On barely reaching first base and calling it a home run
Net zero by 2050, an embodied carbon NABERS rating, COP26 and so much more — another big week with plenty of eyes on sustainability.
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Challenging the notion of housing reform as “political suicide”: household financial stress analysis of Australian political constituencies
At the Federal level both major parties are clearly avoiding housing as an issue for fear of upsetting either John Howard’s suburban “Battler” vote or the army of “Boomer” property owning retirees.
All the reasons gas needs to go and electrification is a must
Wires beat pipes hands down, according to energy expert Richard Keech, who says gas has a bigger emissions footprint than most of us realise.
CITIES & ENVIRONMENT
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The bean counters have spoken on the cost/benefits of the new building code – time to go to the mattresses
If there is one thing certain following the quiet release on Monday of the second NCC 2022 RIS, it’s that this will be one of the more scrutinised documents to come out of government in recent times.
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