Our research shows decisions on the fate of public housing towers that are based on a proper process of considering all the evidence could go either way: demolish and rebuild, or retrofit.
- Professor of Construction and Environmental Assessment, The University of Melbourne
Of the five cuisines examined, packaging from burger meals was responsible for the most emissions.
Bigger houses take more energy to build them, and use more energy.
Travelling to work can require as much water as you use at home.
Improving energy efficiency is not an option for a significant number of people in Australia – renters.
The political fallout over the ill-fated Home Insulation Program continues, with former prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard now having been summoned to appear before the Abbott government’s royal…
Energy efficient houses are often thought to be a promising way to reduce our environmental footprint by using less energy and producing fewer greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, surprisingly, if you consider…
The words “pink batts scheme” are rarely heard without “debacle”. But a recent Insulation Council of Australia report by Energy Efficient Strategies (EES) has described the government’s home insulation…
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