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20 November 2011

On the road with the Good Homes project

The Good Homes project has hit the road with charrettes in Marlborough, Kawerau and Auckland to test the Repairs and Maintenance Assessment tool.   A charrette is a mix of presentation, workshop and debate to design a product. In this case the product is the Assessment Tool – a room-by-room checklist developed after five years of research [...]

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7 November 2011

In Memoriam

We are saddened that Brian Ponting of Kawerau passed away on Thursday last, but wish to acknowledge and celebrate his life of unremitting community service and the help and advice he has provided us when working within Kawerau.

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26 May 2011

July 2010 Paper presented at ENHR Conference

Bev James and Kay Saville-Smith presented a paper at the European Network for Housing Research (ENHR) 22nd International Housing Research Conference 4-7 July 2010, Istanbul. The paper is titled “Older People’s Home Repairs and Maintenance: Ageing Well in Place in New Zealand”. This paper considers the role of house condition, comfort and safety in assisting older [...]

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