Fiona Andrews
Email: fiona.andrews@deakin.edu.au
Institution/Organisation: Deakin University, School of Health & Social Development
Position: Senior Lecturer
Biographical Information: Fiona Andrews has a research interest in the relationship between the built environment and the health of families with children in different urban settings.
Fiona Andrews is co-leader of HOME, a transdisciplinary research hub at Deakin University that works with local communities to deliver affordable, well designed, sustainable and connected housing for all. She is also a member of CHASE, the Centre for Health through Action on Social Exclusion.
Title: Impacts of building defects on the health and wellbeing of apartment residents: a scoping review
Published: Building Research and Information
Funders: Strata Community Insurance
Author/Co-authors: Nicole Johnston, Fiona Andrews, Richard Tucker, Anahita Sal Moslehian
Keywords: Building improvements, Construction, Defects, Qualitative research/interviews,
Summary:
While recent high-profile incidents have highlighted the impacts of building defects, there remains a dearth of comprehensive research that examines the full spectrum of health risks encountered by residents living in apartments affected by these defects. In this paper, an interdisciplinary perspective provides a comprehensive and structured synthesis of the literature on the varied impacts of lifecycle construction quality characteristics and defects on the health and wellbeing of apartment residents, including classification of methodological approaches.