Donna Luckman, CEO of Renew (formerly ATA) , will present on her advocacy work behind COAG's recent commitment to lift energy ratings for new homes to 6.5 or 7 stars, and further policy changes Renew is pushing for new and existing homes. https://renew.org.au/advocacy/strengthen-home-energy-efficiency-ata/

1. Advocating for climate
resilient homes

2. Renew supports over 250K people each
year to live more sustainably in their
homes and communities.
Inspiring Change
Popular national and local
community events and
information showcasing real-
life sustainable solutions for
homes.
Enabling Change
Practical and trusted
activities enabling confident
decisions on best options for
comfortable, sustainable and
affordable living and
transport.
Advocating Change
Powerful advocacy
generated from our practical
experience, analysis,
extensive networks and
national reach.

3. CREATING CLIMATE RESILIENT HOMES
Better designed,
zero-carbon
housing has
overwhelmingly
positive benefits
through improved
health and
comfort, lower
bills, reduced
emissions and
resilience to a
changing climate.
Achieve Australia’s carbon
reduction targets.
Realise the broader economic
benefits of energy efficiency,
including reduced electricity
network peak demand.
Reduce the health and
safety risk of non-compliant
homes and improve the cost
of living for all Australians.

4. 51% of Australia’s
buildings in 2050
will be built
after 2019.
We risk extending the
legacy of poor
performing homes well
into the next century.
And why
it’s urgent
we act
now…

5. And why
it’s urgent
we act
now…
1% of deaths
are associated
with extreme
heat
6% of deaths
are associated
with extreme
cold

6. CREATING CLIMATE RESILIENT HOMES
Renew is taking
the lead and
working with
partners to
advocate for
Climate Resilient
Homes.
Leveraging 39
years of
knowledge and
networks in the
built environment.
Advocacy. Engage with
government and industry to
make the case for improving
both the compliance with
existing and implementation of
higher performance standards.
Research. Economic modelling
of a range of housing types to
demonstrate optimal energy
efficiency and bill savings for
households.
.
Education. Empower
consumers with independent
information and tools they can
use to ensure new homes are
actually built to minimum
standards.
.

7. We need to galvanise the consumer voice to achieve
better housing for all.
Low consumer awareness of the issues and currently limited,
if any, consumer advocacy.
And yet it’s consumers who pay the price for poor thermal performance.

8. Policy state of play
• No increase to minimum thermal performance standard for houses
since 2010.
• COAG Energy Ministers supported the Trajectory for Low Energy
Homes (reccomendations to NCC 2022) in February 2019.
• COAG Energy Ministers also supported the development of a Trajectory
for Low Energy Homes for existing buildings to go to December 2019
meeting.
• Bulding Ministers Forum support the Trajectory for Low Energy
Buildings’, and request the Australian Building Codes Board to provide
further advice on a holistic review of the energy efficiency provisions in
the NCC 2022

9. • )
“In 6 or 7 years we’ve increased the
star rating and cut the cost in half.”
TS Constructions
6.2-8 stars for $6,000

10. • )
“It’s not rocket science, just
attention to detail.”
Light House Architecture & Science
Costs same as 6-star project home

11. “Once the builders have actually built
one, they say it’s not that tricky,”
Goodhouse
Cost below $2000 square metre

12. We have the
solutions
But we need
Regulation
Incentives
Consumer education

13. Renew’s vision is to create a
world in which communities
thrive in a way that does not
cost the earth.
Our strategic objectives are built on nearly 40 years of knowledge on
sustainable housing, networks in the building sector and expertise in market
advocacy.
www.renew.org.au