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Tag: Covid-19

Group of office employees at coworking center. Business people walking at modern open space. Motion blur. Concept
Posted inFacilities management

Living with Covid the focus of expertise has shifted from epidemiology to airconditioning and ventilation

by Ashak Nathwani, University of Sydney 27 October 202127 October 2021
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Posted inConstruction & Development

Government’s HomeBuilder handout doesn’t come cheap

by Roxanne Fitzgerald 7 July 202019 August 2020
Posted inFacilities management

Ventilation might help slow COVID-19 spread but let’s not forget energy use

by Craig Roussac, Buildings Alive 7 May 202011 May 2020
Posted inSpinifex

COVID-19 and the SDGs: moving forward after the crisis

by Katrina Szetey, Reihaneh Bandari, Nick Taylor, Enayat Moallemi – Deakin University 14 April 2020
Posted inSpinifex

Will we have business as usual or a brand new world after COVID? Urban planning impacts and some thoughts from home and abroad

by Tim Williams 14 April 202014 April 2020
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Posted inArticles

Planning in an era of COVID-19 and high density living

by Poppy Johnston 9 April 202014 April 2020
Posted inArticles

Covid-19: Let’s make this the microbe that changed the world

by Don Albert 9 April 202020 April 2020
Posted inClimate Change

A climate-change conscious post-Covid-19 economic stimulus will deliver recovery faster – it did last time

by David Thorpe 9 April 2020
Posted inSpinifex

Elena Bondareva: COVID-19 and that seat at the table – it’s ours

by Elena Bondareva, CETEC 6 April 20206 April 2020
Posted inArticles

COVID-19 How’re we doing? Voices from the property front: Amanda Steele, Jane Fitzgerald, Nic Burt, Tony Arnel, Ken McBryde, Ken Morrison

by Tina Perinotto 3 April 20203 April 2020
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Posted inArticles

COVID-19 and wastewater dispersal – are we ignoring a problem area?

by Paul Magee 2 April 20202 April 2020
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Posted inArticles

Things we can learn from Covid-19 to help with the climate emergency

by David Thorpe 31 March 202031 March 2020
Posted inFacilities management

HVAC and COVID-19 explained

by Matthew Peacock, A.G. Coombs Advisory 19 March 202026 March 2020
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Posted inArticles

Coronavirus: What we know so far about managing the risk in buildings

by Poppy Johnston 17 March 202030 March 2020
Posted inArticles

COVID19: Where to get help for your business and what to buy in the shops

by The Fifth Estate 17 March 202018 March 2020
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Posted inInfrastructure & transport

To limit coronavirus risks on public transport, here’s what we can learn from efforts overseas

by Yale Zhuxiao Wong, University of Sydney 17 March 2020
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Posted inArchitecture

Hot desking in heatwaves: The workplace in a climate emergency

by Don Albert, Soundspacedesign Architects 12 March 202019 March 2020

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