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Title
Effectiveness of methods to calculate the greenhouse gas emission reduction of residential refurbishments
Author/Creator
Shiel, John;  Lehmann, Steffan;  Mackee, Jamie
Institution
The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, School of Architecture and Built Environment
Description
The building stock of 2020 largely exists today! The enormous task of the next decade is to retrofit and refurbish these buildings to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GhG) emissions. These retrofitting strategies are of particular relevance for the future of the current inefficient model of the Australian suburb. This paper considers the methods that are used to calculate residential refurbishment savings in GhG emissions e.g. using actual calculations in case studies, and using thermal modelling software, and provides examples. It also includes a residential performance upgrade case study, which used thermal modelling research to select the most practical and cost-effective strategies. This research is currently being applied to the case study, and logged and modelled temperatures are compared. The comparison of methods provides guidance for a research methodology for practical and cost-effective strategies to lower GhG emissions of residential buildings in Australia. The paper incorporates crossdisciplinary approaches in practice and academia, and considers the integration of architecture, engineering, building and science.
Relation
44th Annual Conference of ANZAScA (ANZAScA 2010). On the Edge: Conference Papers of the 44th Annual Conference of ANZAScA (Auckland, New Zealand 24-26 November, 2010)
Relation
http://www.unitec.ac.nz/unitec/anzasca/conference.html
Date
2010
Publisher
Unitec Institute of Technology
Keyword(s)
reducing greenhouse gas emissions;  existing residences;  refurbishment methods;  thermal modelling
Resource Type
conference paper
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/927205
Identifier
ISBN:9780473180003
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