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The Australian Condition of Energy Efficient Building Homes

When compared to the rest of the world, Australia has had relatively cheap energy costs. Having annual bills of under $1,000, when the rest of the developed world are dealing with costs over 4 times this rate, this has an influence on how Australian homes are built.

When compared to the rest of the world, Australia has had relatively cheap energy costs. Having annual bills of under $1,000, when the rest of the developed world are dealing with costs over 4 times this rate, this has an influence on how Australian homes are built.

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When compared to the rest <strong>of</strong> the world, Australia has had relatively cheap energy<br />

costs. Having annual bills <strong>of</strong> under $1,000, when the rest <strong>of</strong> the developed world are dealing<br />

with costs over 4 times this rate, this has an influence on how <strong>Australian</strong> homes are built.<br />

<strong>Energy</strong> prices affect how builders will build homes. For example, when considering how a<br />

home will be cooled they simply allow for enough air conditioning to cool a home <strong>of</strong> that<br />

size. When thinking <strong>of</strong> heating, they simply allow for enough heating in the home to keep it<br />

warm.<br />

<strong>The</strong> problem is that energy costs in Australia have recently started climbing and the<br />

construction methods in Australia remain trapped in a time when energy was cheap. <strong>The</strong>re<br />

are hundreds <strong>of</strong> thousands <strong>of</strong> homes being built every year in Australia that do not even<br />

come close to fully considering how to better manage their own temperatures without the<br />

use <strong>of</strong> grid-fed heating or cooling.<br />

This <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Condition</strong> <strong>of</strong> construction is hurting the home owner. <strong>The</strong> builder, the<br />

tradies, designers, architects, surveyors still receives their money for building your home<br />

Fraser Coast .

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