If you’ve got a dark roof, you’re spending almost $700 extra a year to keep your house cool

April 8, 2024

Sebastian Pfautsch, Western Sydney University and Riccardo Paolini, UNSW Sydney If you visit southern Greece or Tunisia, you might notice lots of white rooftops and white buildings to reflect the intense heat and keep residents cooler. It’s very different in Australia. New housing estates in the hottest areas around Sydney and Melbourne are dominated by […]

What impact is climate change having on energy consumption in Australian buildings?

August 18, 2021

Predictive weather files for building energy modelling With support from the Australian Government’s Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, the CSIRO has developed predictive weather data that can be used by building energy simulation software to explore the impact of climate change on building energy consumption. Hourly weather data is available for 83 Australian […]