Metal screens, waterproof tiles and draught stoppers — these are the best retrofits to protect homes against climate change and extreme weather. | juliepower
About 90% of Australia’s 8 million houses were built before energy ratings.
“It makes you want to throw your arms up and say there’s nothing we can do, and that’s probably how a lot of people feel. What we are doing is bringing the science together, making it accessible to people, and providing practical information, so people are empowered to improve their resilience.”Cotter said sealing windows and doors was inexpensive but effective.
The author of the research, Sharanjit Paddam of Finity Consulting’s Climate & ESG Risk Practice, said the gap between vulnerable and other households would widen because of climate change. The council’s program for home owners does not begin until 2024, but it is now reviewing the science to find out what is most effective. Jointly funded by the state and federal government, it will be offered in NSW first before going national.James Cook University Cyclone Testing Station, the University of Wollongong Sustainable Buildings Research centre, JDA Co architects who specialise in floods, and a range of government departments and organisations.
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