Sustainable building research group at RMIT Uni. Performance, materials, building systems, design methods, regulations, policies, human practices and teaching.
Melbourne, Victoria
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Retrofit is critical for delivering not only a low carbon future but improving the quality, performance, liveability, health and wellbeing of households. @JenergyLight explores how this can be done.
RETROFITTING AUSTRALIAN HOMES
Is it really all too hard and expensive like the housing industry and MSM would have you believe?
Nope. It doesn't have to be difficult or cost a bomb. Check out the video I just recorded at my dining table. youtu.be/RPyBhcde1-I
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With construction costs increasing significantly there is a need to improve the way we design and construct our buildings to reduce costs and waste, but also to improve usability.
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Our own @TrivessMoore and colleague @DrDCOswald have a new book out focused on protecting consumers from issues like flammable cladding, building defects and more. taylorfrancis.com/books/mono…
What a great opportunity for anyone interested in doing a PhD on the important issue of health impacts of social housing retrofit.
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Electricity accounts for just 25% of greenhouse gas emissions. We need breakthroughs in five key areas to prevent the worst climate-change scenarios: b-gat.es/2UZDfNt
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UHI measurements in Woden (Canberra), ACT currently underway. Eager participation from citizen scientists! Wonderful support from @ShaneRattenbury. @SBiLab @RMITresearch
Appreciate public transport? Consider this North American example. Then go give your train/tram/bus driver a huge hug
I live in Baltimore, work in the county, and don't have a car. People ask "How on earth do you do that commute without a car??" I normally just say that its a run->train->commute for simplicity.
But the story is so much more than that. Let me take you on my daily commute.
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Wonderful start at the Architectural Science Association conference, Rob Adams, Jan Ghel hoping we will hear about how to create thriving cities not just survival - design for people, design to allow connection, incidental magic to happen #ASA2018 #Melbourne @RMIT fyi @theage
Listening to Terry Williamson present on developing a model of adaptive thermal comfort and preference for housing in Australia #ASA2018 @lyriandaniel @ASA2018_RMIT
Jan Gehl talking about how architecture could change the world @ASA2018_RMIT #ASA2018
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Now this should be good! Looking forward to #ASA2018 conference at RMIT. Conference dedicated to architecture, research, evidence based design #architectural #science #association #ASA
Signed up for the #ASA2018 conference keynote by Jan Gehl yet? Only 6 more sleeps! eventbrite.com.au/e/keynote-… @citiesforpeople
Signed up for the #ASA2018 conference keynote by Jan Gehl yet? Only 6 more sleeps! eventbrite.com.au/e/keynote-… @citiesforpeople
Less than a week now until we host the ASA conference at RMIT. asa2018conference.com/
New SBiLab edited book 'Energy Performance in the Australian Built Environment' has been published! goo.gl/ELsA9H
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Housing and car industries should be ‘ashamed’ of climate record goo.gl/nbQfaA
Housing affordability stress affects one in nine households, but which ones are really struggling? goo.gl/phZ33e
California set to become first US state requiring solar panels on new homes goo.gl/LjxRHf