The design and construction industry was given a preview of proposed upgrades to the BASIX sustainability regulations this week. The changes look good on the whole, and are long overdue, bringing something like

This week’s news contains two seemingly unrelated stories – urban planning and fish stock management – which together actually point to where things go wrong. But that also means we know where to

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The best option for consumers wanting to solar power their homes may be to totally thumb their noses at the grid, and go it alone, even in the city. The ongoing use of

Australians still have the biggest houses in the world, and NSW has the biggest houses in Australia. That trend may have peaked and is starting to turn downward again, but size is still