7-star housing is a step towards zero carbon – but there's much more to do, starting with existing homes

  • Written by: Gill Armstrong, Senior Project Manager – Buildings, Climateworks Centre
7-star housing is a step towards zero carbon – but there's much more to do, starting with existing homesdcbel/Pexels

Energy-efficiency standards for new homes in Australia are being upgraded for the first time in a decade. New homes will be required to improve minimum performance from 6 stars to 7 stars under the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS). Federal, state and territory building ministers agreed on the change last Friday.

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