Fixing defective buildings shaves billions off GDP and has stalled construction industry productivity for decades. A better quality management regime is the answer.
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Our homes can and must protect us against some of the risks of climate change.
One Australian survey found more than a third of private renters feel their housing situation is harming their mental health.
When Australia faced a housing crisis 80 years ago, the government was urged to promote the building of more climate-responsive homes. So why are so many homes today still not made for our climate?
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.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor in Architecture, Adelaide University
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Professor of Energy, Environment and Health, UCL
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Professor of Housing Research, Adelaide University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Behavioural Science, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor, Urban Planning and Policy, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow and Curator, Architecture Museum, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor in Mental Health, Western Sydney University
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Professor, Director of the Urban Transformations Research Centre, Lang Walker Endowed Chair in Urban Transformation, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor & Global Challenge Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University; University of British Columbia
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Construction Industry Consultant, Auckland University of Technology
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ARC DECRA and Senior Research Fellow, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne