“Taking the Roof off Housing”
What do ADAPTABLE and LIVABLE housing really mean? Explore the voluntary code onLIVEABLE HOUSING DESIGN. Can accessible housing be affordable, sustainable, integratedwith the external environment & to the community? Can it also be culturally appropriate forIndigenous and immigrant people. Internally, SMART HOUSING will have the best internaltechnologies – automated & with environmental control units – for people with mobilityimpairment and ageing Australians.
Latest technology will include live captioning, broadcast Auslan, podcastInternational presenter participating via Skype video
Topic 1: Liveable Housing, Building Codes & Access to Premises StandardsBringing together Human Rights experts who advocated for the Standards, the team whodeveloped the voluntary Livable Housing Design code, Master Builders, and Building CodesBoard. Where to from here?
Topic 2: Indigenous Housing needsBringing together Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders from 3 States, designers,environmentalists & researchers to talk over the pluses and minuses of the housingcurrently being erected in the NT. Are appropriate codes being applied?
Topic 3: Sustainability, Community & InclusionWhy are the external environment and sustainability important for people with disabilitiesin remote areas and in the suburbs? Who influences construction of truly affordable,accessible housing? Bringing together town planners, sustainability experts, & architects.
Topic 4: Technology (Environmental Control Units/Smart homes)For many people with disabilities houses have to be SMART inside too! Technical solutionsexperts talk to builders about Livable Housing Design on steroids. Environmental ControlUnits and how they work with users telling their stories.
Forum Closing: Drinks and networking
Tue 20 Nov 2012, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
INSPIRE CentreUniversity of Canberra, Pantowora Rd, Bruce ACT
Name Sue SalthousePhone 0411 157 164Link -
Created 8th October 2012
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