Amnesty and the working shower
September 17th, 2012
When a serious group like Amnesty International Australia takes on the shower issue, one that is seen as very important by HH, then you know this issue is being taken…
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The washing machine debate
September 17th, 2012
Recent debate about the provision (or not) of washing machines in Indigenous ’public housing’ needs careful consideration. Are washing machines white goods, provided by tenants or are they essential health hardware that…
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Thanks to all – noted in advance
August 26th, 2012
The overall title for the Australian exhibition is FORMATIONS and this aptly describes all those who for 27 years have worked to improve the living conditions and health of Indigenous…
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More thanks … to the makers of the exhibition in Venice
August 26th, 2012
HH thanks many, many people for their effort skill and patience… In the home paddock ….. Adriano Pupilli, Heleana Genaus for ongoing and consistent effort David Bartolo for inspirational use of…
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Setting up in Venice
August 24th, 2012
“From little things big things grow” as the song goes is a good description of how the task feels…..we are still at the small stage. From data logger set up,…
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Housing for Health Roundtable London
August 22nd, 2012
Viv Mason, of the Building Research Establishment set the current scene in the UK and Ian Watson of the Liverpool City Council, described a successful project the Health Homes Programme…
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Into the toilet with Bill Gates
August 15th, 2012
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says 2.6 billion people still don’t have a safe “affordable way to poop”. Speaking to Times of India newspaper on Thursday, Gates said the…
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The Cold Climate Housing Research Centre, Fairbanks Alaska
August 11th, 2012
The Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC) is an industry-based, nonprofit corporation created to facilitate the development, use, and testing of energy-efficient, durable, healthy, and cost-effective building technologies for people…
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Energy costs, hard problems and initiatives
August 11th, 2012
From an Australian perspective it is hard to imagine the combination of factors confronting building design, construction and health in the polar region. Alaska has a width equal to the…
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A new northern office for Healthabitat?
August 11th, 2012
HH will save on office space, the humble scale of the office indicating our tentative start in the north, and spend more money on an essential form of transport in…
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Venice Architectural Biennale preview
July 27th, 2012
An interactive display capturing a broad range of live data from the Australian pavilion and surrounding pavilions in Venice as well as from a central desert house in Australia. The…
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NEW!! Test your own shower
July 15th, 2012
Why do only 35% of houses tested around Australia have a working shower? For many years Healthabitat has been told the tests are too tough and that’s why the showers…
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