Retrofit of existing homes features heavily on the policy agenda, with initiatives like the Victorian Energy Upgrades and Social Housing Energy Performance Initiative (SHEPI) for social home energy upgrades and the likely introduction of a Mandatory Disclosure at point of sale or lease in the coming years.

This panel conversation explores the latest policy debates and research outcomes of retrofit activities for existing homes in Australia and internationally. The discussion will showcase the latest evidence and consider how that might influence retrofit policy.

Panellists:

Associate Professor Trivess Moore, Precincts Cluster Co-Lead, Post-Carbon Research Centre, RMIT University
April Muirden, Principal Policy Officer and former manager of the Residential Efficiency Scorecard team, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, State Government of Victoria
Donna Luckman, Merri-bek City Council, Zero Carbon Campaigns Lead
Felicia Richardson, Chief Executive Officer, Enviroflex Insulation

Chaired by:

Professor Karien Dekker, Housing Cluster Co-Lead, Post-Carbon Research Centre, RMIT University

Please join us for refreshments following the event.

This event is organised by RMIT University's Post-Carbon Research Centre in collaboration with Sustainable House Day, Renew Australia.

RMIT’s Post-Carbon Research Centre, established in 2024, is a joint initiative of the University’s College of Design and Social Context and STEM College. The Centre tackles the complex challenges of decarbonising the built environment and infrastructures to transition to a sustainable, equitable and resilient future. Combining multi-disciplinary research capabilities across the built environment and infrastructure sectors, our researchers execute real world applications that enable both innovation and impact and stay connected to social and political context for implementation at scale.

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