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House hunters are rarely told the home energy rating – little wonder the average is as low as 1.8 stars

  • Written by Neville Hurst, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Most Australian homes have been built to notoriously poor standards. The energy performance of existing homes in Victoria, for instance, averages 1.8 stars – 6 stars is mandatory for newly built homes under the 10-star Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NaTHERS).

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