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Building houses in factories for the Commonwealth Games was meant to help the housing crisis. What now?
Around half of the new dwellings for the Victorian Commonwealth Games were to be prefabricated. So is cancellation of the games a blow for prefab construction in Australia?
Turning the housing crisis around: how a circular economy can give us affordable, sustainable homes
Australia needs a bold national project to tackle the climate crisis shift towards a more sustainable housing industry. New research provides a comprehensive strategy for the sector’s transition to a circular economy.
7-star housing is a step towards zero carbon – but there’s much more to do, starting with existing homes
While ensuring all new buildings are built to zero-carbon standards after 2030 will be important, improving the quality and performance of the majority of Australia’s 10.9 million homes is equally if not more important.
How the National Construction Code could do better
Researchers from RMIT and the Melbourne School of Design explore how the National Construction Code could be improved to perform better on climate and health.
Australia is still building 4 in every 5 new houses to no more than the minimum energy standard
New analysis finds that four in five new houses are being built to the minimum standard and a negligible proportion to an optimal performance standard.
Sustainable cities? Australia’s building and planning rules stand in the way of getting there
Australia’s building and land-use policy settings fall well short of what’s needed to make meaningful progress toward creating sustainable cities.