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"Anyone who has rented a home in southern Australia knows just how bloody cold
our houses can be in winter. Once referred to as “glorified tents” by QUT
professor of public health Adrian Barnett, Australians subject themselves to
some of the most inhospitable indoor winter temperatures in the first world.
The World Health Organization recommends that indoor temperatures don’t dip
below 18C. But research conducted by the Australian Centre for Housing Research
found that 80% didn’t meet those guidelines. For comparison, in the UK, which
is notable for having the coldest homes in Europe, the mean indoor winter
temperature in the dead of their winter was 18.5C.
This unpleasantness is thanks in no small part to the delusional approach taken
to insulation in Australia, and with landlords having little incentive to
upgrade their homes’ energy efficiency, renters often bear the brunt of this
ongoing oversight."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
