Worldskills Foundation support
November 21st, 2013
The Foundation agreed to support 4 international projects in July this year and the first project to commence on site is the Sanitation project, with 2 pro to-type wash and…
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And now, the assessment of Australia’s remote Indigenous housing program
November 8th, 2013
After many years of rolling out the $5.5 billion remote Indigenous housing program, (SIHIP being the Northern Territory part of the national program) the first assessment of what has been…
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Rural Habitat
November 8th, 2013
Rural Habitat, an exhibition of low-cost housing for rural and remote communities in Mexico by Mobile Workshop Architects (MWA) in collaboration with NGO Vasco de Quiroga PXXI, opens in Customs…
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When is a toilet not a toilet – when it is ‘aspirational’
November 4th, 2013
Toilets we are told must become an aspirational object. People must be taught to aspire to owning a toilet because by adding the toilet to their increasing array of possessions…
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More toilets for Nepal – ‘shovelling money abroad’
November 4th, 2013
Lets start by considering the very positive side of all those who help. Consider each village family (like the one in the photo) that makes a cash contribution equivalent to…
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How to assess the ability to remove waste safely
November 3rd, 2013
the wash and toilet facility under construction The above ground,visible wash and toilet building is the part people see and use daily, but what lurks below the often water soaked…
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Mud, sweat and water
November 1st, 2013
The Sanitation Project in Bangladesh proceeds well despite a very late wet season and a high water table that made progress difficult. The key part of this project, agreed by…
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The power of students
October 27th, 2013
First there was the project work in Nepal (January 2013) – to make a kit for the local team to help them site all the components of the toilet and…
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As clear as mud: designs for washing young children
October 27th, 2013
Extracts from the design brief PREAMBLE… not far away, young children in Australia are not having a bath; there are too many houses with no proper place for young children…
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A new way to wash hands
October 25th, 2013
A new idea to mix water and soap to assist hand washing. See the video here. Read more about the system here.
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New Zealand Social Housing Forum
October 25th, 2013
Unitec hosted a rewarding day in Auckland, New Zealand, convening a Social Housing Forum by presenting talks from a broad range of people and adding an enthusiastic and inquisitive audience….
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Singing the health story
October 25th, 2013
The success of this first UPK music collection, with song themes including The Germ Song, Septic Tank song and the most famous the Shower Block Song, is now well documented….
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