Housing body attacks LNP for scrapping affordability laws
A SUSTAINABLE housing lobby group has attacked the Queensland government for scrapping green measures for new homes.
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A SUSTAINABLE housing lobby group has attacked the Queensland government for scrapping green measures for new homes.
The government last week announced it would dump laws requiring all new homes to have rainwater tanks and gas, solar or heat pump hot water systems.
Housing Minister Tim Mander says the cost of building a new home could be reduced by more than $5000, and the initiatives are an unnecessary drag on the construction industry.
But the Association of Building Sustainability Assessors (ABSA) said the government had put the state in reverse with its "bizarre" decision.
Chief executive Rodger Hills said home sustainability measures were about keeping living costs down in the long term.
Read more at Brisbanetimes.com.au
Originally published as Housing body attacks LNP for scrapping affordability laws
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