More Australians than ever live in rented homes, many of which get far too hot. With summers getting longer and hotter, keeping millions of people cool should be a national housing policy priority.
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Energy poverty puts people’s health and wellbeing at risk, but many vulnerable households go undetected. Trusted intermediaries, such as doctors and community workers, can help solve this problem.
Improving the performance of nearly 11 million existing homes will make a much bigger difference to housing energy costs and emissions than an incoming 7-star energy standard for new homes.
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Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research & Innovation, College of Design & Social Context, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Lecturer, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, Climate Change Adaptation Lab, La Trobe University
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PhD Candidate, Swinburne University, and Lecturer in Public Health, Torrens University Australia
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Research Associate, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
