Home builders with fixed price contracts can only absorb so much cost pressure. Research shows which builders were already at most risk, even before the war started.
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The aim of the pause is to give builders a stable rulebook, so more homes can be approved and built faster.
We know what needs to be done, but it depends on the political will to act. And some states and territories have failed to adopt actions to improve housing quality that were agreed in 2022.
The disability royal commission and the NDIS review have called for consistent accessibility standards. That could improve inclusion, health and wellbeing for people with disability.
Constructing and running buildings accounts for roughly a third of global energy use and emissions. So it’s alarming that a report to COP27 shows the sector is veering off course for net zero by 2050.
The National Construction Code has no minimum ventilation requirements for schools, aged care institutions, pubs, restaurants and health-care facilities.
A suite of proposed changes to energy efficiency section of the National Construction Code are a good step forward. However, a lot more can be done.
If the aim is to minimise the number of buildings damaged or destroyed in extreme fire events, Australia’s building regulations are clearly inadequate. But that’s not their aim.
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Associate Professor in Housing, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Raymond William Loveridge is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct Professor - School of Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor in Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Associate Professor in Property, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Social Epidemiology and Director of the Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Erika Bartak is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Associate Professor in Urban Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Housing Research, Adelaide University
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Professor of Energy, Environment and Health, UCL
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Emeritus Professor, Urban Planning and Policy, University of Sydney
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