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TIL that 80% of Australian homes are colder than is recommended by the WHO safety standards for indoor air temperature. (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 years ago by thisisdee@lemmy.world to c/australia@aussie.zone

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1232260

Rentals in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and ACT dropped below 18C more than 80% of the time, report finds

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[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I've had 6 before, which is also below 16 I suppose

[–] Treevan@aussie.zone 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Yikes. What type of house?

I'm in Brisbane.

The good thing about the uninsulated floor is that in Summer it stays cool till after midday and then the walls and roof heat up significantly.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

an Australian house, lel.

yeah, I guess it just gets a little colder down in NSW

[–] Treevan@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago

We hit 0 sometimes. Fire during the night. Super cold all day as it stays cold in the house due to the slab and brick.

What was the house made out of? Ours is like clay besser blocks.

Was it a rental?

[–] Nath@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Came home to our place in Melbourne from two weeks away and the indoor temp was 2c.

Living in Perth now, it's early evening and the house is already 19c inside. It'll drop to 16c by midnight. Both houses are brick/tile.

Yes, I can run the reverse-cycle in a few rooms, and they'll be toasty. Yes, I have heaters for other rooms. We use those when necessary, but they're too expensive to run all winter.