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Jasmine Palmer

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Jasmine S. Palmer
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Delivering sustainable apartment housing: new build and retrofit

This research investigates how Australia can supply new and retrofit older apartments so that they are sustainable - that is, they are comfortable; deliver cost reductions for householders, while minimising consumption and waste; and maximise energy efficiencies and energy management, both in their construction and...
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Developing multi-unit housing without developers. Or, “without a developer, who does the … … … ?”

Motivated by discontent with the quality, design, and cost of speculative multi-unit housing provision in Australia, households and professionals alike are increasingly seeking alternatives. Recent years have seen an increase in the number and university of households seeking to collectively self-develop multi-unit housing in our...
Conference paper

Industry Constructions of Waste in Building Life-Cycles: Zero waste and beyond?

This paper discusses research from an ARC funded project that is investigating ways to minimise waste from building conception to end of life.
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A framework for adaptation of Australian households to heat waves

Climate change is leading to an increased frequency and severity of heat waves. Spells of several consecutive days of unusually high temperatures have led to increased mortality rates for the more vulnerable in the community. The problem is compounded by the escalating energy costs and...