It's time for 7 stars
After years of campaigning Renew is celebrating a win, with news of the decision that all new Australian homes will need to meet 7-Star energy standards. The uplift in energy standards is estimated to result in a cut of emissions by up to 78 million tonnes by 2050.
“Households are the winners in this decision. Lifting energy efficiency not only reduces emissions and makes homes more comfortable, it saves households money at the same time.” said Dr Fiona Gray, CEO of Renew.
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News
Announcing Sustainable Renters Week
This December we're shifting our attention to rental properties, exploring ways for both tenants and landlords to increase the energy efficiency and comfort of their homes and properties.
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Renew Annual General Meeting
Under Clause 11(1) of the Constitution, the Alternative Technology Association Incorporated (trading as Renew Australia) hereby gives notice that the 2022 Annual General Meeting of the members will be held on Tuesday 22 November, 2022.
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News
Announcing Sustainable Design 101
Our Sustainable Design 101 series provides a starting point for people just learning about sustainable design.
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Advocacy
100 organisations join forces in push for 7-Star homes
An alliance of more than 100 property, community, health and environmental organisations has today issued a forceful call to the country’s Building Ministers to lift the energy efficiency of new homes built in Australia.
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Climate Resilient Homes
Creating Victoria’s First Gas-Free Suburbs
Cleaner, cheaper power for new homes, and the regulations holding us back. Read the report from Environment Victoria and Renew.
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Climate Resilient Homes
An energy transition for social housing
Social housing must not be left behind in the transition to renewable energy. Read Renew's submission.
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Research
All-electric solar homes save thousands over gas: report
New homes that are all-electric and have solar power will save their owners thousands of dollars according to a new report by Renew.
Read moreCreating a sustainable building industry
In the next 30 years, Australia will need to increase the number of homes it builds each year by 20% to avoid compounding the current affordability challenges that the community already faces. In this webinar, University of Wollongong doctoral candidate Makrita Solitei discusses what we can do to transform the building industry to consider the lifestyle of our building materials. See more videos from Renew on our YouTube channel.
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Products
Product profile: Portable solar recharge hubs
We’ve covered a few electric scooters over the last few years, and a recent entrant, Benzine Zero (Italian for zero petrol) has added some nice looking offerings to the market.
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Products
Product profile: Solar in a box
We’ve covered a few electric scooters over the last few years, and a recent entrant, Benzine Zero (Italian for zero petrol) has added some nice looking offerings to the market.
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Renewable grid
Big solar at Melbourne Water
Rechargeable lithium batteries are critical for our modern world, but they do have a somewhat variable safety history. Lance Turner looks at the issues and what to do about them.
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Sanctuary 61 coming soon: Universal design special
In this universal design special, we look at thoughtful design with a focus on the adaptability of spaces to cater for everyone, regardless of disability, life stage and household makeup.
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Sanctuary 60 out now: Flood resilience special
Given the recent devastating floods around the country, it feels fitting that in Sanctuary 60 we focus on the increasingly important topic of designing for flood resilience.
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House profiles
Family affair
This flexible new backyard studio in Melbourne’s inner north has already accommodated singers, artists and musicians, and will continue to support living and learning into the future.
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