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Phillippa Carnemolla
School of Built Environment, Faculty of Design Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia

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Journal article
Published: 13 August 2021 in Sustainability
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Despite many initiatives to reframe and support inclusion for people with disabilities, people with intellectual disabilities continue to experience social exclusion in their local communities. This study shares the perspectives of people with an intellectual disability on what matters to them in their local communities. This study aims to inform local governments of the value of engaging with and listening to local people with intellectual disabilities and is an important exploration of how the social sustainability of cities is framed and valued by people who have historically been socially and geographically excluded. Focus groups and interviews were conducted in six local government areas, with a mix of metropolitan and regional areas, in two states of Australia—NSW and Victoria. The study analysed how 45 Australian adults with intellectual disabilities described their local communities and conceptualised better inclusion. The results were collated and organised by applying an adapted framework of inclusive cities. The participants expressed the need for safe, accessible and clean public amenities; accessible information; appropriate communication; and for people to be more respectful, friendly and understanding of the needs of people with intellectual disabilities. This study suggests that local governments can take action in order to improve social sustainability by engaging with local people with intellectual disabilities as citizens, advisors and employees, and by educating the wider community about respect and social inclusion for all.

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Phillippa Carnemolla; Jack Kelly; Catherine Donnelley; Aine Healy; Megan Taylor. “If I Was the Boss of My Local Government”: Perspectives of People with Intellectual Disabilities on Improving Inclusion. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9075 .

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Phillippa Carnemolla, Jack Kelly, Catherine Donnelley, Aine Healy, Megan Taylor. “If I Was the Boss of My Local Government”: Perspectives of People with Intellectual Disabilities on Improving Inclusion. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):9075.

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Phillippa Carnemolla; Jack Kelly; Catherine Donnelley; Aine Healy; Megan Taylor. 2021. "“If I Was the Boss of My Local Government”: Perspectives of People with Intellectual Disabilities on Improving Inclusion." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 9075.

Journal article
Published: 23 July 2021 in Health & Place
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This study undertakes a spatial analysis of an Australian aged care setting where residents receive person-centred support in a specially-designed home-like environment. Focus groups were conducted with staff to explore the impact of the built environment in a new residential aged care setting that has implemented a Household Model of care for people living with mental health conditions. Drawing on Actor-Network Theory and proxemics, we mapped how the built environment supports improved behaviours and care practices in four areas: food preparation and dining, sleep and self-care, site layout, and relationships.

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Phillippa Carnemolla; Deborah Debono; Fleur Hourihan; Suyin Hor; Hamish Robertson; Jo Travaglia. The influence of the built environment in enacting a household model of residential aged care for people living with a mental health condition: A qualitative post-occupancy evaluation. Health & Place 2021, 71, 102624 .

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Phillippa Carnemolla, Deborah Debono, Fleur Hourihan, Suyin Hor, Hamish Robertson, Jo Travaglia. The influence of the built environment in enacting a household model of residential aged care for people living with a mental health condition: A qualitative post-occupancy evaluation. Health & Place. 2021; 71 ():102624.

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Phillippa Carnemolla; Deborah Debono; Fleur Hourihan; Suyin Hor; Hamish Robertson; Jo Travaglia. 2021. "The influence of the built environment in enacting a household model of residential aged care for people living with a mental health condition: A qualitative post-occupancy evaluation." Health & Place 71, no. : 102624.

Conference paper
Published: 03 July 2021 in Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery in Databases
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Carla Resendiz-Villasenor; Farzad P. Rahimian; Phillippa Carnemolla; Sergio Rodriguez; Nashwan Dawood. Design for Ageing in Place in Isolated Contexts: A Methods Literature Review. Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery in Databases 2021, 74 -87.

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Carla Resendiz-Villasenor, Farzad P. Rahimian, Phillippa Carnemolla, Sergio Rodriguez, Nashwan Dawood. Design for Ageing in Place in Isolated Contexts: A Methods Literature Review. Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery in Databases. 2021; ():74-87.

