air quality

How to protect yourself against bushfire smoke this summer

03 Jan 2023

Be prepared. Download an air quality app, stock up on respirators and stay inside if you can.

Social housing temperatures in NSW exceed health and safety limits: study

14 Sep 2022

Many low-income households can endure temperatures in their homes close to 40°C during summer and as little as 5°C during winter.

Poor air quality in classrooms detrimental to kids' wellbeing and learning

14 Apr 2021

Australian schools need better ventilation to improve student health and productivity, says new UNSW research.

Clearing the air on bushfire smoke

17 Jan 2020

Conjoint Professor Bin Jalaludin from UNSW School of Public Health and Community Medicine answers your top questions about air quality and how to stay protected as the Australian bushfires continue.

Schools need ventilation for better health and student learning, not air-conditioning

27 Jun 2019

Australian classrooms are recording high levels of carbon dioxide and other pollutants, says Built Environment Professor Mat Santamouris.

Transport access is good for new housing, but beware the pollution

25 Jul 2017

Residents of high-density housing might value features such as balconies, but when roads get busy they increase exposure to pollution, write Christine Cowie and Guy Marks.

Air pollution causes more than 3 million premature deaths a year

17 Sep 2015

Taken together, outdoor and indoor air pollution rivals cigarette smoking as a major risk factor for death and disability, write Christine Cowie and Bin Jalaludin.