TY - GEN
T1 - Adaptability and Implementation of Climate-Resilient Retrofit Toolkits for Older People
AU - Wu, Shuang
AU - Lohi, Iina
AU - Rasouli, Aso Haji
AU - Wain, Alison
AU - Wilkinson, Sara
AU - Towart, Lois
AU - Acosta, Irina
AU - Banihashemi, Saeed
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Following the Black Summer Bushfires of 2019–2020, a number of bushfire-resilient retrofit toolkits started to emerge across Australia and were made available to homeowners in affected areas. These retrofit toolkits primarily address property maintenance and building construction to comply with the Australian Standard 3959-2018 Construction of Buildings in Bushfire Prone Areas. However, these toolkits are not tailored to the diverse housing needs and capabilities of the growing population of Australians over 65, the most vulnerable and affected age group during the event of natural disasters. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to examine the adaptability and implementation of available bushfire-resilient retrofit toolkits with consideration to the needs and perceptions of older people. This paper presents a critical literature review of global, National, State, local, and independent guidance on building for bushfire resilience, through the lens of building construction and architecture. It identifies the challenges and gaps in knowledge for how to tailor disaster-resilient guidance for older people. It further presents a future research agenda to adopt universal design principles into available retrofit guidance to promote inclusive climate action. This paper is part of a broader research project funded by the Australian Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program.
AB - Following the Black Summer Bushfires of 2019–2020, a number of bushfire-resilient retrofit toolkits started to emerge across Australia and were made available to homeowners in affected areas. These retrofit toolkits primarily address property maintenance and building construction to comply with the Australian Standard 3959-2018 Construction of Buildings in Bushfire Prone Areas. However, these toolkits are not tailored to the diverse housing needs and capabilities of the growing population of Australians over 65, the most vulnerable and affected age group during the event of natural disasters. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to examine the adaptability and implementation of available bushfire-resilient retrofit toolkits with consideration to the needs and perceptions of older people. This paper presents a critical literature review of global, National, State, local, and independent guidance on building for bushfire resilience, through the lens of building construction and architecture. It identifies the challenges and gaps in knowledge for how to tailor disaster-resilient guidance for older people. It further presents a future research agenda to adopt universal design principles into available retrofit guidance to promote inclusive climate action. This paper is part of a broader research project funded by the Australian Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program.
KW - Ageing-resilience
KW - Bushfire-resilience
KW - Housing retrofit toolkit
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105009411755
UR - https://www.aubea.org/aubea2023
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-96-2904-6_3
DO - 10.1007/978-981-96-2904-6_3
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105009411755
SN - 9789819629039
VL - 2
T3 - Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
SP - 23
EP - 34
BT - Creating Capacity and Capability: Embracing Advanced Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Future in Building Education and Practice
A2 - Sutrisna, Monty
A2 - Jelodar, Mostafa Babaeian
A2 - Domingo, Niluka
A2 - Le, An
A2 - Kahandawa, Ravindu
PB - Springer
T2 - 46th Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference, AUBEA 2023
Y2 - 26 November 2023 through 28 November 2023
ER -
