Comment on More than two-thirds of Australian homes have building issues, new report says - ABC News
hitmyspot@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Anyone who’s lived pretty much anywhere by Australia can tell you our housing standards are pretty crap. Unfortunately cheaping out on energy efficiencies costs us all more in the long run. Its not like cutting costs saved anyone money, either. Out house pricing is very high, even worse given the poor quality.
Salvo@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
When we built 6 years ago, we advised the builder that we wanted a Zero Energy house and that it would be audited and profiled by the SECCCA and published in their magazine.
We weren’t seeking any discount or special treatment, but it would have been a great opportunity for this builder to showcase that they are progressive.
Every step of the way, the Site Supervisor and contractors snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. It is was almost as if they were trying to sabotage the build.
It came to a head when they tried to install an “electric assist” hot water service instead of a fully electric hot water service. We never had Gas to site.
The Site Supervisor and their manager called us idiots for not wanting gas and ranted and raved. They said it was not possible to have a house in Australia without Gas hot water.
Their CEO got involved and pointed out that his house did not have Gas to site, he had two Tesla PowerWalls and 20kW of solar over two inverters and was essentially off-grid in suburbia. He got a rebate from his power company every month.
The Site Supervisor was fired and their manager was given a demotion.