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dc.contributor.authorBirchmore, Roger
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-25T02:40:45Z
dc.date.available2018-07-25T02:40:45Z
dc.date.issued2018-07-25
dc.identifier.issn2324-3635
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/4324
dc.description.abstractNational 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 2018en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.publisherUnitec ePressen_NZ
dc.rightsMedium-density dwellings in Auckland and the building regulations by Roger Birchmore is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International Licenseen_NZ
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 New Zealand*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/nz/*
dc.subjectAuckland (N.Z.)en_NZ
dc.subjecthousingen_NZ
dc.subjectmedium-density housingen_NZ
dc.subjectdwellingsen_NZ
dc.subjectnational thermal standardsen_NZ
dc.subjectwinter heatingen_NZ
dc.subjectsummer over heatingen_NZ
dc.subjectH1 Energy Efficiency (N.Z. Standard)en_NZ
dc.subjectG4 Ventilation (N.Z. Standard)en_NZ
dc.subjectG6 Airborne and Impact Sound (N.Z. Standard)en_NZ
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_NZ
dc.titleMedium-density dwellings in Auckland and the building regulationsen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
dc.rights.holderAuthoren_NZ
dc.subject.marsden120202 Building Science and Techniquesen_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationBirchmore, 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/epressen_NZ
unitec.institutionUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
unitec.publication.spage1en_NZ
unitec.publication.lpage16en_NZ
unitec.publication.volume2018/02en_NZ
unitec.peerreviewedyesen_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
unitec.identifier.roms61314
unitec.relation.epresshttps://www.unitec.ac.nz/epress/index.php/medium-density-dwellings-in-auckland-and-the-building-regulations/en_NZ
unitec.publication.placeMount Albert, Aucklanden_NZ
unitec.institution.studyareaConstruction + Engineering


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