‘Green’ home features can earn developers 18 per cent more, then save homeowners money in the long term: new study (opens in new tab)

For years, builders and developers have treated “sustainable” homes as someone else’s problem. Solar panels, batteries, double-glazed windows, correct insulation, good ventilation and better materials have been thought to be too expensive, too niche and too unprofitable to include in new homes, so they were left out. is a story from , Australia's sustainability newspaper.