Preparing a Technical Report

SHAC 09 11/06/2008
Jessica Bennett, Krystle Stewart, Alexandra Hills
The Plant Room

SHAC Judging Criteria

5 main judging criteria
- Energy
- Water
- Waste
- Materials
- Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)

Targets and Benchmarks

Target/Benchmark for Energy, Water and Waste
- This is generally a percentage of saving in comparison to an average, baseline or
reference building.
- I.e. from WEEP data, we have said that by doing greywater filtering, installing water
efficient appliances and developing an onsite wetland, we aim to achieve 75% of water
in comparison to the ‘average’ New Zealand household.
Materials
- This is generally based on sustainable material choices such as,
o Extraction & Manufacturing
o Sourcing
o Construction/Installation
o Performance
o Waste Disposal/Recycling/Re-Use
Minimum Requirements for IEQ
- Quality targets based on minimum requirements for health, comfort, well-being and
safety
- i.e. We intend to achieve comfortable indoor temperatures of 18° - 24°C based on World
Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations

Setting Targets and Benchmarks

1. What data is available for an average or reference house?
I.e. WEEP data
2. What national and/or regional legislation or requirements are there?
I.e. New Zealand Building Code (NZBC), District Plans
 3. What international legislation or requirements are there?
I.e. Australian or European Building Legislation
4. Are there best practice or case study examples we can learn from?
I.e. Beacon, BRANZ, WHO
5. From this, what is a realistic, achievable benchmark that pushes the boundaries?

Verifying and Achieving Targets

Monitoring & Assessment of current situation (if possible)
- Measurement
- Auditing

Simulation of possible designs

- Free software available with ’30 day trials’
- Thermal/Energy
o Sunrel
o Ecotect
o EnergyPlus
- Lighting
o Ecotect
o Agi32
o DiaLux
o DaySim
- Acoustics
o Ecotect
- 3D Modelling
o ArchiCAD
o AutoCAD
o Google SketchUp

Behavioural Studies

Post Occupancy Evaluation

Determining Improvement Benefits

To determine potential benefits
- Case Study/Best Practice information
- Simulation
To determine cost
- Monetary Costs
o Cost Benefit Analysis
- Environmental Cost
o Life Cycle Assessment
o Embodied Energy Analysis
Finding Information
Building Regulations
New Zealand Building Code (www.dbh.govt.nz)
New Zealand Standards (www.standards.co.nz)
District Councils & their district plans – refer to your regional council
International Building Codes/Standards
- Australian
- British
- American
- Canadian
- European

New Zealand Organisations

Beacon
(www.beaconpathway.co.nz)
(Beacon Pathway Ltd – NZ Research Consortium)
BRANZ
(www.branz.co.nz)
(Building Research Association of New Zealand)
Ecobob
(www.ecobob.co.nz)
(Ecologically Friendly, Best of Both)
EECA (HERS)
(www.eeca.govt.nz)
(Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority, NZ Government Department)
MFE
(www.mfe.govt.nz)
(Ministry for the Environment, NZ Government Department)
Smarter Homes
(www.smarterhomes.org.nz)
Sustain-ability
(www.sustainability.govt.nz)
Waitakere City Council
(www.waitakere.govt.nz)
(WCC –sustainable & environmentally friendly)
WasteMINZ
(www.wasteminz.org.nz)
(Waste Management Institute of New Zealand)

International/Worldwide Organisations
AIVC
(www.aivc.org)
(Airtightness, Infiltration & Ventilation Centre – Worldwide)
BRE
(www.bre.co.uk)
(Building Research Establishment – British)
CABE
(www.cabe.org.uk)
 (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment – United Kingdom)
CIBSE
(www.cibse.org)
(Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers – British)
Fraunhofer Institute
(www.fraunhofer.de/EN)
(German)
IEA
(www.iea.org)
(International Energy Agency – Worldwide)
IES
(www.iesanz.org)
(Illuminating Engineers Society – Worldwide with NZ Branch)
LBNL
(www.lbnl.gov)
(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory – American)
NRC-IRC
(www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca)
(National Research Council Canada – Institute of Research in Construction
– Canadian)
PassivHaus
(www.passivhaus.org.uk)
(The term 'PassivHaus' refers to a specific construction standard for residential
buildings which have excellent comfort conditions in both winter and summer –
United Kingdom & Europe)
WHO
(www.who.int)
(World Health Organisation – Worldwide)

Google Search
(Google search any of the terms from the judging criteria for instant, worldwide
information)
Wikipedia
(Use Wikipedia as a base – look @ the reference lists @ the bottom of Wikipedia to provide
more reliable sources….)