The national value case for saving water
In the last Build we reported on some of the findings from Beacon Pathway’s ‘national value case for sustainable housing innovations’. Here, we focus on water efficiency interventions in homes.
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By Maggie Lawton – 1 April 2008, Build 105, Feature article
In the last Build we reported on some of the findings from Beacon Pathway’s ‘national value case for sustainable housing innovations’. Here, we focus on water efficiency interventions in homes.
By Christina Newnham – 1 August 2009, Build 113
If you live in an historic home, any energy efficiency improvements need to be in keeping with the character of the house.
By Ruth Fraser, Kay Saville-Smith – 1 February 2013, Build 134
The image of commercial buildings is usually large multi-level office blocks, but they are diverse with different energy and water uses.
By Albrecht Stoecklein – 1 October 2006, Build 96, Feature article
In the search for energy-efficient design solutions, there are many useful organisations and resources that are accessible at the click of a mouse.
By Peter Handford – 1 April 2007, Build 99, Feature article
When you’re building a house, it’s relatively easy and inexpensive to include measures to save energy and water, which also saves money and the environment.
By Eddie Bruce – 1 August 2008, Build 107
In Build 106, we suggested a format to submit information to Building Consent Authorities to demonstrate compliance with the schedule method. This time, we look at a format to show compliance with the calculation method.
By Shaan Cory, Lynda Amitrano – 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.
By Mohammed Farid – 1 February 2016, Build 152, Feature article
Phase change materials that store then release energy could one day be incorporated into homes, cutting energy costs and reducing system load. This sounds futuristic, but the technology is well advanced.
By Roman Jaques – 1 June 2020, Build 178
Consumers and industry were surveyed to find how much people want a well-performing home, with the findings preceding BRANZ work into developing the type of energy performance certificate typically used overseas.
By David Hindley – 1 October 2020, Build 180
The second in a series looking at how current New Zealand building regulations for energy efficiency compare to those elsewhere measures New Zealand against Australia.