Program 1: Integrated Building Systems
This project will include the development of an Advanced Comfort Index to provide designers, builders and homeowners with a guide to the relative comfort level of a home, in order to inform the decision-making process.
The tool will quantify the intangible benefits of energy and carbon saving building products commonly included in house designs. In doing so, it will fill a gap between minimum building codes for energy efficiency, and higher levels of energy efficiency and comfort in house design and construction, having an impact for the estimated 70 year life of the home.
Developing and marketing a Comfort Index is intended to offer strong guidance to builders and consumers as to the comfort and health of home benefits from energy efficiency building upgrades without the need to increase BCA regulations. The Index would be marketed by CSR who would provide industry feedback to the project team to verify weightings as representative of genuine comfort.
Program
Project leader
A/Prof Alistair Sproul, UNSW
Project status
Complete
Project period
02/2014 to 11/2014
- Publications
- Posters
- Partners
CRCLCL Project Reports
RP1019 - Milestone Report 1.3.5_final
Report on monitoring and verification of performance of new and retrofitted low carbon buildings. Please contact the CRC regarding access to this report.
CRCLCL Project Posters
Research Snapshot Poster - RP1019
Research Snapshot A3 size poster from Participants Annual Forum 2014
Research Snapshot Poster - RP1019 (237829 PDF)
Project Partners
- UNSW - Sydney
- CSR