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Permanently installing a heat pump system in a building is expensive. But new window units can deliver many of the benefits with far less cost and go with renters when they move.
New laws set to be introduced next year will require Victorian real estate agents to publish a property’s genuine reserve price at least a week before auction.
A housing expert unpacks three of the biggest questions facing prospective first-home buyers.
Councils have made it hard to build more townhouses and apartments in the suburbs. That’s why these planning reforms are needed.
Light-coloured footpaths, roads and other surfaces are increasingly used to reflect the sun’s rays and cool our cities. But they also reflect cancer-causing UV radiation.
Installing chargers in existing apartment blocks can be complicated. So how can these challenges be overcome?
Apartment defects continue to be a problem in Australia as builders prioritise cost over safety. Our research shows there are ways they can do both.
We’ve just finished a three-year investigation into how we can rebuild Australians’ trust in residential building construction – including the strata management industry. Here’s where we’d start.
Turning excess office space into apartments isn’t a panacea for the housing shortage, but it’s producing thousands of new units yearly and is more sustainable and economical than new construction.
Apartment residents need more sustainable, climate-adapted designs. They shouldn’t have to depend on costly, high-emissions air conditioning to remain comfortable and healthy.
Small suburbs have a track record of blocking new housing. Two urban policy experts explain why that’s a problem and what metro areas could do about it.
Illinois passed the latest law requiring new apartment buildings to be wired for EV chargers. Now apartment communities are figuring out the best ways to make shared charging work for everyone.
The goal of a ‘slum-free India’ would benefit residents of informal settlements more if the housing being built drew on the features of their old neighbourhoods that made their lives better.
In order to ensure new multi-unit housing prioritizes comfort and health, future residents and building owners should know what design choices to advocate for.
In parts of Sydney, families occupy half the apartments and many value their convenient location. Yet, despite a surge in development, most apartments are one or two bedrooms and not family-friendly.
Apartments have lower waste recycling rates than houses, which means the growing numbers of apartment dwellers could add to Australia’s waste management crisis. But there are solutions to the problem.
The race to build the tallest timber building makes the news, but mid-rise construction is where using timber can make the biggest sustainability impact.
Analysis of 5,500 apartment developments across Australia found many individual units were far below the average energy ratings for the complex as a whole.
Affordable housing has become a middle-class problem, and Ontario’s latest housing report reflects an approach that continues to marginalize those with the greatest need.
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Professor, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Adjunct Professor of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, City Futures Research Centre, Faculty of the Built Environment, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in City Planning, UNSW
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Research Associate, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Discipline of Geography and Sustainability, School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong
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ARC DECRA Fellow at the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Associate professor in Social and Political Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor and Co-Director of Studies for Construction Law, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, UNSW
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Senior Research Fellow, Collaboration on Energy and Environmental Markets, UNSW
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Professor, School of Science, Edith Cowan University
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Adjunct Research Associate, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning, Griffith University