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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News & events
Renew 146: Cooling guide, DIY special
Find all the info you need to stay cool in the cooling buyers guide in the latest issue of Renew magazine. Plus eight exciting DIY projects!
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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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gardening
Get water wise in your own backyard
Tips from WA garden designer Cherise Haslam on what to consider when designing a waterwise garden.
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News & events
Low-carbon living projects taking great strides
Heading into its seventh and final year of funding in 2019, the Cooperative Research Centre for Low-Carbon Living is on track to reduce national emissions by 10mgt by the end of 2020.
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News & events
Large-scale solar farms coming online
Renewable generation in the National Energy Market (NEM) has reached a new record high, according to the latest figures from the National Energy Emissions Audit.
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Solar & batteries
Desert Rose
An Aussie net-zero energy house takes on the competition in Dubai, bringing home an impressive second place overall in the 2018 Solar Decathlon.
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Sustainable tech
My brilliant (sustainable) career
If you’d like to get involved in sustainability in your day job, where do you start? Alan Strickland looks at several fields with sustainability at their core.
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Efficient homes
Two decades of monitoring
Detailed data collection can make for some interesting discoveries about how water and energy systems behave. Peter Coombes describes the results of almost 20 years of monitoring his house.
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Water saving
Stormwater reuse for parks and whole cities
If we change our approach, stormwater can provide water for irrigation, and even drinking. Jodie Lea Martire explores projects around Australia, including some in your own backyard.
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Community
Students get behind an infrared camera
These high school students learnt how to test for air leakage and become proficient DIY-installers—leading to great results for the homes involved, and benefits for the whole community.
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