Our national building standards need to be overhauled to fight climate change and energy poverty – and improve our lives
‘There’s no place like home. But if that home is cold, mouldy, expensive to heat … it can also be an incredible source of stress.’‘There’s no place like home. But if that home is cold, mouldy, expensive to heat … it can also be an incredible source of stress.’Last modified on Mon 13 Jun 2022 03.19 BSTs winter sets in, and temperatures plummet, it can sometimes feel as cold inside as it does outside. The reason for this is the poor thermal performance of houses in Australia.
Minimum building standards for energy and comfort in Australian houses lag far behind many regions. Fifty years ago, it was the oil crises of the 1970s that triggered the creation of building energy standards across Europe and North America, and a widespread switch to double-glazing, increased insulation and concern for energy efficiency. In Australia, it wasn’t until the 1990s that minimum insulation requirements emerged.
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