NSW Housing Pattern Book: 12-month Review

This session evaluates the impact of the NSW Housing Pattern Book one year after its introduction. It will assess its effectiveness in delivering sustainable and affordable housing, examine adoption challenges, and consider opportunities for refinement and broader application.

Learning Outcomes
Following this presentation, you should be able to:

• Outline the history and purpose of ‘the NSW Housing Pattern Book’
• Assess the current effectiveness of the resource
• Identify barriers to the use of the resource
• Identify ways to address these barriers and improve the NSW Housing Pattern Book
• This presentation will deliver outcomes related to the following Competency/s from the National Standard of Competency for Architects 2021:

This presentation will deliver outcomes related to the following Competency/s from the National Standard of Competency for Architects 2021:

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

PC 3 – Apply principles of project planning, considering implications for Country, environmental sustainability, communities, stakeholders and project costs.

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR PROJECT INITIATION AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

PC 28 – Be able to draw on knowledge from building sciences and technology, environmental sciences and behavioural and social sciences as part of preliminary design research and when developing the conceptual design to optimise the performance of the project.

PC 30 – Be able to explore options for siting a project, including integrating information and analysis of relevant cultural, social and economic factors.

PC 35 – Be able to assess operational and embodied carbon implications of materials, components, construction systems and supply chains (including transport) to achieve net zero whole life carbon when developing design concepts. This includes integrating relevant consultant expertise and advising on the impact of chosen materials, components and systems on carbon outcomes.