August 27, 2024
Bathroom fans and sliding glass doors: new research shows how those cold draughts sneak into your home
Michael Ambrose, CSIRO Winter is now well upon us, and many of us – especially those living in old homes…
December 15, 2023
Australian homes can be made climate-ready, reducing bills and emissions – a new report shows how
Gill Armstrong, Climateworks Centre and Michael Ambrose, CSIRO Millions of homes were built before Australia introduced housing energy efficiency standards…
May 18, 2023
Enhancing home thermal efficiency report released
The RACE for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre (RACE for 2030) commissioned this Opportunity Assessment on Enhancing home thermal efficiency (Research…
May 11, 2023
Budget’s energy bill relief and home retrofit funding is a good start, but dwarfed by the scale of the task
Trivess Moore, RMIT University and Ralph Horne, RMIT University The quality and performance of our housing have big impacts on…
April 27, 2023
We need a ‘lemon law’ to make all the homes we buy and rent more energy-efficient
Trivess Moore, RMIT University; Lisa de Kleyn, RMIT University, and Ralph Horne, RMIT University A long-awaited increase in energy-efficiency requirements…
March 24, 2023
Want an easy $400 a year? Ditch the gas heater in your home for an electric split system
Rachel Goldlust, La Trobe University Earlier this month, regulators flagged electricity price rises in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and…
September 19, 2022
7-star housing is a step towards zero carbon – but there’s much more to do, starting with existing homes
Gill Armstrong, Climateworks Centre; Alan Pears, RMIT University; Margot Delafoulhouze, Climateworks Centre, and Trivess Moore, RMIT University Energy-efficiency standards for…
June 17, 2022
Keen to retrofit your home to lower its carbon footprint and save energy? Consider these 3 things
Nimish Biloria, University of Technology Sydney If you’re anything like me, you’re increasingly working from home, one that was built…
October 4, 2021
Better building standards are good for the climate, your health, and your wallet. Here’s what the National Construction Code could do better
Trivess Moore, RMIT University; Alan Pears, RMIT University; Erika Bartak, The University of Melbourne, and Nicola Willand, RMIT University The…
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;…
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