dc.contributor.author | Birchmore, Roger | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-25T02:40:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-07-25T02:40:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-07-25 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2324-3635 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10652/4324 | |
dc.description.abstract | National thermal standards have historically been set to minimise winter heating energy in detached houses. It is uncertain whether these standards are optimal for the increasing number of joined, medium-density dwellings when summer and winter conditions are considered. Using freely available software, annual heating energy use and summertime peak temperatures were calculated for a number of versions of detached and joined dwellings offering the same occupied volume and window areas. Initial results indicated that, as expected, the joined dwellings required less heating energy. The detached house exhibited a higher peak summertime temperature but a lower overall average daily temperature. Interventions such as changing insulation, glazing areas and ventilation were calculated to reduce summertime temperatures in the joined dwelling. Increasing ventilation provided the greatest improvement particularly during the sensitive sleeping hours. Changes to clauses H1 Energy Efficiency, G4 ventilation and G6 Airborne and Impact Sound are recommended if these early findings are confirmed in a more complex simulation.
This paper is a longer version of a Building Better Homes Towns and Cities National Science Challenge think-piece commissioned by BRANZ for publication in early 2018 | en_NZ |
dc.language.iso | en | en_NZ |
dc.publisher | Unitec ePress | en_NZ |
dc.rights | Medium-density dwellings in Auckland and the building regulations by Roger Birchmore is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License | en_NZ |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 New Zealand | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/nz/ | * |
dc.subject | Auckland (N.Z.) | en_NZ |
dc.subject | housing | en_NZ |
dc.subject | medium-density housing | en_NZ |
dc.subject | dwellings | en_NZ |
dc.subject | national thermal standards | en_NZ |
dc.subject | winter heating | en_NZ |
dc.subject | summer over heating | en_NZ |
dc.subject | H1 Energy Efficiency (N.Z. Standard) | en_NZ |
dc.subject | G4 Ventilation (N.Z. Standard) | en_NZ |
dc.subject | G6 Airborne and Impact Sound (N.Z. Standard) | en_NZ |
dc.subject | New Zealand | en_NZ |
dc.title | Medium-density dwellings in Auckland and the building regulations | en_NZ |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_NZ |
dc.rights.holder | Author | en_NZ |
dc.subject.marsden | 120202 Building Science and Techniques | en_NZ |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | Birchmore, R. (2018). Medium-density dwellings in Auckland and the building regulations. (Unitec ePress Occasional and Discussion Paper Series 2018/02). Unitec ePress. ISSN 2324-3635 Retrieved from http://www.unitec.ac.nz/epress | en_NZ |
unitec.institution | Unitec Institute of Technology | en_NZ |
unitec.publication.spage | 1 | en_NZ |
unitec.publication.lpage | 16 | en_NZ |
unitec.publication.volume | 2018/02 | en_NZ |
unitec.peerreviewed | yes | en_NZ |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Unitec Institute of Technology | en_NZ |
unitec.identifier.roms | 61314 | |
unitec.relation.epress | https://www.unitec.ac.nz/epress/index.php/medium-density-dwellings-in-auckland-and-the-building-regulations/ | en_NZ |
unitec.publication.place | Mount Albert, Auckland | en_NZ |
unitec.institution.studyarea | Construction + Engineering | |