, although a step in the right direction, are far from best practice in comparison to countries like France which has made it illegal to lease properties with the worst thermal performance.
While new building standards specify a seven-star energy efficiency rating, some states have been slow to implement the regulations and no one is checking that the final build actually produces the thermal efficiency promised on paper, Rajagopalan warned.
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