September 1, 2026 — 11:30am
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It is called the tiny window problem, and it is a pane in the glass.
The spread of sash windows in high-rise apartment blocks across Sydney and other capital cities is limiting ventilation and threatening health and wellbeing, says Estelle Grech, an urban planner and director of planning, fairness and equity with the Committee for Sydney.
Under the building code, a room must have ventilation – via windows or doors – equivalent to 5 per cent of the floor space.
The problem? The size of the opening is determined by…
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