Chagas: A Tropical Disease Born in the Home
April 8th, 2013
Our friends at ARCHIVE have an interesting article on the links between this illness and the physical environment. A small part of this story is set out below. While triatomine…
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Rats and disasters
March 25th, 2013
The horrendous impact of the failed nuclear plant at Fukushima is now well known. Lessons for rural and remote indigenous housing in Australia may be not so far removed from the…
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NEW concept for cheap hot water
March 14th, 2013
A joint task force established by COAG, (Coalition Of Average Guesswork) has devised a low tech, low cost hot water solution (shown below). . . . . It could be…
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Short videos moments from the Nepal Sanitation Studio plumbing team
March 10th, 2013
Thanks to local Nepali partner CHDS for all their organisation, the construction and plumbing team for leading the works, the participating villagers and the architecture students …… all became willing…
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Healthabitat thanks the Australian Institute of Music (AIM)
March 5th, 2013
When Molly MacDiarmid first called Rotary (a key partner in the Nepal Sanitation Program) and said she was studying at the AIM, the link between music and the Sanitation Program was…
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A tribute to Col James, 2nd March 2013
March 3rd, 2013
The Celebration of Col James started in the morning with a quiet family ceremony in Victoria Park (under the shadow of the University of Sydney) and then a funeral procession…
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Colin James, a celebration of life, Saturday 2nd of March
February 24th, 2013
Take Col’s walk (or drive) to Shepherd Street, Darlington, and at 11.30 am assemble on the corner of Shepherd and Abercrombie Streets, to join a public procession with the funeral…
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Inspiration in the north
February 22nd, 2013
There are many housing projects where millions of dollars has been spent and there is little to show, either physically, in health gain let alone the acceptance of the project…
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New Housing Guide review
February 17th, 2013
The 2 day work session focused on the content (day 1) and form (day 2) of a NEW GUIDE * The NEW GUIDE will: – have a structure that links…
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Farewell to a giant
February 13th, 2013
Much more will be written and said about Col James AM in the future. For now we simply acknowledge the passing of a giant …and send the love and thoughts…
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Sanitation Studio returns to the village
February 2nd, 2013
The new siting kit The new siting kit was tested by Bishnu Shrestha (CHDS). The siting kit had 3 parts The flip cards with important siting considerations The small model…
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Sanitation Studio Nepal works on
January 31st, 2013
. . With works being pre-tested on site in the village, more parts being bought in the nearby town, the local carpenter being asked to make timber models of all…
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