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Resources for Renters
Some simple resources on improving the energy performance of rental homes.
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Developing a ‘whole of house’ rating for new homes
Renew's submission on Whole of House compliance rules in the 2022 National Construction Code.
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A Housing Strategy for NSW
Renew's submission on how to make NSW's homes resilient in the face of climate change.
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Victoria can build back better
The pandemic recovery is a perfect opportunity to invest in home energy retrofit programs that will tackle the overlapping emergencies of health and climate change.
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Our plan for a National Low Income Energy Productivity Program
A pandemic recovery plan that invests in home energy performance for people on low incomes can create jobs now and leave long-term benefits.
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Enabling More Distributed Energy In Our Electricity Grids
Renew has been figuring out how we can integrate more household-owned renewable energy resources into the grid and what we need to do to allow it to happen. We've just published a major technical report and summary paper.
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Supporting a national home ratings and disclosure plan
Renew's comments on government home rating tools and the path to mandatory disclosure of home energy performance.
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WA government must not delay on home energy improvements
Consumer, community and industry groups have called on the Western Australian government to reconsider its decision to delay key changes to construction provisions on energy efficiency.
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Transition delayed – renewable projects facing obstacles
Due to inadequacies in the electricity market, some wind and solar farms are having grid connections refused, output curtailed and revenue reduced. Investors are understandably hesitant to develop new projects. Read our paper investigating this issue.
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Renew backs Greens call for world-class public housing
Australia needs a large-scale build of quality, energy efficient public housing.
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Heatwaves and climate-friendly homes
Renew delivered a presentation on how to cope with heatwaves using climate-friendly homes. This was to community members at Moonee Valley council on the 27th of Feb 2020.
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Verification methods for housing approvals
Renew's submission on Verification methods for compliance in the 2022 National Construction Code.
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