August 28, 2020
Energy ratings: From planning to finance
Energy Ratings are not only be used for National Construction Code compliance: Bank Australia has recently launched the nation’s first…
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
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
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…
November 7, 2019
Save the date – Australian Residential Energy Rating Conference – ARER 2020
The second Australian Residential Energy Rating conference will be held in Doltone House, Darling Island, Sydney 12 and 13 May…
May 2, 2019
A new data portal from Australia’s national science agency
Through the Australian Housing Data (AHD) Portal, CSIRO is centralising a vast amount of energy efficiency data that will underpin…
December 13, 2018
Chenath v3.21 update
A new Chenath engine (currently assigned version 3.21) is planned for release in 2019 which includes the following potential updates…
December 12, 2018
Zero energy home of the future – open for business
Net zero energy homes of the future entered the housing market in October 2018 with the opening of a display…
