Institute for Sustainable Futures

A collaborative investigation sought to identify the role of governance in effectively engaging community uptake of climate change adaptation.

Our analysis of the way people within communities receive and share knowledge sought to inform better community engagement with climate change adaptation policy.

ISF worked with eight regional and rural communities in NSW understand the impacts of extreme weather on natural resources… and find ways to address them.

Interrogating incentives for Australians to take part in what researchers call the 'missing link in electricity reform'.

UTS partnered with the City of Sydney to develop a program for next-generation air quality monitoring, involving smart sensors, business case development, data sharing and community engagement.

In NSW, we undertook the largest survey yet seeking to better understand what stops owners, tenants, and owners’ corporations from installing sustainability infrastructure in their buildings.

ISF is behind Australia’s most comprehensive, practical, and detailed resource to environmentally sustainable homes.

An 'Australian first' study that explored the effect of home energy efficiency retrofits on the health of vulnerable householders.