Business Spotlight: Resilient Building Council
Welcome to our monthly series where we spotlight Australian businesses we’re genuinely into.
This month, we’re shining a light on the Resilient Building Council, a business tackling something most of us don’t think about until it’s too late: How well our homes actually hold up when extreme weather hits. In Australia right now, that’s becoming impossible to ignore.
What they’re doing
The Resilient Building Council makes home resilience easy to understand and act on. They take complex climate and disaster information and turn it into clear, practical guidance you can use.
One of their key tools is the Resilience Rating. It shows how your home performs against floods, bushfire, with clear steps to improve it. Multi-hazard ratings for flood, storm, cyclone and heatwave are in development.
Why it matters
Many Australian homes weren’t built for the extreme weather we’re seeing now. This is driving up insurance costs and making cover harder to access. By helping people plan ahead, make small upgrades and improve home resilience, the council is helping reduce risk and improve outcomes for households and communities alike. Better-prepared homes mean faster recovery, are more insurable and with less long-term damage.
The bigger picture
Aside from individual homes, they work with insurers, banks, builders, governments and communities to improve how entire areas are designed and built. Their goal is long-term resilience that scales beyond a single house, creating safer and more prepared neighbourhoods.
Learn more
If you’re curious about how resilient your home is or want to explore practical ways to improve it, head over to the Resilient Rating website. They’ve got resources, tools and guidance you need to start planning ahead today.