Built environment
Evaluation
The Victorian Healthy Homes Program: research findings
The Victorian Healthy Homes Program was a randomised controlled trial designed to measure the impact of an energy efficiency and thermal comfort home upgrade on temperature, energy use, health and quality of life. It found that a modest home upgrade improved indoor warmth, health and gas use.
Report
Award of funding under the Building Better Regions Fund
The objective of the audit was to assess whether the award of funding under the Building Better Regions Fund was effective as well as being consistent with the Commonwealth Grant Rules and Guidelines.
Report
How many in a crowd? Assessing overcrowding measures in Australian housing
This study assess the measurement of overcrowding in Australia and explores the relationships between various household density measures and the wellbeing of occupants.
Report
Staged releases: peering behind the land supply curtain
This report investigates the rate of lot sales in nine major master-planned housing developments. The research reveals a 'staged release' approach that responds to price growth, but appears crafted to avoid supply-led price declines.
Report
The liveable metropolis
This is a research report about cities that deserve more recognition and more attention, especially in a world that is rightly considering the changing roles or characteristics of urban centres in a COVID-19 affected environment.