| Remaking suburbia |
What successful interventions can be made in overcoming institutional, social, economic and cultural barriers to enhance environmental performance of home improvements in Australia? |
| Understanding the patterns, characteristics and trends in the housing sector labour force in Australia |
This study aims to enhance understanding of the characteristics, patterns and trends of the housing sector labour market and to ensure the sector is better equipped to meet the future needs of the Australian housing system. |
| Investigative Panel on a Socially Sustainable Housing System |
Key outputs will be a final report detailing the collective views of panel members on policy options for reducing the negative impacts of housing market volatility on vulnerable households; a summary report and an AHURI seminar comparing the outcomes of the two studies (Australia and UK) and considering ‘lessons learnt’ in each country and their implications for each other. |
| Other countries’ policy initiatives to meet the housing needs of asset-poor older persons: Implications for Australia |
This study will conduct a systematic review of the international academic literature and policy documents concerning government and financial institution initiatives to meet the housing needs of asset-poor older citizens. |
| Other countries’ policy initiatives to meet the housing needs of asset-poor older persons: Implications for Australia |
This study will conduct a systematic review of the international academic literature and policy documents concerning government and financial institution initiatives to meet the housing needs of asset-poor older citizens. |
| Planning reform, land release and the supply of housing |
This study aims to establish the link between land use planning policies and mechanisms and the form of housing supplied by examining details of both planning policy and housing supply in the state of Victoria over a time period covering two significant policy regime shifts. |
| The environmental sustainability of Australia’s private rental housing stock |
The Australian Government, in partnership with State and Territory and local governments, is currently committed towards the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, principally through the establishment of a Carbon Emissions Trading (CET) scheme. |
| Improving housing outcomes for young people leaving state out of home care |
The project is focusing on developing a new understanding of the housing needs of young people leaving care. |
| What works? Letting young people speak for themselves |
Using new technologies such as podcasts this study seeks to understand what has helped young people make the transition from care to independent living. |
| J2SI Evaluation (assisting the chronically homeless) |
This project will conduct a randomised control study of two different service intervention for the chronically homeless. |
| J2SI Evaluation (assisting the chronically homeless) |
This project will conduct a randomised control study of two different service intervention for the chronically homeless. |
| Breaking the cycle of chronic homelessness: the role of housing and support |
This new major study is designed to develop understanding of the role housing and support play in assisting people who have been chronically homeless.
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| Resilient urban systems: a socio-technical study of community scale climate change adaptation initiatives |
Resilient energy and water systems are required to reduce Victoria’s vulnerability to climate change, which if not addressed, could have serious impacts on health and wellbeing. |
| Sustainable Families |
This pilot project introduces sustainability to family services clients of Kildonan Uniting Care. The project involves discussion with family services clients (low-income households) about ways to reduce energy, water and waste at a household level. |
| Exploring the influence of cultural background on first and second generation migrants’ use of energy and water in the home |
There is a strong push from governments and environment organisations for households to reduce their consumption of water and energy, and to improve the environmental sustainability of their lifestyles. |
| National Heritage and Sustainability Project – Residential Buildings |
The aim of the project is to provide empirical research evidence in the form of a comparison between life cycle embodied and operational energy performance, greenhouse gas emissions, water and other environmental impacts of a range of heritage building designs compared to ‘improved’ retrofitted designs where heritage values are preserved. |
| Integration of Building Assemblies and Materials Scorecard (BAMS) and Rating Tools |
The BAMS methodology provides an opportunity to establish a definitive method and reporting format to assess the environmental performance of building assemblies. |
| Household Sustainability Assessment tools |
The Australian Greenhouse Calculator, developed by Adjunct Professor Alan Pears for the Environmental Protection Association (EPA, VIC), formed the starting point for development of Australia’s first comprehensive energy and water and greenhouse gas assessment tool for Australian households. |
| Drivers, attitudes and barriers to ‘green’ investment by landlords of private rental properties |
This research project has been undertaken in two stages. The research provides a body of knowledge regarding the practices of landlordism and the constraints and opportunities these present in retrofitting rental housing for climate change. |
| Learning for Carbon Neutral Communities |
The project commenced with community based greenhouse assessments and renewable resource assessments to determine the technical potential for carbon neutral communities. |
| Youth Leadership for Sustainable Consumption |
This project aims at further developing the community capacity building program called ‘otherWISE’. |
| Learning for Sustainability in Higher Education |
This project aims is to identify influences and processes for promoting organizational learning for sustainability in complex organizations. |
| Industry Education for Sustainability (IEfS) Project |
The purpose of the IEfS project is to pilot the igreen and Y Green programs in selected organisations to support employment and educational career pathways in green jobs for young people in the City of Whittlesea. |
| Life cycle assessment of beverage container systems |
This peer reviewed research project developed an updated life cycle inventory for aluminium cans, and also compares this beverage container system to other similar packaging formats (glass and PET) across their respective life cycles. |
