Research library

This research examines the preferences and trade-offs of tenants during social housing retrofit programs, particularly in regard to implementing circular economy (CE) practices. The study looks beyond the relatively narrow consideration of energy efficiency, to respond to the broader requirements of the social housing sector—to incorporate and balance tenant needs with provider mandates, budgetary limitations, and wider social policy.

This study investigated the challenges and opportunities that built environment professionals in Australia experience when planning, designing, and implementing sustainable housing developments at the neighbourhood scale. It also examined strategies and policy levers employed in case study eco-neighbourhoods from across Australia and Europe to inform future Australian policy and practice.

This research investigated the mental and economic wellbeing of landlords and tenants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic so as to help governments at all levels make the best housing policy decisions during and following the coronavirus pandemic.

This research examined energy hardship within Australia’s rental housing market and considered strategies and policy actions to reduce its impact on the lives of Australian households.