RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
AUSTRALIA’S housing environmental standards fall well below that of international counterparts, leaving residents to deal with higher energy costs, poorer health and...
According to new AHURI Research, an estimated 70% of existing Australian houses have major building problems and more than 70% of houses have an energy rating of...
AHURI stressed that a multi-pronged national strategy is urgently needed to establish fit-for-purpose housing standards policy, particularly as the country pushes for the construction of...
As Australia looks to build 1.2 million new homes over the five years from 2023, the low quality of our housing is currently set to perpetuate,” said Lyrian Daniel, lead researcher and...
The current requirement of a seven-star rating for new homes is below international best practice; a nine-star standard is required to eliminate mechanical heating and...
Since 2003, energy efficiency standards for newly built and substantially renovated homes have been in place, yet 82% of new homes are designed to just meet minimum standards...
With the majority of homes burdened with a major building problem, cracks in the walls were most common at 44%, followed by mould at 35% and plumbing issues at 27%...
While voluntary policies and standards are important for encouraging leadership and innovation, they only improve a small proportion of the housing stock,” added Daniel...
In contrast, mandatory approaches are needed to lift the environmental standard of most homes. One example is the compulsory disclosure of the home’s energy efficiency of a home at...
This is supported by the current mandatory disclosure requirements in the ACT, where there is also the highest level of energy efficiency improvements to existing owner-occupied dwellings...
Policies that mandate the disclosure of dwelling energy performance could improve housing markets with better consumer information about the performance of houses offered for...
AHURI is calling for a strategy includes improved performance standards for new houses; mandatory energy performance disclosure of all dwellings; minimum housing standards for...