SP0016: Building Code Energy Performance Trajectory Project

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SP0016: Report: Building Code Energy Performance Trajectory Technical Report – Northern Australia

This report presents the findings of the Building Code Energy Performance Trajectory project for commercial and residential archetypes relevant to Northern Australia. The methodology and results presented in this report draw heavily from the previously completed work for The Australian Built Environment Council (ASBEC), ClimateWorks Australia and the Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living (CRC LCL) presented in Built to Perform and SP0016 Building Code Energy Performance Trajectory Project Final Technical Report.

181129 building code energy performance trajectory technical report northern australia (3728403 PDF)

SP0016: Report: Built to Perform in Northern Australia

In July 2018, the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) and ClimateWorks Australia released Built to Perform - An industry led pathway to a zero carbon ready building code, the report for the Building Code Energy Performance Trajectory Project. This report builds on Built to Perform by summarising results most relevant to regions in Northern Australia - broadly defined as Queensland, Northern Territory and regions of Western Australia north of the Gascoyne. New buildings in the Northern Australia region present unique opportunities and challenges, due to factors including a warmer and more humid climate, different construction materials and climate-responsive design practices. These factors have been considered in assessing key opportunities for this region.

181129 asbec cwa built to perform in northern australia (1495795 PDF)

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RP0016: Report: The Bottom Line: The household impacts of delaying improved energy requirements in the Building Code

The National Construction Code is a ready-made policy instrument to influence the energy efficiency of new buildings and major renovations. Improved building energy efficiency presents a win-win-win solution, reducing stress on the electricity network and supporting a least-cost pathway to decarbonisation while also delivering cost savings and improved comfort to households and businesses. Improvements to the Code can have a large impact because new construction adds up fast: More than half of the buildings expected to be standing in 2050 will be built after the next update of the Code in 2019. The Building Code Energy Performance Trajectory Project is an industry-led initiative seeking improvements to the energy requirements in the Code. This Interim Report presents preliminary results, focusing on short-term improvements to residential requirements. A Final Report will be published in mid-2018 focused on the establishment of a long-term trajectory for Code energy requirements for both residential and non-residential buildings.

asbec cwa the bottom line household impacts (3900773 PDF)

SP0016: Building Code Energy Performance Trajectory Interim Technical Report

This study assessed a range of simple energy efficiency opportunities across three building types (detached, attached and apartment), and three climate zones covering Australia’s largest population centres. It sought to identify improved energy efficiency measures for which the capital cost is outweighed by financial benefits ('cost-effective') from a societal perspective over the lifetime of the relevant building elements, in most cases a 10-15 year period. It considered opportunities to improve efficiency of the building ‘fabric’ (walls, ceilings, windows etc.) and fixed equipment (hot water, lighting), but not plug-in appliances, which are regulated separately. Results presented in this report are preliminary, and a number of improvement opportunities remain under investigation.

sp0016 trajectory interim technical report (8413504 PDF)