The theory behind such onerous standards, is that home owners are the ones who will make a difference to climate change by choosing to be more "green". What governments fail to understand is that home owners are struggling to survive as it is with rising costs everywhere they turn. How can home owners afford to make their house 6-star compliant when the basic costs of everyday items leaves them with no capacity to do so?
For those thinking about building a new home, there are some private builders Melbourne who have been looking at ways to make houses energy efficient while keeping the costs as low as possible. They know which rebates will be applied and can design and build a house so that it achieves a high energy efficiency rating with no added cost. They can advise you about which low cost materials are best for energy efficieny so you can meet your building project budget.
Finding a quality private builders in Melbourne Australia can be difficult if you don't know what to ask. Check out Private Builders Melbourne to see the list of questions to ask a builder if you are thinking of building your house.
