House construction
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Seize the sun: how Australia can supercharge rooftop solar
This report covers Australia’s rooftop solar potential for homes and businesses with a focus on ensuring that all new homes have solar from day one, and adding solar on most social housing to unlock cost savings for tenants and governments.
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Review of housing supply challenges and policy options for New South Wales
This review sought to identify the barriers currently impacting housing supply in New South Wales and the actions needed to address them. The report finds that the cost of building homes has increased significantly since 2018, with barriers including high construction and borrowing costs, capacity constraints in the construction sector, and bottlenecks in the development...
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From the ground up: how the government can build more homes
This report examines the history of why successive governments have found it difficult to deliver on housebuilding pledges. It identifies the persistent barriers to progress, and sets out ten principles that would underpin a better approach to navigating them.
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Building the dream: the future of Western Australia’s construction industry
This report reveals that at current rates of dwelling completion, Western Australia will fall well short of the National Accord target of 25,000 new dwelling units per year. The report suggests recommendations to address workforce shortages, alongside more efficient use of existing housing stock, increasing the diversity of available housing options in WA, and the...
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Supporting the design and construction sector to transition to minimum accessible standards in new homes: a qualitative study
This research provides critical insights into what the sector designing and building new housing needs from their industry bodies and government to successfully implement accessibility standards. It is directly informed by professionals in the design and construction sector about what is required to make this happen.