Coordinator(s)

  • Adam Crowe, Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre (SBEnrc)/Curtin University, Australia
  • Francesca Perugia, Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre (SBEnrc)/Curtin University, Australia

Objectives and Scopes

The Commission is a network platform in support of the development and strengthening of international and interdisciplinary cooperation as related to residential research in support of the development and presentation of new conceptual perspectives and appropriate theories and methodologies. The network is to include appropriate representatives of researchers, academics, policy makers and practitioners and is to bring together expertise from various relevant areas, including urban and residential sociology, architectural design, economics and business, facilities management, construction and environmental sustainability.

Current Work Programme

The proposed structured three-year engagement plan aims to ensure a balance between reconnecting with internal members and building consensus on a proposed Commission vision (year 1), increasing the group’s external visibility (year 2), and then consolidating and establishing impact (year 3). Each year builds on the previous one, aiming to ensure steady progress and sustainable growth. While the Guidelines For The Coordination Of CIB Working Commissions And Task Groups suggest the organisation of an international conference on a three-year cycle, we believe, given the need to work on reestablishing, growing and consolidating this Working Commission, to aim for such an achievement is premature in the three-year plan.

  • 2025: Reconnection
    • Goal: Reconnect members, scope engagement opportunities, and establish a clear direction for the group.
      • Activity 1: Virtual Kick-off Meeting and Reconnection
        • Objective: Reconnect members, provide an update on the group’s current status and encourage dialogue about its future.
      • Activity 2: Internal Webinar on Key Research Themes
        • Objective: Initiate external engagement and establish the group’s presence by organising a facing forward webinar on emerging housing research themes.
  • 2026: Consolidation and External Outreach
    • Goal: Build on the momentum of reconnection by consolidating internal collaborations and increasing external engagement.
      • Activity 1: Idnetify Internal Collaborative Research Initiative
        • Objective: Foster internal collaboration identifing a group-wide research initiative or project. Invite members to propose collaborative research projects that align with the Commision’s Vision and group’s area of expertise.
      • Activity 2: Outward-Facing Webinar Series
        • Objective: Build the group’s profile by hosting a series of webinars that are open to the international research community and other Commissions aiming to showcase the cross-disciplinarity of the Commission and the area of research. Proposed three presentations for each webinar with representatives of each stage of career ECR, mid and established researchers.
      • Activity 3: Mid-Term Review and Strategy Update
        • Objective: Collect feedback from members on the effectiveness of current activitiesand form webinar attedees and presenters.
  • 2027: Consolidation
    • Activity 1: Joint Publication of an edited book or Special Issue
      • Objective: Publish a joint research report or special issue to showcase the group’s work.

Planned Output

  • 2020: book based on the Proceedings of the 2015 conference
  • Publication by Commission Members of scientific papers in journals and conferences
  • Joint publication by Commission Members of books and reports
  • Workshops and seminars that facilitate exchange and collaboration between researchers, academics, policy makers and practitioners
  • Establishment of an International W069 Student Chapter
  • Application for EU funding for a collaborative research project
  • Publication of a Research Roadmap on Residential Studies

Membership

Members of this Working Commission have to be either a Representative of a CIB Member Organisation or an Individual CIB Member.