Insulated and Affordable Housing That Performs: Cutting Energy, Maintenance and Heat Stress reduced
Affordable housing is not just about cheaper builds. It is about lower lifetime cost, faster delivery, reduced maintenance, and real thermal performance in a hotter climate.
Some Queensland projects cost overruns are up to 18% and delays of 6–9 months across. It also emphasises modular delivery, lifecycle durability, long-term value, and lowering overall building costs through innovation.
That is exactly where Super Therm® fits.
Affordable Housing That Stays Affordable
You can build a cheap house.
Or you can build a house that remains affordable for 30 years.
Super Therm® reduces the solar heat load on the building envelope by 96.1%. That means:
- Lower air-conditioning demand
- Reduced peak load stress
- Lower energy bills for tenants
- Reduced strain on public housing operating budgets
For social and affordable housing providers, energy cost is not a luxury issue. It is an equity issue. Nearly 42% of low-income renters in Queensland already spend more than 30% of their income on housing. Add extreme heat and power bills, and affordability collapses.
Super Therm® protects occupants from overheating without adding bulk, weight, or major structural cost.
Lower Whole-of-Life Cost
Affordable housing fails when maintenance and energy bills eat into budgets.
- Blocks UV degradation of roofs and cladding
- Reduces thermal cycling stress
- Minimises cracking, movement and surface breakdown
- Extends asset life
That means fewer repaint cycles, less façade fatigue, and reduced long-term maintenance expenditure.
Upfront cost is minor. Lifecycle savings are substantial.
Perfect Fit for Modular & Prefab
Modular, volumetric and prefabricated systems are one accommodation future. Modular housing often uses lightweight steel and metal roofing. These materials:
- Heat rapidly
- Radiate internally
- Create severe summer discomfort
Super Therm® solves that without increasing wall thickness or redesigning the structure.
It adds 250 microns dry film thickness or just 300 grams per m2. That is it.
No redesign. No bulk insulation change. No structural load issue.
For modular builders trying to hit cost targets while improving performance, that is powerful.
Faster Delivery, No Red Tape
Many affordable projects stall due to regulatory complexity
Super Therm® is not a structural redesign. It is a coating applied to the envelope.
- No redesign approvals.
- No major engineering variations.
- No complex detailing changes.
It integrates into standard construction programmes.
Climate Resilience Without Cost Blowouts
Session themes include disaster resilience and net-zero communities
- Reduces surface temperature
- Minimises heat stress during power outages
- Improves passive survivability
- Is Class A fire rated
In flood-prone or heatwave-prone areas, this is not cosmetic. It is resilience.
Affordable housing must be durable in 2050 climate conditions. Not just compliant today.
Wellness is Not a Luxury
Overheating is now a public health issue.
Super Therm® reduces internal peak temperatures without increasing system load. In previous Australian trials, internal temperatures were recorded significantly below ambient when applied to roof envelopes.
That means:
- Better sleep
- Reduced heat stress
- Lower health risk in vulnerable populations
Affordable housing must protect the occupant, not just tick compliance boxes.
The Fundamental
Affordable housing is not about building cheaper boxes.
It is about reducing the total cost of occupancy.
Developers care about build cost.
Government cares about budget pressure.
Housing providers care about maintenance.
Tenants care about bills and comfort.
Super Therm® sits across all four.
It is:
- A minimal capital addition
- A measurable energy reduction tool
- A lifecycle cost reducer
- A climate resilience layer
The Closing Line
If Brisbane is serious about delivering 13,000 new social and affordable homes then performance cannot be optional.
The cheapest home to build is rarely the cheapest home to live in.
Super Therm® makes housing genuinely affordable – not just at handover, but every year after that.
That is the difference.
