The power of students
October 27th, 2013
First there was the project work in Nepal (January 2013) – to make a kit for the local team to help them site all the components of the toilet and…
Learn MoreAustralia
News from Global Studio
October 25th, 2013
Global Studio has been invited to offer a session on “Addressing informalityand or poverty through education and practice” at the Union of InternationalArchitects Congress in Durban next August. If you…
Learn More
Singing the health story
October 25th, 2013
The success of this first UPK music collection, with song themes including The Germ Song, Septic Tank song and the most famous the Shower Block Song, is now well documented….
Learn More
New Zealand Social Housing Forum
October 25th, 2013
Unitec hosted a rewarding day in Auckland, New Zealand, convening a Social Housing Forum by presenting talks from a broad range of people and adding an enthusiastic and inquisitive audience….
Learn More
The Launch of Housing for Health – the Guide
October 3rd, 2013
Healthabitat Director Dr Paul Torzillo ran the launch with talks from The Fred Hollows Foundation CEO Brian Doolan, Dr Lilon Bandler from the Sydney Medical School, Dr Norman Swan, The Building…
Learn More
Housing for Health – the Guide
September 30th, 2013
Housing for Health – The Guide Has been developed, co-ordinated and funded by Healthabitat. We acknowledge the generous support from a range of experienced and skilled contributors who have given…
Learn More
Not another guide …!!!
September 30th, 2013
Good point, and HH agree that we should not need more guidelines to make better houses. But the telling evidence of poor house function recorded in Housing for Health –…
Learn More
Nepal Sanitation Studio follow up
August 27th, 2013
In January this year a team of architecture students worked in Nepal… there design work is still being used!! . . . . The kit of parts designed to help…
Learn More
A ‘new’ housing company scheme?
August 13th, 2013
The Federal Government have proposed an Aboriginal housing company scheme that aims ‘to close gap further’. Read on for HH comments on the scheme. Quotes from “Housing company scheme aims to…
Learn More
Worldskills Foundation supports 4 projects
July 31st, 2013
The Worldskills Foundation has agreed to support 4 small, active projects with skilled trades and materials. After the successful Sanitation Studio in Nepal early in 2013, a recent meeting of…
Learn More
Looking into the septic tank
July 23rd, 2013
The septic tank animation commissioned by HH and produced by Jude Torzillo has become very,very popular … well over 200,000 viewings and counting. It has been used by- CHDS Nepal…
Learn More
SAFE in Bangladesh
July 17th, 2013
In the middle of the wet season is a good time to be talking about toilets, washing, wastewater and how to dispose of the wastewater safely. A full review of…
Learn More
