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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Why design matters
July 9th, 2012
Lisa Cahill writes “Design is in everything we do and come across in our daily lives. Design supports, sustains and enriches us. Design decisions are made all the time unknowingly,…
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More sitings of mysterious person
June 25th, 2012
Seen in the Sydney port area ready to board a ship for a long cruise this little person looked confident. More soon on who, what and where and why.
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Uni of Newcastle are washing children well
June 21st, 2012
The University of Newcastle architecture faculty asked HH for a tough design problem. Design Co-ordinator, John Roberts, wanted to expose students to the real world complexities of improving the health…
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Sago studio work
June 19th, 2012
A very impressive project has been completed and documented by Sago Network. See the details here. This is a group who deserves support. From the profession, professionals, offices and students….
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2012 World Indigenous Housing Conference: feedback
June 16th, 2012
Professor Jon Altman is one of the few academics who have remained vocal on Indigenous issues over the last 10 years. His thoughts on reporting of Minister Macklin’s presentation to…
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The Ombudsman’s report on NT Housing
June 16th, 2012
The main findings of the report in the Executive Summary note: Over the past two years, concerns about the implementation of the housing reforms have been a key source of…
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