Earth Overshoot Day 2020
What is Earth Overshoot Day? The Ecological Footprint of each person varies from country to country. Even more so varying per person. The Ecological Footprint is averaged from each resident and this helps countries to improve their sustainability and well-being. […]
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NCC2019 Changes Video Presentation
On the 1st of May 2020, the Energy Efficiency requirements of NCC2019 (the National Construction Code 2019) are due to come into effect. This means all new buildings will need to comply with the latest standards in NCC2019, except where […]
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The Maximum Glazing House – A Case Study
A client came to us with a difficult challenge, their house had the maximum glazing. Roughly 90% of the external façade of their house was composed of double glazed glass. Despite being double glazed, the Solar Hear Gain Co-efficient value […]
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Choosing “cheap” consultants: Saving Money or Increasing your Construction Costs?!
Raise your hand if you recently selected a consultant, purely on price? When we ask, “Other than price, were there other factors that guided your decision?”, we often hear “No, the other company gave a competitive price for the same […]
Read MoreCondensation & Humidity: How to Control it in your Building
Condensation has been an issue in buildings for literally thousands of years. The cause is simple: warm, humid air comes into contact with a cold surface. If the cold surface is below the “dew point” of the humid air, condensation […]
Read MoreMissing roof insulation?!
Recently a client contacted us saying that they were, well, “in a bit of a pickle”. The Building Surveyor had just inspected the building for final occupancy. However, they had noticed that the Energy Efficiency Report done (12 months earlier) […]
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Class 2 Units: Building Average Calculation
Dr Anderson recently conducted some training Workshops for an AIBS Energy Efficiency Conference about calculating a Class 2 (Apartment units) Building Average. Since the workshop was well received with good positive feedback, we’ve decided to put the content on our […]
Read MoreWhat’s so great about our JV3 assessments?
A “Verification Method” JV3 assessment compares the proposed building’s Annual Energy Consumption, against a simulated Reference Building. This Reference Building complies with all the elemental NCC Section J Deemed-To-Satisfy (DTS) requirements (e.g. insulation and glazing). According to JV3 modelling conditions, […]
Read More12 Tips to Keep Cool & Save Energy this Summer
Summer — a great excuse to hit the beach or blast the air conditioning. With the sweltering heat creeping closer every day, blasting the A/C might seem like the only reasonable option to keep cool. However, with the cost of […]
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