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Rooftop solar for your household
Get information and tips on solar from Renew, find out about Victoria's solar rebates from the Solar Victoria website.
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Raising new home energy standards
Renew welcomes a commitment by COAG Energy Ministers to lift energy ratings for new homes in Australia to 6.5 or 7 stars.
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Electric Vehicle Expo on March 16
See the latest in electric vehicles, take test rides and listen to expert speakers at the Electric Vehicle Expo in Melbourne on March 16.
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Kurrawang: solar success
A solar project jointly set up by Renew at an Indigenous community in WA is benefiting households and cutting greenhouse emissions.
Read moreScenes from Sustainable House Day
How do you build or renovate a home for comfort and low bills? A record 33,000 people had such questions on their minds when they visited 226 exceptional sustainable homes open across Australia on Sustainable House Day 2018, held on Sunday, 16 September. Watch our video to see what these attendees in Western Australia got out of the day.
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Solar & batteries
Solar on a shady roof
For years, Jay Banyer thought his home’s roof was too shaded for solar. But with the help of the latest technology, he’s been able to become a net energy exporter.
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Buyers guides
Cooling buyers guide: active cooling
Renew magazine's cooling buyers guide gives you all the info on effective shading, ventilation, fans and efficient air conditioning.
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Solar & batteries
Energy storage update
Domestic energy storage systems are becoming more popular as their prices come down and electricity prices go up. Lance Turner updates what’s happening in the market and what to look for.
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House profiles
Back to basics
Good design need not be expensive – as architect Andrew Kerr demonstrates with his Tassie ‘apple crate shack’ built to 7.1 Stars on a $100k budget.
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Sustainable Design
On the verge
Public meets private in that space between front fences and the road, which makes verge gardens a contested but exciting frontier for sustainable landscape design.
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House profiles
Island off-grid
Fitted with a modern take on punkah fans and the latest in battery tech, an experimental off-grid house on South Stradbroke Island is the result of a dynamic collaboration between architects Tim Bennetton and Gabriel Poole.
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