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Carla Resendiz-Villasenor; Farzad P. Rahimian; Phillippa Carnemolla; Sergio Rodriguez; Nashwan Dawood. 2021. "Design for Ageing in Place in Isolated Contexts: A Methods Literature Review." Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery in Databases , no. : 74-87.

Review
Published: 01 June 2021 in City, Culture and Society
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The inclusion of people with intellectual disability in cultural and civic activities is an important point for discussion, particularly in the context of supporting the social sustainability of our local communities and cities. In line with a human rights approach to disability and inclusion, local governments and community organisations are poised to play a pivotal role in the inclusion of people with intellectual disability. Using PRISMA-P guidelines, we undertook a scoping review of local inclusion building initiatives in Australia and comparative international countries that helped connect people with intellectual disability with their local council and community. We also examined what role people with intellectual disability played in the assessment and evaluation of these resources in the literature. We analysed the initiative outcomes discussed in the included papers across the five themes outlined in framework for Building Inclusive Cities (Broadband & Keiran 2019) and through the lens of Simplican et al.’s (2015) framework for community participation. Participation-building initiatives that were investigated included more general community groups, specific community groups (Men's Shed, Unified Sports teams), dog walking, peer advocacy, community conversation and community mentorship. One out of the 11 studies reported an inclusive research methodology (Power, Bartlett, & Hall, 2016). Analysis of the results offers opportunities to consider the ways in which the personal preferences of people with intellectual disability can be interwoven with structure and levels of participation to improve social inclusion in their local communities.

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Phillippa Carnemolla; Sally Robinson; Kiri Lay. Towards inclusive cities and social sustainability: A scoping review of initiatives to support the inclusion of people with intellectual disability in civic and social activities. City, Culture and Society 2021, 25, 100398 .

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Phillippa Carnemolla, Sally Robinson, Kiri Lay. Towards inclusive cities and social sustainability: A scoping review of initiatives to support the inclusion of people with intellectual disability in civic and social activities. City, Culture and Society. 2021; 25 ():100398.

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Phillippa Carnemolla; Sally Robinson; Kiri Lay. 2021. "Towards inclusive cities and social sustainability: A scoping review of initiatives to support the inclusion of people with intellectual disability in civic and social activities." City, Culture and Society 25, no. : 100398.

Research article
Published: 21 May 2021 in Journal of Planning Literature
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As governments and service agencies across the world grapple with chronic rates of homelessness and housing instability, there is a growing need to understand the value that providing secure, stable housing brings to the lives of people who are homeless and the broader community. The complex nature of homelessness is revealed across a variety of academic fields including planning, pharmacology, urban affairs, housing policy, nutrition, psychiatry, sociology, public health, urban health, and criminology. We undertook a scoping review according to PRISMA-P (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis) that mapped the breadth and scale of the evidence-base and identified themes and gaps. We identified 476 reports and after excluding duplicates and ones that did not relate to our criteria, were left with 100 studies from eight countries. Each of them identified benefits and/or changes that occurred when people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity transitioned into a secure, stable home. Outcomes measured were distributed across a range of domains including physical and mental health, well-being, mortality rates, criminal justice interaction, service use, and cost-effectiveness. Findings varied by degree but overwhelmingly found improvements in all domains once people were permanently housed. Housing provided a foundation for people to envisage a better life and make plans for the future. As one woman who had fled a violent home was quoted as saying: “housing made everything else possible.” The research identified savings for taxpayers and the wider community once people left homelessness for the stability of a permanent home, even after factoring in the cost of housing and rental help. We found numerous gaps. For example, there was a prevalence of studies that focused on those who are visibly homeless, in particular chronically homeless men with mental illness and/or substance use issues. Much less research looked at women whose patterns of homelessness are more varied and even less at homelessness involving children and families. Women who had left domestic and family violence were investigated in a very small number of studies and sample sizes were small. Few reports undertook the complex task of quantifying and comparing cost savings. Other notable gaps were older women, older people more generally, refugees, recent migrants, veterans, Indigenous people and those with a disability.

