The weather data used by the federal government of Australia is 30 years out of date, yet, it is still in use to determine how billions of dollars are spent to make buildings more energy-efficient. Despite repeated pleas have been sent to the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, no actions have been taken by the pertinent officers
Experts declared that the old data seriously undermines policy objectives to limit climate change and it is so ridiculous to plan and develop environmental friendly buildings and projects based on these out-dated data. Even though a lot of pragmatic measures have been executed such as appropriate heating, cooling and lighting systems, insulation, glazing and other elements in the building fabric, it is non-sense if the data referred is well out dated! It makes all the projects proposed to become a failure albeit the initial objectives are good as a result of the inaccurate data available. The situation is worsened by the faulty in key areas for the data collection. Associate Professor Terry Williamson, a University of Adelaide-based expert in thermal performance, said the aftermaths are significant yet billions of dollars have been invested.
It is really a sad news that a country can have so out dated climate data for its promotion of environmental friendly proposals. It is well known that global worming and climate change have been the hit issues hotly disputed recently. Whole nations are working hard to alleviate the situation so that we have a sustainable future. However, if the data collected and used is so out dated, the measures taken are not going to work anyway, It will only worsen the situation. Practical and up to date data for referring are important to oslve the problem. Therefore, the department involved is urged to update the data as soon as possible so that proper actions can be taken and the budget can be channeled for productive purposes.
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