Environment

This year's virtual event means people can have sticky-beak at sustainable homes around the country with ease.

Swept up by dreams of life on the land, more Australians are choosing to move to the country, but there's a lot to consider when looking for the perfect homestead.

Its mission is to spread the message that it's better to start somewhere with creating more sustainable homes – however small – than to not start at all.

Rethinking the direction solar panels face could save buyers money on installation and have a similar impact on a home's power consumption, new research shows.

A new mapping project charts changes to the built environment from 1770 to now, from the penal colony at Sydney Cove to public transport and motorways.

New homes come with a rating that shows how much energy is needed for heating. Many buyers of existing homes have been left in the dark – until now.

Making a tree-change, sea-change, or adding a home office in an extension? Make sure you take this into consideration before you commit.

People are set to be spending more time at home this winter as some coronavirus restrictions continue – and paying more for their electricity bill. But there's a solution, and it would also create jobs.

Some of Australia's most prized wildlife species are increasingly having their habitats wiped out as our biggest cities' footprints expand. The cost will be extreme, experts say.

As the weather turns colder in many cities and towns, experts predict many people already facing economic pressure will cop huge bills in the next couple of months.