Caitlin leads the housing research in ISF’s Healthy Environments Program and contributes actively to the related areas of sustainable cities and climate resilience. Her research explores what it takes to create regenerative, resilient neighbourhoods and communities, with a focus on collaborative, transdisciplinary projects that create change towards sustainable futures.

Caitlin has been at the forefront of some high impact applied research projects over the past two decades, including award-winning publications and pioneering research in the emerging field of ‘collaborative housing’.

She has longstanding expertise in the design, analysis and evaluation of policies and programs for sustainable, resilient built environments and thriving communities. Her research has informed policies and programs for all levels of government. This includes recent projects for the NSW Government on setting embodied carbon targets for residential development, enabling sustainability upgrades in apartment buildings, and exploring the benefits and implementation challenges of innovative, non-speculative, collaborative housing models that build community and promote long-term affordability.

Caitlin also draws on her past experience as an architect, working with governments and developers to apply world-leading regeneration and resilience approaches to precinct scale development. She has provided advice to prominent urban sites in Sydney including Barangaroo and Green Square, and developed a regenerative framework for the NSW Government to use on major urban renewal projects.

Caitlin specialises in communications and capacity-building, working with and for communities on sustainability and climate resilience initiatives. She has developed a number of innovative guides and toolkits, including the award-winning Your Resilient Home Guide, the Energy Ready Toolkit, and (as one of several primary authors) the multi-award-winning Your Home guide, now in its 6th edition. She has also developed sustainability training programs for the housing industry, including ‘Green Living’ for the Master Builders Association, and is a regular contributor to media on housing and resilience.