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Roman Jaques

BRANZ Senior Building Environment Scientist,
BRANZ Senior Sustainability Building Scientist

Articles by this author

BRANZ on H1 proposal

1 August 2021 , Build 185

Reducing new-home emissions

1 August 2021 , Build 185

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Do we value homes that perform?

1 June 2020 , Build 178

How is new stock doing?

1 June 2019 , Build 172

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Reducing climate impacts

1 June 2019 , Build 172

Wellbeing at Ngarara

1 April 2019 , Build 171

What’s our carbon budget?

1 August 2018 , Build 167

Transition to low carbon

1 August 2018 , Build 167

Up-Spec to go beyond minimum

1 June 2018 , Build 166

Waste in the regions

1 February 2018 , Build 164

Can industry aim higher?

1 December 2017 , Build 163

Optimum upgrades

1 August 2017 , Build 161

Harvested and recycled water use

1 August 2017 , Build 161

Air quality in higher-performing homes

1 April 2017 , Build 159

Solar Panels

Views of solar power

1 December 2016 , Build 157

An early 3D representation of the Kotuku Apartments, looking west.

Apartment upgrade

1 June 2016 , Build 154

Aged vulnerable in extreme events

1 June 2015 , Build 148

Building resilience

1 June 2015 , Build 148

Valuing higher performers

1 March 2015 , Build 146

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Universal design goes mobile

1 October 2014 , Build 144

The heart of zero-energy buildings

1 December 2013 , Build 139

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Rethinking universal design

1 October 2013 , Build 138

Design hub

1 August 2013 , Build 137

Performance reviews

1 June 2013 , Build 136

Easy ways to reduce waste on site

1 April 2013 , Build 135

Heidi Mardon and Craig Brown discussing urban wastewater.

Promoting eco design

1 February 2013 , Build 134

Passive house or Passivhaus?

1 December 2012 , Build 133

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Home care tools support ageing in place

1 February 2012 , Build 128

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Environmental profiling – the way ahead

1 October 2011 , Build 126

Micro-renewables and unusual space heating

1 August 2011 , Build 125

Homestar™ – environmental rating tool for homes

1 August 2011 , Build 125

Combat overheating without using energy

1 December 2010 , Build 121

Eco building materials – where to from here?

1 August 2010 , Build 119

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Residential rating tool

1 April 2010 , Build 117

Performance monitoring

1 August 2009 , Build 113

Reducing on-site energy use

1 June 2009 , Build 112

Construction waste reduction

1 April 2009 , Build 111

Difficult task of choosing materials wisely

1 December 2008 , Build 109

Solar heating for schools

1 October 2008 , Build 108

Passive design strategies

1 October 2008 , Build 108

Planning the new building

1 August 2008 , Build 107

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Waste diversion during deconstruction

1 June 2008 , Build 106

From cradle to grave – life cycle assessment

1 February 2003 , Build 74

Energy was found to be the other major resource input, including the diesel consumed by logging trucks. (Photo © Forest Research Institute)

From seedling to sawmill – a life cycle analysis of framing timber

1 November 1998 , Build 49