When it comes to evacuating tall buildings in a fire, not everyone can take the stairs. Here’s what else high-rises need.
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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.
The supreme court’s ruling that the Tate’s viewing gallery intrudes on nearby luxury flats suggests that the law is once again aligning with the rich and powerful.
Buying off the plan comes with risks and challenges — but there are six key steps consumers can do to help protect themselves. Systemic and policy change is also urgently needed.
Much of our public housing stock is ageing and substandard. But we can learn from outstanding examples of retrofit projects that have transformed existing blocks into high-quality housing.
Not all pets will make good house cats, but there are ways to make a life indoors more fulfilling.
The difficulty of finding out about building defects creates an information deficit that threatens public confidence and stability in the apartment market. NSW has begun work on a solution.
The number of families living in high-rise, inner-city apartments is growing. Yet our research shows many parents find it challenging to raise children in such housing.
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Principal Research Fellow, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Professor in Digital Construction and Fire Engineering, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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Research associate, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Griffith University
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PhD Candidate and Research Assistant, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Animal Behaviour, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor, City Futures Research Centre, Faculty of the Built Environment, UNSW
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Lecturer, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer, Discipline of Geography and Sustainability, School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor in Architecture and Director, Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Research Fellow, Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Nottingham Trent University