Why zero-carbon homes must lead the green recovery from COVID-19

June 23, 2020

Ranald Boydell, Heriot-Watt University Living in a house that doesn’t fully meet your needs might have been tolerable when you spent more of your time elsewhere, but a third of the world has been stuck indoors at one time during the pandemic. A lack of space, poor soundproofing, inadequate ventilation and no outdoor access, even […]

Zero energy home of the future – open for business

December 12, 2018

Net zero energy homes of the future entered the housing market in October 2018 with the opening of a display home at Timbertop Estate near Melbourne. Eight years after the groundbreaking work of CSIRO and partners to complete the Australian Zero Emissions House (AusZEH), Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio recently […]

Grid-Connected Net Zero Energy Houses vs Off-Grid Housing in Australia

December 12, 2018

BackgroundWith the observed rapid decline in PV prices and a similar trend for battery storage in recent years, there is a growing interest in off-grid housing in Australia. A study conducted by CSIRO projected that by 2050, around one third of Australian households could leave the grid under some potential future scenarios. However, a recent […]