By Andrew Pollard
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1 August 2008, Build 107, Feature article
As electricity shortages and increasing energy costs hit home, interest is growing in renewable energy sources, like the sun. A recent 3-year study identified some issues around solar water heating and found the key is getting the installation right.
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By Nigel Isaacs
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1 February 2010, Build 116
Two years in, the BRANZ Building Energy End-use Study (BEES) is gearing up for a phone survey of non-residential buildings, monitoring of energy use and the development of improved thermal simulation models.
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By Lynda Amitrano
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1 August 2011, Build 125, Feature article
Three years into the research, the BRANZ Building Energy End-use Study (BEES) is now at a stage where preliminary results are starting to be released.
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By Roman Jaques
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1 August 2011, Build 125
If your home has non-conventional energy technology, BRANZ wants to hear from you. Be part of a new BRANZ study and get a free Homestar™ assessment.
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By Stephan Rupp, Dr Casimir MacGregor
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1 February 2019, Build 170
Wrapping up this series on the UN’s 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and their importance to the construction industry, this Build looks at SDG 7 – Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
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By Alan Barbour
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1 August 2008, Build 107, Feature article
Projects are underway in several countries on new towns and communities with zero-energy goals. In Singapore, Beca has been appointed to provide consulting engineering and project management services for a ground-breaking retrofit project.
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By Shaan Cory, Lynda Amitrano
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1 December 2014, Build 145, Feature article
Prototype models developed from bees data are helping to make energy modelling of commercial buildings easier, allowing building designers to concentrate more on the building’s design parameters.
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By Greg Overton
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1 October 2019, Build 174, Feature article
How much energy we use affects carbon emissions, making it important to know current levels of household energy use. BRANZ’s HEEP project looked into this but technology changes means it may be time to revisit.
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By Roman Jaques
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1 June 2013, Build 136
Why do some homeowners invest in sustainable energy systems? What do they expect and are they happy with their choice? BRANZ went looking for the answers.
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By Nigel Isaacs
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1 December 2012, Build 133
Once electricity and then gas became available for public supply, meters were needed to measure how much people used. Prepaid options were a fairly early innovation.
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