Not built to stand the heat: Minns low-rise thermal insulation policy fail
Thermal performance of new low-rise apartments has been overlooked by the NSW Minns Government in its Low and Mid-rise Reforms. As a consequence, we will see new 2-5 storey dwellings turned into summer hot-boxes. While debate rages around the Minns Government’s “housing” strategy, the Better Planning Network (BPN) is campaigning to raise awareness of the insulation oversight, and the increase the risk of energy poverty for apartment-dwellers due to the cost of heating and cooling during predicted extreme weather events. BPN has lobbied the State Government to extend the requirement to increase existing…continue reading →
