If you’ve got a dark roof, you’re spending almost $700 extra a year to keep your house cool

Sebastian Pfautsch, Western Sydney University and Riccardo Paolini, UNSW Sydney If you…

By Ashton Victor 8 Min Read

Cheaper housing and better transport? What you need to know about Australia’s new National Urban Policy

Ehsan Noroozinejad, Western Sydney University and Nicky Morrison, Western Sydney University Imagine…

By Ashton Victor 8 Min Read

How investing in green buildings, including cheaper home loans, is a win for banks, people and our planet

A recent United Nations Environment Programme report, Banking on Green Buildings, proposes…

By Ashton Victor 7 Min Read

Worried about PFAS in your drinking water? Here’s what the evidence says about home filters

Recent news about PFAS “forever chemicals” in Aussie drinking water has worried…

By Ashton Victor 8 Min Read

What is biophilic design? 3 ways ‘green’ buildings work better for neurodivergent people

Research shows neurodivergent people benefit emotionally and socially from “Biophilic design”, which…

By Ashton Victor 6 Min Read

What do we lose when our old suburbs disappear?

What happens when we lose those suburban streets whose houses are too…

By Ashton Victor 8 Min Read

How much sport will you be able to watch for free under proposed new Australian broadcast rules?

To safeguard their viewing interests, Australian sport fans will need to watch…

By Ashton Victor 7 Min Read

‘I’m home’: how co-operative housing could take pressure off Australia’s housing crisis

At a time when everything from abolishing negative gearing to capping rents…

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Renewable projects are getting built faster – but there’s even more need for speed

Written by Thomas Longden, Western Sydney University How long does it take…

By Ashton Victor 8 Min Read

A prefab building revolution can help resolve both the climate and housing crises

The world faces an increasing shortage of housing and an escalating climate…

By Ashton Victor 8 Min Read