As well as high-level meetings with the Australian High Commission and the Vice Chancellor of Solomon Islands National University (SINU), the intention of the trip was to set up a local implementation team to deliver climate actions as part of the Climate Resilient Honiara project. Prof. McEvoy said, “a local project team (consisting of World Vision, PacSol consultancy, SINU, and the UN-Habitat local office) will deliver water tanks, drainage upgrades using nature-based solutions, and local disaster planning training in five vulnerable informal settlements. RMIT will provide the necessary scie ..read more

The multitude of challenges facing the construction industry in Australia seems to keep accumulating. Supply chain shortages, labour shortages, price increases, insurance and financial difficulties, mental health issues, and gaps in skills and training have variously exacerbated during, or as a result of, the COVID-19 pandemic. These challenges not only impact workers within the industry and the ability to deliver projects on time and on budget, but ultimately the end consumer. In a recent research report led by Master Builders Victoria in partnership with RMIT Un ..read more

The Forum for Dwelling Justice, held in Naarm (Melbourne) in August 2022, aimed to examine the colonial relations of housing precarity and forge solidarity between sites of resistance. The Forum brought together leaders, activists, community-based practitioners, scholars and film-makers to stage a conversation about precarity, racial violence, incarceration and dispossession and how these dynamics shape the ways we dwell, and fight for dwelling justice, here on stolen land. In one panel at the Forum, peer-led dwelling justice projects were the theme, with film-makers Jazmine Barzani, Lucie McM ..read more

A heat pump extracts heat from outside, concentrates it (using an electric compressor) to raise the temperature, and pumps the heat to where it is needed. Indeed, millions of Australian homes already have heat pumps in the form of refrigerators and reverse-cycle air conditioners bought for cooling. They can heat as well, and save a lot of money compared with other forms of heating! Even before the restrictions on Russian gas supply, many European countries were rolling out heat pumps – even in cold climates. Now, government policies are accelerating change. The United States, which has had ver ..read more

The Centre for Urban Research was established in late-2012/early-2013 with the objective of connecting people and ideas for sustainable cities and regions. The Centre was formed by bringing together researchers from the RMIT AHURI Centre, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science group, National Centre for Design, and Sustainability and Urban Planning program. The founding Director was Robin Goodman who was supported by David Hayward, Dean of GUSS, and the multi-disciplinary community of researchers and leaders that have collaborated under the CUR banner. Since 2012 CUR has grown to become one of ..read more

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