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At the onset of a project and throughout the preliminary design phases, you should consider and investigate any factors and considerations that may ...
Familiarise yourself with material selections and construction methods that are incorporated in the design. Provide particular consideration to the ...
Systems and tools for identifying, setting and reporting upon environmental design and performance objectives for buildings and projects. Rating ...
Inspiring approaches in which wider systems are understood, and occupant choices and behaviours can be designed for and supported through to ...
How data collection can help in understanding buildings in operation
Published: 31 August 2005Regular data collection of a building's energy and water use provides building owners/operators with a real understanding and insight into the actual ...
This paper was originally published in May 1995. It has now been fully reviewed by the author and republished to reflect updates to the topic since ...
Optimising environmental performance using building performance simulation
Published: 31 October 2017 | Edited: 7 October 2018This note was reviewed and approved for currency in October 2018. Computer simulation of a building’s environmental performance has been available as ...
Winning hearts and minds: the role of emotion and logic in sustainable design decision making
Published: 31 August 2014 | Edited: 29 August 2018This note was reviewed and approved for currency in August 2018. Tougher economic times have led to an increasing scrutiny of sustainability ...
Beyond carbon neutrality: strategies for reductive and restorative sustainability
Published: 30 September 2010David Baggs looks at the role of the built environment in our un-sustainability and explores the full spectrum of strategies and solutions as to how ...
Residential retrofitting: current practice and emerging directions – summary of a BEIIC report
Published: 31 August 2010Residential buildings account for around 13 per cent of the Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, and numerous studies have identified energy ...