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Implementing Australia’s updated National Construction Code will go some way towards new homes and major renovations being built with efficient thermal shells. : Bob Tan via Flickr CCBY4.0

Energy efficiency for homes is about getting design right and making it airtight. The challenge is making these changes affordable.

Hot house

How to cut a home’s energy usage to zero

Energy efficiency for homes is about getting design right and making it airtight. The challenge is making these changes affordable.

Environment
The resilience of our homes will be determined by the extent to which housing regulations are reformed to tackle climate change. : David Jackmanson via Flickr CC BY 2.0

From the south to the tropics, climate resilient housing may protect Australians from the risks of climate change.

Record heat

How people can climate-proof their homes

From the south to the tropics, climate resilient housing may protect Australians from the risks of climate change.

Environment
The logistical city is often located on the urban fringes and is not given to spectacular architecture. : Michael Kramer CC3.0

What makes cities work? It is not the historic monuments or grand architecture but something far more prosaic.

Cities after colonialism

Bland warehouses hide the heart of a city

What makes cities work? It is not the historic monuments or grand architecture but something far more prosaic. Q and A with Prof Brett Neilson.

Economy