December 18th, 2012
The difference between an annoying energy bill and a significant decline in health is important. HH thanks James Robertson for the following story in the Sydney Morning Herald 18/12/12 UP…
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December 14th, 2012
Lack of information, huge sums of money and constant assurances that all is going according to the latest plan … regular visitors to this website will not be unfamiliar with…
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December 9th, 2012
Coming to a close on Sunday 25 November, the 13th International Architecture Exhibition – Common Ground, curated by David Chipperfield, experienced a daily average of more than 2000 patrons taking…
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November 25th, 2012
This paper by Philips is about using data to help in the design process and product outcome. Great to see another company using data to improve design for people. The…
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November 25th, 2012
Good intentions can ensure that money and resources are allocated to solve the problems of the poor, but poor design and implementation can foil good will. Whether designing and building…
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November 20th, 2012
Michael Raper presenting at the Emergency Architects AGM, spoke about some of the alarming figures showing there are more than 72 million people that are living as forced immigrants in…
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November 17th, 2012
Barbara Penner has written an article on the importance and philosophy of wastewater and sanitation. A critical Healthy Living Practice is removing wastewater safely and this has been a constant…
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November 17th, 2012
The path of local community development that connects education, the living environment and health improvement seems to have worked in Bangladesh – despite dysfunctional government. Hmm … perhaps Australia can…
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November 17th, 2012
Applying the National Indigenous Housing Guide may have prompted some design questions and there may still be some construction details to resolve … but when an enthusiastic 10 year old,…
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November 5th, 2012
An interesting cocktail… Take people from eight countries – all of whom have spent years working on housing, health or development issues. Now combine the hosts of the event :…
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November 5th, 2012
To remind you of the problem: The problem …5 non-functioning toilets, no hand washing, no teeth cleaning, little water and unsafe court area. HH encountered this lack of basic facilities…
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October 25th, 2012
An article from the Public Service News notes the following. (Picture found by HH and not part of the article) Government homes in on housing vandals A crackdown on vandalism…
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