″ that the Victorian government’s ambitious housing statement blurs the lines between public, social and affordable housing. It notes that the term ″affordable housing″ is used 27 times but ″is particularly vague about what is meant″.
When will these 80,000 houses a year start to be built? Andrews states “for the next decade”; is that starting in 2024 or in 2030? Is he increasing the training of tradies, has he solved the issue of materials shortages and costs?Where is the planning blueprint for the best possible affordable housing development? AI should be able to produce an ideal for planning for sustainability, adequate room sizes, best plumbing and appropriate materials etc, and the right size of such developments to...
There’s a danger that the Andrews government’s program will be unachievable, unless it includes stronger powers to enforce planning controls, design and construction standards, affordability, and sustainability. There’s the risk of the easy bits being tackled first, unless there is strong overall co-ordination and public/private co-operation. The problem must not be left in the too-hard basket. It’s a huge challenge for the government and the community as a whole, but it deserves to succeed.
″ briefly touches on the most important component of these awards, to make people think. Perhaps their hero should be Andre Geim who has won both, the Ig Nobel and Nobel prizes.