Building retrofitting
Alternative labels
Retrofit
Report
Investing in community health infrastructure
Victorian community health organisations could help more people, but most operate out of buildings that are old or not fit for purpose. This research finds that with the right planning and a small increase in infrastructure funding, community health organisations can help keep the most vulnerable Victorians healthy and ease demand on its hospitals and...
Guide
Energy efficiency policy toolkit 2025
The toolkit offers a framework to support governments in designing and implementing effective energy efficiency measures by combining policies across three core pillars: regulation, information and incentives. It incorporates a wide range of case studies and provides 10 strategic principles to help guide policymakers to enhance and expand their energy efficiency policies and programs.
Policy report
Planning for the inclusion of families with children in apartments
This report reveals key challenges that families confront in apartment living and proposes eight detailed opportunities for reform.
Report
The rooftop solar potential of Australian housing stock by tenure and dwelling type
This report presents an assessment of the rooftop solar potential across Australia's housing stock. It has a particular focus on social housing, apartments and private rental housing - three sectors that are significantly under-represented in Australia's world-leading uptake of residential solar.
Working paper
Modern housing: an environmental common good
This paper argues that the current housing systems prioritises the needs of investment funds and construction companies over the people and planet, and sets out a plan for the rethinking of housing as a common good.