Tag Archives: BRANZ
Edge Environment and BRANZ research for the DCCEE: AccuRate Sustainability – Greenhouse Performance Module Research
Climate change is recognised as one of the greatest challenges facing Australia, and the world today. The consumption of energy in the residential sector is a significant contributor to Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. It is therefore imperative that detailed and accurate quantification of energy consumption is used as a basis for the development of climate change response strategies (DEWHA, [...]
Sprinklers and sustainability
Recent BRANZ research has used Ecopoints for the first time in New Zealand to evaluate the cost effectiveness of domestic fire sprinkler systems. BRANZ recently re-evaluated the cost- effectiveness of fire sprinkler systems for houses (installed to NZS 4517:2002 Fire sprinkler systems for houses). In an attempt to also account for sustainability impacts, a lifecycle [...]
Revision of the Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Home Sprinkler Systems including Sustainability
This report, Revision of the Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Home Sprinkler Systems incorporating Sustainability Aspects, summarises the results of a research project investigating the cost effectiveness of home sprinkler systems incorporating sustainability aspects. A life cycle assessment approach was used to evaluate sustainability issues focusing on environmental impacts. The previous model for the cost effectiveness [...]
Comparative service life assessment of window systems
The objective of this project was to assess the service life and life cycle environmental performance of the main variants of window system used in the Australian market. The project compares timber framed windows (and aluminium-skinned timber framed windows) with their major competitors in the market. In order to assess the window systems, 51 archetypical [...]
An Assessment of the Need to Adapt Buildings in New Zealand to the Impacts of Climate Change
The scientific evidence is very strong: climate change presents very serious global risks, and it demands an urgent global response. The objective of this report is to assess the need to adapt houses in New Zealand to climate change. Our assessment is based on medium-low and medium-high climate change scenarios from research by NIWA. To [...]
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