3x3x3 Design Challenge
July 31st, 2013
How many architects (and some in allied design fields) does it take to make a 3x3x3 metre cube? MANY!!! and for good reason. A group of enthusiastic and energetic design…
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Looking into the septic tank
July 23rd, 2013
The septic tank animation commissioned by HH and produced by Jude Torzillo has become very,very popular … well over 200,000 viewings and counting. It has been used by- CHDS Nepal…
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SAFE in Bangladesh
July 17th, 2013
In the middle of the wet season is a good time to be talking about toilets, washing, wastewater and how to dispose of the wastewater safely. A full review of…
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Back to the future: a time for change
July 10th, 2013
When Prime Minister the first time around, Kevin Rudd made a strong commitment to remote area Indigenous housing. Strangely, this went beyond increasing the money allocated by the previous Coalition…
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Kawaki Punch Thompson OAM 1947-2013
June 21st, 2013
HH remembers the man who helped start the work of Uwankara Palyanku Kanyintjaku (UPK). In 1985 he supported Nganampa Health Council both as the Co- Chairperson of the UPK review…
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Right on target…but which target?
June 6th, 2013
Whilst reading this article, which sets out the great achievements National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing, consider the following: how firm was the target of 4,800 house upgrades if this has…
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Hot on the scent
May 22nd, 2013
HH needs a brand ambassador, but has not quite the $10m normal fee for such a role. We are keen to hear from any brand ambassador applicants willing to settle…
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New booklet on the Nepal Sanitation Program
May 19th, 2013
The first edition concentrated on the one village where the program began. This next edition gives a broader view as the work expands to two more villages. The principles of…
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National Energy Efficiency Program
May 16th, 2013
From the executive summary of the report: This report recommends the Government implements a national energy efficiency program for 3.5 million low-income households over the next 7 years we recognise that…
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Health hardware – a design journey
May 13th, 2013
Christian Tietz has assembled a book of health hardware design solutions spanning close to 20 years. This covers wood stoves, taps, plugs, yard furniture and much much more. The introduction…
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Creating an image?
May 13th, 2013
The sign is being translated and we hope it has some link to the safe disposal of human waste but in the meantime …compare the toilet image on the sign…
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Nepal and ‘open defecation free’ districts
May 12th, 2013
Let’s hope the numbers about almost 4,000 Village Development Committees being declared ODF (open defecation free) mean less human waste on the ground, better treatment of the waste so as…
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