We expect modern homes to be energy efficient and accessible, but standard design has been letting the community down for a long time. Until now. 

The inclusion of new liveable housing standards in the latest updates to the National Construction Code (NCC) can be seen as ‘future proofing’ new housing stock – designing homes that can be more easily adapted to the changing needs of all Australians over the course of their lifetimes.

Forward-thinking clients and architects have been getting on with better design, but these changes to the NCC mean the benefits of higher standards will be enjoyed by all. Sometimes all it takes is a design tweak.

In this Open House Talks session our panel will discuss what the anticipated benefits of the NCC update are for occupants and the supply chain, and how it might contribute to a more liveable and just city. The panel will also question what might have been left out of the amendments and how minimum practice and standards could be more inclusive.

Leading the discussion
Alison McDonald, Architect and Neuro-architecture Consultant, Griffith University

In conversation with
Barry Lee, Architect, The Dark Horse Studio
Perry Cross AM, Director and CEO, Accessible Homes Australia
John Moynihan, Director, Ecolateral Sustainability
Coral Gillett, Interior Designer and Hopkins Centre Researcher, Griffith University

Thanks to our event sponsor, the Australian Institute of Architects.

_{Presented by Gold Coast Open House and HOTA, Home of the Arts
Image Credit: Nikolas Strugar, Ravens At Odds}