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Phillippa Carnemolla; Vivienne Skinner. Outcomes Associated with Providing Secure, Stable, and Permanent Housing for People Who Have Been Homeless: An International Scoping Review. Journal of Planning Literature 2021, 1 .

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Phillippa Carnemolla, Vivienne Skinner. Outcomes Associated with Providing Secure, Stable, and Permanent Housing for People Who Have Been Homeless: An International Scoping Review. Journal of Planning Literature. 2021; ():1.

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Phillippa Carnemolla; Vivienne Skinner. 2021. "Outcomes Associated with Providing Secure, Stable, and Permanent Housing for People Who Have Been Homeless: An International Scoping Review." Journal of Planning Literature , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 07 August 2020 in JMIR Research Protocols
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Background Understanding the outcomes associated with both receiving and providing support to people with intellectual disability in specific settings can facilitate the alignment of health providers, community care providers, architects, and urban planners to strengthen levels of autonomy and community participation of people with intellectual disability living in the community. This study explores the impact of providing support (available 24 hours a day) for people with intellectual disability in a high-density apartment. It seeks the perspectives of people with intellectual disability who have moved into an apartment from a group home (where 4-6 people with disability live), their families, and support staff. It will enable comparison between two models of supported accommodation, group homes and individualized apartments, in a community setting. Objective The aims of this study are to explore the impact of an individualized apartment model of supported accommodation in a high-density setting on the well-being, autonomy, and participation of people with intellectual disability living and receiving support; the experience of providing care or support; and how this setting impacts the logistics of how quality support is provided. Methods Qualitative research methods were employed as the primary means of collecting and analyzing data. There are two main sources of data in this study: (1) semistructured interviews with participants in up to 3 waves (pre, post 1, and post 2) and (2) pre- and postoccupancy evaluation data on the design, layout, and location details of the built environments. Coded interview data will be paired with pre- and postoccupancy evaluations of the two accommodation settings. Results As of May 2020, we have recruited 55 participants. There have been 96 interviews conducted in 2 waves with people who have moved into supported accommodation, families, and staff. Collected data are currently being analyzed. We expect the results of the trial to be published in a peer-reviewed journal in late 2020. Conclusions This paper sets out a study of an alternative housing and support model for people with intellectual disability. It will capture personal experiences of people with intellectual disability receiving support in an apartment compared to their experiences in a group home. It will also capture the experiences of support staff working in the new setting and reveal how this differs from a group home setting. The inclusion of pre (group home) and post (apartment integrated into a community setting) measures addresses evaluative and comparative questions around the nature and impacts of the small-scale apartment and support model for both those who live and receive support, and those who support them. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/18248

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Kosuke Tamura; Leanne Dowse; Phillippa Carnemolla. Individualized Apartment Accommodation for People With Intellectual Disability: Protocol for a Qualitative Study Examining the Well-Being and Support Outcomes Linking Housing and Health. JMIR Research Protocols 2020, 9, e18248 .

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Kosuke Tamura, Leanne Dowse, Phillippa Carnemolla. Individualized Apartment Accommodation for People With Intellectual Disability: Protocol for a Qualitative Study Examining the Well-Being and Support Outcomes Linking Housing and Health. JMIR Research Protocols. 2020; 9 (8):e18248.

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Kosuke Tamura; Leanne Dowse; Phillippa Carnemolla. 2020. "Individualized Apartment Accommodation for People With Intellectual Disability: Protocol for a Qualitative Study Examining the Well-Being and Support Outcomes Linking Housing and Health." JMIR Research Protocols 9, no. 8: e18248.

Data article
Published: 12 May 2020 in Data in Brief
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The presented dataset relates to a research project titled “My Home My Community” undertaken at University of Technology Sydney (UTS) which has been funded by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) Australia. The dataset reports estimated prevalence rates of Intellectual Disability in NSW by local government area (LGA) from 2010 – 2015. The dataset is a re-examination of a cohort of 92, 542 people with intellectual disability from a larger linked research dataset built by the Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry, School of Psychiatry, UNSW. The dataset in this paper is presented in a multi-year cross-sectional format. The cohort of people with Intellectual Disability was analysed to estimate, quantify and visualise where people with intellectual disability live in New South Wales (NSW). The cohort analysed in this dataset had been generated in an earlier project undertaken by the UNSW-based authors. This dataset was generated to share with local governments in Australia and has the potential to be more widely used in a range of health policy and planning research, and city and regional planning research environments. It represents one of the only datasets currently available in Australia on Intellectual Disability describing prevalence rates at a local government area level. This dataset allows for population comparisons in other Australian states and internationally and can be examined in combination with other social and economic datasets to continue to build evidence about disability, planning and geography.

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Phillippa Carnemolla; Preeyaporn Srasuebkul; Hamish Robertson; Julian Trollor; Nick Nicholas. Prevalence of intellectual disability in New South Wales, Australia: a multi-year cross-sectional dataset by Local Government Area (LGA). Data in Brief 2020, 31, 105673 .

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Phillippa Carnemolla, Preeyaporn Srasuebkul, Hamish Robertson, Julian Trollor, Nick Nicholas. Prevalence of intellectual disability in New South Wales, Australia: a multi-year cross-sectional dataset by Local Government Area (LGA). Data in Brief. 2020; 31 ():105673.

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Phillippa Carnemolla; Preeyaporn Srasuebkul; Hamish Robertson; Julian Trollor; Nick Nicholas. 2020. "Prevalence of intellectual disability in New South Wales, Australia: a multi-year cross-sectional dataset by Local Government Area (LGA)." Data in Brief 31, no. : 105673.

Preprint content
Published: 19 February 2020
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BACKGROUND Understanding the outcomes associated with both receiving and providing support to people with intellectual disability in specific settings can facilitate the alignment of health providers, community care providers, architects, and urban planners to strengthen levels of autonomy and community participation of people with intellectual disability living in the community. This study explores the impact of providing support (available 24 hours a day) for people with intellectual disability in a high-density apartment. It seeks the perspectives of people with intellectual disability who have moved into an apartment from a group home (where 4-6 people with disability live), their families, and support staff. It will enable comparison between two models of supported accommodation, group homes and individualized apartments, in a community setting. OBJECTIVE The aims of this study are to explore the impact of an individualized apartment model of supported accommodation in a high-density setting on the well-being, autonomy, and participation of people with intellectual disability living and receiving support; the experience of providing care or support; and how this setting impacts the logistics of how quality support is provided. METHODS Qualitative research methods were employed as the primary means of collecting and analyzing data. There are two main sources of data in this study: (1) semistructured interviews with participants in up to 3 waves (pre, post 1, and post 2) and (2) pre- and postoccupancy evaluation data on the design, layout, and location details of the built environments. Coded interview data will be paired with pre- and postoccupancy evaluations of the two accommodation settings. RESULTS As of May 2020, we have recruited 55 participants. There have been 96 interviews conducted in 2 waves with people who have moved into supported accommodation, families, and staff. Collected data are currently being analyzed. We expect the results of the trial to be published in a peer-reviewed journal in late 2020. CONCLUSIONS This paper sets out a study of an alternative housing and support model for people with intellectual disability. It will capture personal experiences of people with intellectual disability receiving support in an apartment compared to their experiences in a group home. It will also capture the experiences of support staff working in the new setting and reveal how this differs from a group home setting. The inclusion of pre (group home) and post (apartment integrated into a community setting) measures addresses evaluative and comparative questions around the nature and impacts of the small-scale apartment and support model for both those who live and receive support, and those who support them. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT DERR1-10.2196/18248

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Phillippa Carnemolla. Individualized Apartment Accommodation for People With Intellectual Disability: Protocol for a Qualitative Study Examining the Well-Being and Support Outcomes Linking Housing and Health (Preprint). 2020, 1 .

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Phillippa Carnemolla. Individualized Apartment Accommodation for People With Intellectual Disability: Protocol for a Qualitative Study Examining the Well-Being and Support Outcomes Linking Housing and Health (Preprint). . 2020; ():1.

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Phillippa Carnemolla. 2020. "Individualized Apartment Accommodation for People With Intellectual Disability: Protocol for a Qualitative Study Examining the Well-Being and Support Outcomes Linking Housing and Health (Preprint)." , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 03 January 2020 in Applied Energy
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This paper presents a new, multi-objective method of analysing and optimising the energy processes associated with window system design in office buildings. The simultaneous consideration of multiple and conflicting design objectives can make the architectural design process more complicated. This study is based on the fundamental recognition that optimising parameters on the building energy loads via window system design can reduce the quality of the view to outside and the received daylight – both qualities highly valued by building occupants. This paper proposes an approach for quantifying Quality of View in office buildings in balance with energy performance and daylighting, thus enabling an optimisation framework for office window design. The study builds on previous research by developing a multi-objective method of assessment of a reference room which is parametrically modelled using actual climate data. A method of Pareto Frontier and a weighting sum is applied for multi-objective optimisation to determine best outcomes that balance design requirements. The Results reveal the maximum possible window to wall ratio for the reference room. The optimisation model indicates that the room geometry should be altered to achieve the lighting and view requirements set out in building performance standards. The research results emphasise the need for window system configuration to be considered in the early design stages. This exploratory approach to a methodology and framework considers both building parameters and the local climate condition. It has the potential to be adopted and further refined by other researchers and designers to support complex, multi-factorial design decision-making.

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Peiman Pilechiha; Mohammadjavad Mahdavinejad; Farzad Pour Rahimian; Phillippa Carnemolla; Saleh Seyedzadeh. Multi-objective optimisation framework for designing office windows: quality of view, daylight and energy efficiency. Applied Energy 2020, 261, 114356 .

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Peiman Pilechiha, Mohammadjavad Mahdavinejad, Farzad Pour Rahimian, Phillippa Carnemolla, Saleh Seyedzadeh. Multi-objective optimisation framework for designing office windows: quality of view, daylight and energy efficiency. Applied Energy. 2020; 261 ():114356.

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Peiman Pilechiha; Mohammadjavad Mahdavinejad; Farzad Pour Rahimian; Phillippa Carnemolla; Saleh Seyedzadeh. 2020. "Multi-objective optimisation framework for designing office windows: quality of view, daylight and energy efficiency." Applied Energy 261, no. : 114356.

Journal article
Published: 01 June 2019 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The extent to which housing design can minimise levels of community caregiving has remained largely unmeasured. This paper reports the potential for home modifications to reduce caregiving in the peoples' homes, particularly older people and people with a disability. It contributes to new knowledge in understanding how housing can play a role in community caregiving and acknowledges the role of the built environment in managing care levels in ageing societies. This paper analyses self-reported care data from 157 Australian community care recipients (average age: 72 years) who had received home modifications within the past 6 months. A before/after comparison of care provided revealed that home modifications reduced hours of care provided by 42% per week. More detailed analysis revealed that the positive association of home modifications with care reduction is stronger with informal care (46% reduction) followed by formal care (16% reduction). These results suggest the role that home modifications, and housing design in general, play in reducing care needs in a community setting.

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Phillippa Carnemolla; Catherine Bridge. Housing Design and Community Care: How Home Modifications Reduce Care Needs of Older People and People with Disability. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 1951 .

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Phillippa Carnemolla, Catherine Bridge. Housing Design and Community Care: How Home Modifications Reduce Care Needs of Older People and People with Disability. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (11):1951.

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Phillippa Carnemolla; Catherine Bridge. 2019. "Housing Design and Community Care: How Home Modifications Reduce Care Needs of Older People and People with Disability." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 11: 1951.

Journal article
Published: 06 December 2018 in Visualization in Engineering
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Smart technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT), have the potential to play a significant role in enabling older people to age in place. Although there has been substantial development of new applications of sensor technology in the home, this has tended to be tele-health focused, and there has been less work done on the role of IoT and ageing in place that more broadly considers caregiving and the built environment. Research in the field of IoT development and evaluation has recognised a number of challenges and limitations associated with past smart technology developments to support Ageing in Place, calling for user centeredness and better integration with broader systems. Compounding this, research into Ageing in Place and home environments has focused on built environments and largely ignored the impact of technology in the lives of older people staying at home. Recognising a gap in acknowledging the potential impact of technology on Ageing in Place theories, the purpose of this paper is to conceptualise a way of framing smart technology within an Ageing in Place model that acknowledges the interaction of smart technology with the built environment and caregiving and to present a framework for visualising the interactions that take place. A review of Environmental Gerontology model development is undertaken and a new model is presented that recognises the role of technology in Ageing in Place. Based on this model, a template is developed and three case studies of older people’s experiences of smart home technology, home modifications and caregiving are mapped out. These are used to demonstrate “proof of concept” of the relationships put forward in the HAST model and the pre-curser for a template to help people map smart technology and its role in supporting caregiving and ageing in place. This paper’s position is that technologies such as IoT further support the role of the built environment and caregiving to produce outcomes that enable older people to remain autonomous, independent, safe and well at home. However, a number of risks were also identified through the case studies, the issues of maintenance, cost and ease of use, and willingness to use are considerations and potential barriers to the benefits of smart technology.

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Phillippa Carnemolla. Ageing in place and the internet of things – how smart home technologies, the built environment and caregiving intersect. Visualization in Engineering 2018, 6, 7 .

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Phillippa Carnemolla. Ageing in place and the internet of things – how smart home technologies, the built environment and caregiving intersect. Visualization in Engineering. 2018; 6 (1):7.

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Phillippa Carnemolla. 2018. "Ageing in place and the internet of things – how smart home technologies, the built environment and caregiving intersect." Visualization in Engineering 6, no. 1: 7.

Review
Published: 28 February 2018 in Indoor and Built Environment
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As home-based health services emerge as a focal point of international discussions of primary healthcare, the home environment is now recognised as a place for safe and independent living, and also delivery of care. Consequently, research into how housing improvements can directly impact health and care outcomes is an increasingly important area of trans-disciplinary research. The links between health and housing are well established and indicate that housing interventions may be an important mechanism in health maintenance and improvement. Studies of home modifications have been published across a number of fields and the extent of their effects are diverse. We undertook a scoping review according to systematic PRISMA-P (Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols) guidelines to map the breadth and scale of the evidence base, identify themes and gaps in the evidence as well as grading home modifications research quality. Seventy-seven studies from 16 countries were included and revealed that home modifications evidence is measured in terms of a diverse range of effects. Seven key themes emerged including (in decreasing order); injury and falls prevention; improved function, self-care or independence; physical health and well-being; caregiving; economic effectiveness; ageing process; and social participation. The strongest experimental evidence has been conducted in relation to falls prevention.

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Phillippa Carnemolla; Catherine Bridge. A scoping review of home modification interventions – Mapping the evidence base. Indoor and Built Environment 2018, 29, 299 -310.

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Phillippa Carnemolla, Catherine Bridge. A scoping review of home modification interventions – Mapping the evidence base. Indoor and Built Environment. 2018; 29 (3):299-310.

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Phillippa Carnemolla; Catherine Bridge. 2018. "A scoping review of home modification interventions – Mapping the evidence base." Indoor and Built Environment 29, no. 3: 299-310.

Journal article
Published: 29 July 2016 in Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research
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The multi-dimensional relationship between housing and population health is now well recognised internationally, across both developing and developed nations. This paper examines a dimension within the housing and health relationship – accessibility – that to date has been considered difficult to measure. This paper reports on the mixed method results of larger mixed-method, exploratory study designed to measure the impact of home modifications on Health-Related Quality of Life, supported by qualitative data of recipients’ experiences of home modifications. Data was gathered from 157 Australian HACC clients, who had received home modifications. Measurements were taken for both before and after home modifications and reveal that home modifications were associated with an average 40% increase in Health-Related Quality of Life levels. The qualitative results revealed that participants positively associated home modifications across six effect themes: increased safety and confidence, improved mobility at home, increased independence, supported care-giving role, increased social participation, and ability to return home from hospital. This exploratory research gives an insight into the potential for accessible architecture to impact improvements in community health and wellbeing.

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Phillippa Carnemolla; Catherine Bridge. ACCESSIBLE HOUSING AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE: MEASUREMENTS OF WELLBEING OUTCOMES FOLLOWING HOME MODIFICATIONS. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research 2016, 10, 38 -51.

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Phillippa Carnemolla, Catherine Bridge. ACCESSIBLE HOUSING AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE: MEASUREMENTS OF WELLBEING OUTCOMES FOLLOWING HOME MODIFICATIONS. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research. 2016; 10 (2):38-51.

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Phillippa Carnemolla; Catherine Bridge. 2016. "ACCESSIBLE HOUSING AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE: MEASUREMENTS OF WELLBEING OUTCOMES FOLLOWING HOME MODIFICATIONS." Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research 10, no. 2: 38-51.

Journal article
Published: 30 September 2014 in Construction Innovation
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the implications of socially inclusive Building Information Modelling (BIM) library components. BIM requires and integrates many sets of predefined blocks or collection of attributes. Any one of the individual blocks can be replicated and/or stored in a block library for later reuse. However, few if any current block libraries contain or have access to the blocks that enable social inclusion. Design/methodology/approach – An action-based research methodology was used to design, develop and deploy three enabling blocks as part of a plan to develop a larger library of tools for BIM practitioners. The Enabling Block Library is an open access library of Australian code-compliant mobility elements published online. This paper discusses the design and development of the library components in detail, explaining how each of the three blocks was selected in our pilot evaluation and how each was identified; fact-checked; planned (designed); deployed (action); and then evaluated. Findings – The process and evaluation highlights that appropriate code-compliant design tools can support greater social inclusion aspects of a built environment project. These are tools that are relevant to the full spectrum of industry users of BIM, including designers, engineers and certifiers. Research limitations/implications – Because this paper documents the project while in an early launch phase, with a small number of launch blocks, the research results were limited in their ability to thoroughly measure industry or educational impact. However, the results showed how a socially inclusive BIM block library can be developed and why this is important, with literature supporting the potential of its dissemination to the design and construction industry. Originality/value – The paper applied action-based research methodology in the development, deployment and evaluation of exploratory BIM use to create more socially inclusive environments. It is of value because it facilitates designers creating the optimum of performance-based accessible environments, rather than the minimum “deemed to satisfy” Building Codes.

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Catherine UNSW Faculty of Built Environment City Futures Research Centre Catherine Bridge; Phillippa Carnemolla. An enabling BIM block library: an online repository to facilitate social inclusion in Australia. Construction Innovation 2014, 14, 477 -492.

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Catherine UNSW Faculty of Built Environment City Futures Research Centre Catherine Bridge, Phillippa Carnemolla. An enabling BIM block library: an online repository to facilitate social inclusion in Australia. Construction Innovation. 2014; 14 (4):477-492.

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Catherine UNSW Faculty of Built Environment City Futures Research Centre Catherine Bridge; Phillippa Carnemolla. 2014. "An enabling BIM block library: an online repository to facilitate social inclusion in Australia." Construction Innovation 14, no. 4: 477-492.