no more than the minimum energy standard Trivess Moore, RMIT…
January 23, 2020
Homes with higher energy ratings sell for more. Here’s how Australian owners could cash in
Homes with higher energy ratings sell for more. Here’s how Australian owners could cash in The University of Wollongong Illawarra…
January 17, 2020
Our buildings aren’t made to keep out bushfire smoke. Here’s what you can do
Link to article in The Conversation by Geoff Hanmer
January 17, 2020
Energy efficiency ratings don’t measure air tightness, experts have said new measures may be needed
Link to article in The Canberra Times by Lucy Bladen
November 7, 2019
Editorial November 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…
November 7, 2019
3DANN: A correlation-based model for heat losses through building ground
Zhengen Ren, Omid Motlagh, Dong Chen Heat loss of a building through the ground becomes relatively important as the above-grade…
November 7, 2019
The hot issue in houses we have to deal with
Dong Chen, Zhengen Ren and Brad Lane Heat waves have been recognised as one of the major natural hazards which…
November 7, 2019
Does the energy efficiency of a new dwelling vary with the socio-economic status of the area in which it is built?
(This research was presented by Melissa James at the Improving Residential Energy Efficiency (IREE) conference held in Brisbane in April…