Climate Safe Rooms project. The project was funded by the Victorian Government and was led by Geelong Sustainability in partnership with CSIRO and others. The project aims to retrofit one…
The Association of Women With Attitude and Social Commitment (AMAC), have successfully installed a photovoltaic system in Duque de Caxias, a municipality in Greater Rio de Janeiro’s Baixada Fluminense region….
‘Hot House: Heat, Health and Energy Insecurity in Indigenous Housing’ UoN semester recap. Dr Jasper Ludewig and students write a recap of the semester-long studio, project focus and student learnings….
Why are there no solar systems on remote community rooftops… When “over 3.4 million Australian houses now have rooftop solar, often subsidised by government incentives”? As questioned again…
‘Hot House’ Healthabitat is working with Dr Jasper Ludewig to deliver a studio stream in the School of Architecture and Built Environment at The University of Newcastle, Australia for Masters…
The mound building program on the APY lands began in the 1980’s as a health project by Nganampa Health. The programs were an attempt to improve the living conditions within…
The Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation recently released its report ‘Hot Cities, Chilled Economies: Impacts of Extreme Heat on Global Cities’ The report details the social and economic effects of extreme heat…
The report is complied by Kimberley Community Legal Services (KCLS). Based on research conducted with public housing tenants and service providers in the region in 2021, the report explores the…
Sydney researchers are developing a heat stress scale similar to a UV index. With an accompanying app, it is designed to help the public handle the heat and avoid the…
Renter Researchers as a part of the Healthy Homes for Renters campaign have been tracking the temperature of their homes across winter and summer in 2022 Drawing capturing Renter…
Australian State and Territory Building Ministers agreed last week to improve the energy efficiency requirements of new homes. The NT however, a region with arguably Australia’s most extreme climate has…
Recent radio segment discusses the negative affects of cold homes on people. Professor Emma Baker, head of the Australian Centre for Housing Research at the University of Adelaide is collecting…