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Renew 154 out now: air purifier buyers guide, agrivoltaics and more
It's a new year, and it's time to put the darkness of 2020 behind us. In our new issue, we look towards the future, and to the prospects for a greener Australia.
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Renew Annual General Meeting
The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) trading as Renew will be holding its Annual General Meeting online on Thursday 10 Dec at 6pm.
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Climate Resilient Homes
Community coalition backs 7-star homes with solar
A coalition of 23 not-for-profit community organisations has declared its support for 7-star rated homes with solar as a national minimum building standard.
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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Solar & batteries
Sharing the sky: The case for agrivoltaics
Is sharing high-value land between agriculture and renewable energy generation the future? And will it be enough to save the planet? Rémi Rauline and his fellow authors make the case for agrivoltaics.
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Buyers guides
The energy-efficient home office
Working at home has become the new normal for many of us. Lance Turner takes a look at how you can help reduce your energy consumption while stuck at home, with a focus on ensuring your computer setup is fit for purpose and not an energy guzzler.
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Ideas & Advice
Beating bushfire: Retrofitting for safer homes in fire-prone areas
Architect and bushfire design expert Nigel Bell outlines what owners of existing houses can do to improve their homes’ chances of surviving a fire.
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House profiles
Kitted out
A young family opted for a prefabricated construction approach to create a lovely, affordable custom-designed house on the Victorian coast.
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House profiles
Signed, sealed, delivered
Prefabricated modular construction provided a simple and stress-free solution for this off-grid home on a spectacular site in the Snowy Mountains, New South Wales.
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