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Gas and our health

WEBA gas flame releases various oxides of nitrogen (known as NOx), formaldehyde and carbon monoxide, which all have adverse health effects. Nitrogen …

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Sustainable home design basics

WEBA passively designed home makes the most of natural heating and cooling methods to keep its occupants comfortable year-round. Orientation, spatial zoning, thermal mass, …

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Pocket forests: Urban microforests gaining ground

WEBAfter a lengthy planning phase, in 2020-2021 an area of 450 square metres was planted with 1,800 plants, along with water-harvesting trenches and mounds to …

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Nourished by nature: Garden design for mental health and wellbeing

WEBNourished by nature: Garden design for mental health and wellbeing. Nurse-turned-horticulturalist Steven Wells’ garden incorporates spaces designed for …

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Renew Launches its Getting Off Gas Toolkit

WEBOn July 20th, Renew launched the Getting Off Gas Toolkit at a live event in Melbourne for members and the community to come together and support the move …

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Avoiding the winter cold: Housing retrofits as a health

WEBParticipants are low-income householders in western Melbourne and the Goulburn Valley with a complex health or social care need. The intervention is a free home energy …

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Choosing home appliances

WEBAppliance selection can seem simple, but there is a fair bit to consider. There are several steps, the first of which is to list the requirements of the new appliance. …

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Climate Resilient Homes

WEBWe can’t afford to miss the next opportunity to raise standards for new homes in the 2022 update of the National Construction Code. Industry leaders are already building higher …

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Small-scale plastic recycling

WEBPlastic pollution threatens the unique coral reefs of Timor Leste. Renew’s Harry Andrews reports on a local project that is collecting and recycling that waste with …

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No longer cooking with gas: Induction cooktop mini guide

WEBHere, a portable induction unit has been placed on top of the old gas cooktop (burners removed, a piece of ply added to level the surface). This has meant the owners have …

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Lithium battery fires and safety

WEBSuch swelling is often the first sign of problems with a lithium polymer battery. In phones, tablets and laptops, this can have the effect of causing the device’s …

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Right to light: solar access and the law

WEBAs the city goes up around them, the 27-dwelling Christie Walk community in the Adelaide CBD has had to negotiate solar access rights with a number of …

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Greywater system buyers guide

WEBThe Greywater Buyers Guide was first published in issue 130 (Jane-Mar 2015) of Renew magazine. Issue 130 is a sustainable cooling special. Although many regions no longer …

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An eco-paint buyers guide

WEBMore than VOCs. I prefer to look at the whole-of-life cycle perspective. For example, some manufacturers now offer zero-VOC paints across their range and are …

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A draught sealing buyers guide

WEBOnce you reach a very high level of sealing, below about 5 ACH50, you will need an active ventilation system such as an MVHR. There’s much more in the full …

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A cladding buyers guide

WEBA cladding buyers guide. Date published: 23 Dec 2019. Author: Lance Turner. Wood can make for a very nice, natural finish, but can be higher maintenance …

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Extreme heat resilience: lessons from Spain for Australia

WEBThis report outlines the findings of a research project conducted in September-October 2023 in Spain with the support of the Gill Owen Scholarship 2023 from Energy …

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