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.
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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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Professor, and Dean of Law, Griffith University
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Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in City Planning, UNSW Sydney
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Professor in Architecture and Director, Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, City Futures Research Centre, Faculty of the Built Environment, UNSW Sydney
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Scientia Associate Professor, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Hallmark Research Initiative for Affordable Housing, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Urban Studies, King's College London
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Research Associate in Housing Studies, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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Visiting Research Fellow, Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor of Animal Behaviour, Nottingham Trent University
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PhD Candidate and Research Assistant, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne
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