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"Every winter we hear about soaring energy bills and people’s inability to stay
warm. But, until now, we haven’t really known just how cold Australian homes
are. Our newly published research suggests around four out of five of
Australian homes fail to meet World Health Organization minimum standards for
warmth.
Australia has a reputation for being a hot place. It might lead us to think we
just need to tough it out through winter, because soon it will be hot again.
Our winters may not be as cold as in Europe and North America, but our health
statistics are a wake-up call. Our winter death rates are over 20% higher than
in summer.
Newly updated building codes, and our health and welfare systems, assume most
people are OK over winter. This is simply not the case. We need to take winter
more seriously."
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
