Australians deserve comfortable, energy efficient homes. New research reveals 5 reasons why that’s been so hard to achieve and ways to overcome these issues.
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Analysis of 5,500 apartment developments across Australia found many individual units were far below the average energy ratings for the complex as a whole.
Victoria’s $800 million energy efficiency plan promises to lower power bills, make homes more comfortable and help meet our climate goals. It’s high time other states picked this low-hanging fruit.
Builders compete for customers by touting the features of their homes. Some builders promote ‘six-star’ home energy ratings in ways that could mislead consumers and breach Australian Consumer Law.
Buildings are central to creating more sustainable cities, and green ratings are often used to assess how well a building measures up against this goal. But the current system has serious flaws.
While new buildings may be the glamorous eco-home pinups, retrofitting existing homes is the main game when it comes to creating energy-efficient, comfortable housing stock for all Australians.
The latest heatwave put huge pressure on our electricity grid, as Australians turned on their air conditioners. Smarter design and regulations could solve the problem.
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Senior Lecturer - Energy, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Housing, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Lecturer In Construction, Deakin University
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Professor of Housing Research, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer in Construction Technology, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Professor at the Lancaster Environment Centre and previously co-director of the DEMAND Centre, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in Social Policy & Undergraduate Programme Lead for Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy Programmes, Loughborough University
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Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor in Research & Innovation, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, QUT Law, Faculty of Business and Law, Queensland University of Technology
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Erika Bartak is a Friend of The Conversation.
PhD Candidate (& ESD Consultant), Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne
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Research Team Leader, CSIRO
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Associate Professor in Property, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Industry Fellow, Environment and Planning, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney