Latest articles by Dr Janette Corcoran
How cyber-secure are our vertical villages?
Technology has changed the landscape of when, where and how crimes are committed – and our vertical villages have already been breached!
Read MoreState Election – representing vertical villages?
One in four Victorians live in residential strata – but are our vertical villages on the election agenda?
Read MoreVertical Neighbourhood Watch
Neighbourhood Watch is about neighbours looking out for neighbours, but can this work in our vertical villages?
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Vertical village winter blues
Melbourne definitely had a frosty winter, but did we have to shiver?
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Ahoy there! Vertical village onboarding
Resident move-ins are opportunities to create lasting impact, but all too often are more list-checking than engaging experiences.
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Vertical village “Strata Hub”
The NSW Government is introducing “Strata Hub” which aims to consolidate core information about strata schemes – but who will it really benefit?
Read MoreMicromobility infrastructure in vertical villages
Many vertical villages are investigating electric vehicle recharging options, but e-cars are not the only vehicles that need these facilities.
Read MorePilot projects in vertical villages
Vertical villages need improvements tailored to our way of living – but how will pilot projects help?
Read More“Vertical Village” design standards inquiry
In August last year, Victoria’s Legislative Assembly authorised an inquiry into apartment design standards – but where does this leave our existing residences?
Read MoreVertical village “volunteers”
Australia is a nation of volunteers and in 2020, Volunteering Victoria claims that 42.1 per cent of Victorians aged over 15 volunteered in our state.
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Publicly accessible common property: Contested vertical spaces
Vertical villages are familiar with the challenges of common property, but might these spaces be more contested than we think?
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Making residential living a council election priority
The City of Melbourne elections are fast approaching but how prominent is residential living in candidate priorities?
Read MoreFinally, vertical villages are on government’s radar – but is the focus right?
Mention was made in last month’s column of a COVID-19 silver lining, especially that high-rise living was being recognised as a distinct and increasingly mainstream way of living.
Read MoreComing out of COVID-19 with a silver lining
With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions there may be a greater recognition of vertical living challenges!
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A concierge’s perspective on vertical living
Many vertical villages count their concierge as among their most valued feature, but how do these “keepers of the keys” view our vertical lifestyle?
Read MoreOC support in a time of COVID-19 - a tale of two cities …
Wuhan, London and New York – these are among the cities hardest hit by COVID-19 – and all feature high-rise living.
Read MoreA chair’s perspective of vertical living in COVID-19 times
The advice is to self-isolate and, if necessary, quarantine at home – but what if home is shared with several hundred others in a vertical village?
Read MoreVertical villages - an owners’ corporation manager’s view
Our vertical villages employ a host of workers – concierges, window washers, gardeners – but when it comes to the owners’ corporation (OC) manager, some of us are less clear about their role, often asking “what’s the difference between an OC manager and a building manager?”
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The air we breathe
The catastrophic fires this summer brought days of high air pollution to Melbourne and a heightened awareness of the effects of climate change. How are CBD residents to respond?
Read MoreVertical living views – an agent’s perspective
“What we see depends mainly on what we look for” - John Lubbock.
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