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Thermal mass and insulation for temperate climates

Published: 30 November 2010 | Edited: 24 August 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in August 2018. Insulation and thermal mass are highly effective ways to reduce energy use and ...

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Residential passive design for temperate climates

Published: 28 February 1997 | Edited: 28 February 2011

The primary intention of passive design is to create a thermally comfortable building with reduced demand on mechanical (active) forms of heating, ...

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A solar atlas for Tasmania

Published: 31 December 2012 | Edited: 6 November 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in November 2018. This note was prepared by the Tasmanian Branch of the Australian Solar Energy ...

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Construction details for cool temperate climates

Published: 31 December 2012

This note was prepared by Robert McGregor of the Tasmanian Branch of the Australian Solar Energy Society (AuSES). It outlines the appropriate ...

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Passivhaus: a pathway to low energy buildings in Australasia

Published: 31 May 2017 | Edited: 7 October 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in October 2018. The Passivhaus, or Passive House, standard is a rigorous, voluntary and ...

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Thermal mass in building design

Published: 31 May 2006 | Edited: 7 December 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency by the author in December 2018.  Thermal mass can be effectively employed in buildings to increase ...

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The legal right to solar access

Published: 23 August 2019

Put simply, solar access is the availability of sunlight to a property. For architects, the need to consider solar access in the overall design of a ...

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Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV)

Published: 31 July 2011 | Edited: 22 November 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in November 2018. This note deals with architectural issues associated with photovoltaic (PV) power ...

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Chilled ceilings and beams

Published: 28 February 2006

Alternative low energy air-conditioning solutions are now being commonly used in preference to more traditional air-conditioning solutions for ...

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Operating a building for the next 20 years

Published: 30 November 2004

The operational stage of a building accounts for up to 65 per cent of the life cycle cost.  However the ability of the Facility Manager to deliver a ...

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