Water: smart and dumb
December 14th, 2014
Found in the Nepal Times recently…ways to be smart and dumb with the use of water. A small add but a big reminder of important design principles…particularly in dry country…
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Housing for Health + 20 years
December 14th, 2014
It has been 20 years since HH published Housing for Health – interesting to reflect on what has changed and what remains the same. Following the work commenced in the…
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A Xmas message from the WorldSkills Foundation
December 13th, 2014
A short message of thanks and year’s end enthusiasm from our valued friends at the WorldSkills Foundation. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE SHORT VIDEO Our friends at the WorldSkills Foundation…
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Crowding measured poorly
November 26th, 2014
The apparent fine grain of measuring ‘crowding’ used in the latest Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage report is misleading. The Home Environment section includes the following explanatory box. HOME ENVIRONMENT Box 10.1.3…
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Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage Report
November 24th, 2014
In April 2002, the Council of Australian Governments commissioned the Steering Committee to produce a regular report against key indicators of Indigenous disadvantage. The Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage report measures the…
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Closing communities?
November 14th, 2014
Aboriginal leaders and advocates are warning the “chaos and dysfunction” caused by closing down remote Indigenous communities will cost the West Australian Government far more than addressing existing issues. The…
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The Anganwadi Project
November 11th, 2014
Last night (10/11/14) a group of volunteer architect’s who have been intimately involved with the Anganwadi Project, presented with passion at the Australian Institute of Architect’s NSW headquarters. The event, including…
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Clean business or strange business?
November 6th, 2014
The attached article promotes the idea that encouraging entrepreneurs in sanitation will improve conditions in developing countries. HH is happy to use any means available to improve living conditions but…
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Temperature control of buildings for health – using design games
November 3rd, 2014
Architectural design students from the University of Newcastle, Australia, participated in a Housing for Health design ‘mini-course’ aimed at improving the extreme temperatures found in the living environment for houses…
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Introducing Edgar Mora Altamirano, Mayor of Curridabat, Costa Rica
November 1st, 2014
Mayor Edgar Mora Altamirano has for 8 years actively sought to engage citizens in the development of the grain of the city. Edgar does not speak in the usual bureaucratic…
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Sustainable Housing Conference, Mexico City – October 2014
November 1st, 2014
The 6th International Forum of Sustainable Housing: Context Matters, organised by Infonavit, revealed an extraordinary mix of people, skills and experience about housing, both in the Americas and internationally. Speakers…
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Nepal Sanitation Studio plumbing teacher wins Wurreker Award
October 26th, 2014
Wayne Ellerton, the plumbing teacher from RMIT University that contributed to the first Nepal Sanitation Studio and the Singapore Water Innovation Challenge, recently won the Wurreker Award for his teaching…
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