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2 months ago | 
phys.org | Sarah Robertson |Nicola Willand |Ralph Horne |Trivess Moore
Hot on the heels of the warmest spring on record, Australia is baking through another scorching summer. Heat waves around the country contributed to the second-warmest January on record. Hot, dry, windy weather again swept across the country this week. Finding a home that stays cool in this heat is a real challenge.
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2 months ago | 
theaustraliatoday.com.au | Sarah Robertson |Nicola Willand |Ralph Horne |Trivess Moore
By Sarah Robertson, Nicola Willand, Ralph Horne, and Trivess MooreHot on the heels of the warmest spring on record, Australia is baking through another scorching summer. Heatwaves around the country contributed to the second-warmest January on record. Hot, dry, windy weather again swept across the country this week. Finding a home that stays cool in this heat is a real challenge.
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2 months ago | 
theconversation.com | Sarah Robertson |Nicola Willand |Ralph Horne |Trivess Moore
Sarah Robertson has received funding from various sources, including the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation and the Fuel Poverty Research Network. She has benefitted from Australian Research Council, Victorian government and various local government and industry partnerships to support research related to this topic.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
thefifthestate.com.au | Nicola Willand
The size of our homes has been a contentious topic among experts for decades. However, we are now seeing this debate shift to the public sphere through the Home Truth Commission by Breathe Architects at the National Gallery of Victoria. The installation raises awareness about the unavoidable environmental impact of our large homes. But is this true for all homes? How do we know how big a home should be? And how should we measure it? Spinifex is an opinion column.
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Feb 24, 2024 | 
eastmojo.com | Nicola Willand
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
en.tempo.co | Nicola Willand |Petir Garda Bhwana |Klik di Sini
By: Nicola Willand, RMIT University in MelbourneClimate-resilient housing can help protect the most vulnerable Australians from the risks of climate change. From unseasonably early bushfires to flash floods, this Australian summer has already been characterised by clashing climate extremes. More unusual wet and hot weather is forecast for the next three months.
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Aug 20, 2023 | 
theconversation.com | Trivess Moore |Alan Pears |Nicola Willand
Burning gas in our homes to cook food or heat air and water has become a contentious issue. Gas is an expensive, polluting fossil fuel, and there’s mounting evidence to suggest it’s also bad for our health. Five million existing Australian households will need to get off gas within the next 30 years. But for homeowners, the upfront cost can be a major barrier to action. Renters rarely get a say over the appliances installed in their homes.
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May 16, 2023 | 
medicalxpress.com | Rebecca Bentley |Nicola Willand |Tim Law
Rental properties are more likely be moldy than other homes. This is a concern as excessive mold growth is known to harm human health. Once buildings are infested with mold, the difficult and costly issue of remediation arises. Landlords and tenants are caught in the middle of a tussle over who is responsible for fixing the problem.
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May 15, 2023 | 
theconversation.com | Rebecca Bentley |Nicola Willand |Tim Law
Rental properties are more likely be mouldy than other homes. This is a concern as excessive mould growth is known to harm human health. Once buildings are infested with mould, the difficult and costly issue of remediation arises. Landlords and tenants are caught in the middle of a tussle over who is responsible for fixing the problem.
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Mar 13, 2023 | 
eco-business.com | Nicola Willand
Last summer punished Australian homes and livelihoods with clashing climate extremes.More than 5,000 homes were damaged or destroyed in floods down the east coast, affecting over half a million people in Queensland alone.
