Decades of urban planning based on fossil fuel use and poorly adapted building standards have led to unhealthy living for apartment dwellers.
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Want households to help tame the solar duck? Show them the money, says report
Monash University study finds retailer incentives and tariff design will have key roles to play in making households smarter about power use.
Should I add a battery to my rooftop solar? What you need to know before you buy
New research project identifies where in Australia a home solar battery system will save you money – and sets out what to consider before you buy.
Green roof or rooftop solar? You can combine both, boosting biodiversity and power output
Study shows biosolar green roofs could make major contributions to net-zero cities. And all that’s needed is space that currently has no other use.
Solar home pre-cooling cuts energy bills through summer, chills the solar duck
UNSW study shows pre-cooling homes using daytime rooftop PV can cut summer energy bills, improve thermal comfort and ease problems of excess solar on the grid.
Cooking (and heating) without gas: What are the impacts of going all-electric?
Moving homes away from gas is an important step in the net-zero transition. Careful management is needed to ensure it is effective, accepted and fair.
First Nations communities swelter without power. Why isn’t there solar on every rooftop?
Rooftop solar can work well for homes in remote First Nations communities – and stop them being cut off from power. So why isn’t it widely available?
Budget home energy funding a good start, but dwarfed by the scale of the task
If we assume most of our existing homes are below-par on energy performance, we will need to retrofit to more than 45 homes every hour between now and 2050.
How Australia can turn a 450,000-tonne mountain of used solar panels into a valuable asset
Rather than treating end-of-life solar panels as “waste”, a new industry report outlines how we can realise their value.
We need a “lemon law” to make homes we buy and rent more energy efficient
When it comes to buying or renting a home, we have a right to zero information on its energy efficiency and readiness for a sustainable future. This has to change.