Dr Chris Jensen

Dr Chris Jensen

Lecturer, Construction Management, Melbourne School of Design, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne

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Environment

Designing homes for extreme weather

The devastating effects of extreme weather mean we must design homes to protect human life and buildings. Failure to do so risks some areas becoming ‘uninsurable’

Environment

How our housing can make it feel like an Arctic winter

Australia’s housing just isn’t good enough when it comes to dealing with winter temperatures – we need to take lessons from the Northern Hemisphere

Environment

Extreme weather: Why the impact will be felt more widely

As floods, heatwaves and droughts increase, how will they affect our lives and bring about change

Environment

Why apartments are failing the heat stress test

If the power goes off during a heat wave most of Melbourne’s apartment blocks would fail international health standards, research shows