Europe is shooting for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings; leaving Oz behind John Moynihan, Ecolateral The European Union has mandated that all new buildings be NZEBs from the 31st of December 2020. But look at how Aussie’s energy consumption compares. Here’s a hint: not good.
What Australia can learn from Singapore about designing our cities to reduce urban heat Dr Mittul Vahanvati, RMIT; Dr Adriana Keating, Centre for Urban Research; Helen Cheng The urban heat island effect impacts people (especially the most vulnerable), buildings, transport operation and infrastructure, energy demand, the economy and trees and animals’ health.
Community housing gets an efficiency boost with CEFC finance Cameron Jewell | 10 September 2015 More than 200 energy efficient low-income and affordable homes are set to be built by not-for-profit community housing provider SGCH under an Australian-first agreement reached with the Clean Energy Finance…
Passive House social housing at no extra cost – that’s the plan for Melbourne project Willow Aliento | 2 February 2017 A group of investors is using self-managed super funds to develop a social housing project in Melbourne at Passive House standards and at cost parity with conventional social housing.
NSW government pushes Newcastle council to fund affordable housing Cameron Jewell | 20 April 2017 The NSW government is pushing for 30 affordable housing units to be built along Newcastle’s former rail corridor, but has been accused of “steamrolling” Newcastle City Council into funding it…
Industry applauds new sustainable public housing at Ivanhoe, but is the model sustainable? Willow Aliento | 15 August 2017 The news has been welcomed by many in the property industry, but it has also raised pertinent questions about just how replicable this model of public housing funding is.
Lendlease London project on hold after “social cleansing” claims David Thorpe | 13 February 2018 A $7 billion urban renewal project in north London that was to be developed by Lendlease is now unlikely to proceed following fierce political opposition.
Voices of residents missing in a time of crisis for public housing David Kelly, Deakin University | 16 April 2018 The 30% increase in the number of homeless people between the 2006 and 2016 censuses is likely to continue in the absence of evidence-based public housing policy.
NSW is overselling its social housing commitment Hal Pawson, City Futures Research Centre | 7 May 2018 According to figures published this week the NSW government has over the past few years managed to build more public housing units than it has sold to raise revenue.
Norwich aims to become Passivhaus capital of the UK David Thorpe | 5 June 2018 Norwich, a city of over 200,000 people in the east of England, has set its sights on becoming the Passivhaus capital of the UK.
Gardening improves the health of social housing residents and provides a sense of purpose Tonia Gray, Danielle Tracey, Kumara Ward and Son Truong; Western Sydney University | 26 July 2018 Studies indicate spending time in nature brings physical, mental and social benefits.
NHFIC in social housing financing spree includes first construction loans Poppy Johnston | 18 July 2019 The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation has announced more than $85 million in finance for social and affordable housing across NSW.
NSW government celebrates “biggest single transition of social housing tenancies ever” Georgia Roach | 10 October 2019 The NSW government has celebrated the successful transferal of some 14,000 social housing tenancy management tenders to community housing providers.
Passivhaus social housing project wins Stirling Prize for architecture David Thorpe | 16 October 2019 A modest Passivehaus social housing estate has scooped up the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize, one of the most important architectural prizes in the UK.
Wales adopts super-insulated, timber design for social housing David Thorpe | 24 October 2019 HOUSING INNOVATION: New housing designs in Wales use locally grown timber frames and cladding, together with high levels of insulation made from recycled newspaper – a combination that locks up atmospheric carbon in the building form.
