| Report | Title | Date | Summary | Tags | Link | hf:doc_tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applying the Neighbourhood Sustainability residents’ survey to Hobsonville Point 2022 | April 3, 2023 | … | assessment, Hobsonville Point, neighbourhood, Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework, post-occupancy evaluation, survey, tool | assessment hobsonville-point neighbourhood neighbourhood-sustainability-framework post-occupancy-evaluation survey tool | ||
| MDH/4.2 | Medium density housing assessment tools: Summary report | December 1, 2021 | Verney Ryan, Bill Smith. This report summarises the research process, medium density housing outcome framework, … | assessment, Brickworks, Building Research Levy, case study, Hobsonville Point, home performance, Hypatia, medium density, neighbourhood, new build, tool | assessment brickworks building-research-levy case-study hobsonville-point home-performance hypatia medium-density neighbourhood new-build tool | |
| Wall/5 | Thermal bridging in external walls: Presentation of findings | July 1, 2021 | Verney Ryan. This presentation summarises the findings of the two-stage project investigating thermal bridging in … | Building Research Levy, frame and truss, new build, R-value, thermal bridging, timber framing, walls | building-research-levy frame-and-truss new-build r-value thermal-bridging timber-framing walls | |
| Wall/4 | Thermal bridging in external walls: Stage two | May 1, 2021 | Verney Ryan, Guy Penny, Jane Cuming (Part One only), Mal Riley (Part One only). Stage … | Building Research Levy, frame and truss, new build, R-value, thermal bridging, timber framing, walls | building-research-levy frame-and-truss new-build r-value thermal-bridging timber-framing walls | |
| Understanding the magic of curtains | April 1, 2021 | This booklet summarises BRANZ-Beacon research into what makes curtains most effective. The research found floor-length, … | Building Research Levy, curtains, healthy homes, home performance, retrofit, thermal performance, warm | building-research-levy curtains healthy-homes home-performance retrofit thermal-performance warm | ||
| The Papakowhai Renovation case studies | March 1, 2021 | Andrea Blackmore. Summary of the case studies of house retrofits in the Papakowhai Renovations … | case study, home performance, Papakowhai Renovations, retrofit | case-study home-performance papakowhai-renovations retrofit | ||
| Wall/3 | Measuring the extent of thermal bridging in timber-framed external walls | April 1, 2020 | Verney Ryan, Guy Penny, Jane Cuming. This report shares the results of Stage One of … | Building Research Levy, new build, R-value, thermal bridging, timber framing, walls | building-research-levy new-build r-value thermal-bridging timber-framing walls | |
| Applying the Neighbourhood Sustainability residents’ survey to Hobsonville Point 2020 | April 1, 2020 | Glenda Lock, Andrea Blackmore. This report provides the results of an application of the Residents’ … | assessment, Hobsonville Point, neighbourhood, Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework, post-occupancy evaluation, survey, tool | assessment hobsonville-point neighbourhood neighbourhood-sustainability-framework post-occupancy-evaluation survey tool | ||
| ETM/1 | Exceeding the minimum for volume home builders | March 1, 2020 | Verney Ryan, Andrea Blackmore. This project developed specific targeted advice aimed at the interaction point … | Building Research Levy, exceeding the minimum, healthy homes, home buyers, home performance, new build, volume home builders | building-research-levy exceeding-the-minimum healthy-homes home-buyers home-performance new-build volume-home-builders | |
| HPIS/1 | Healthy homes: Developing a teaching-learning approach for young people | February 1, 2020 | Vicki Cowan, Heidi Mardon, Pamela Jones. This project explored teaching home performance to 10-12 year … | Building Research Levy, children, healthy homes, home performance, teaching | building-research-levy children healthy-homes home-performance teaching | |
| MDH/7 | Medium density housing assessment of four CORT developments | January 1, 2020 | Verney Ryan, Glenda Lock, Bill Smith, Andrea Blackmore. Presents the results of applying Beacon Pathway’s … | assessment, case study, CORT, medium density, post-occupancy evaluation, social housing, tool | assessment case-study cort medium-density post-occupancy-evaluation social-housing tool | |
| AWHI/3 | Changing lives one home at a time: The story of Ko Huiamano | June 1, 2019 | Kootuitui ki Papakura. The Kootuitui ki Papakura partnership with Auckland Council through The Southern Initiative … | co-design, existing homes, healthy homes, Healthy Homes Initiatives, Kootuitui ki Papakura, warm | co-design existing-homes healthy-homes healthy-homes-initiatives kootuitui-ki-papakura warm | |
| MDC/1 | Industry perceptions of medium density consenting issues, challenges and suggested solutions | April 1, 2019 | Verney Ryan, Bill Smith, Rachel Foster. This research explored with industry the challenges, problems and … | Building Research Levy, consenting, councils, local government, medium density, new build | building-research-levy consenting councils local-government medium-density new-build | |
| NH2018/1 | Applying the Neighbourhood Sustainability residents’ questionnaire to Hobsonville Point 2018 | October 1, 2018 | Glenda Lock, Andrea Blackmore. This report provides the results of an application of the Residents’ … | assessment, Hobsonville Point, neighbourhood, Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework, post-occupancy evaluation, survey, tool | assessment hobsonville-point neighbourhood neighbourhood-sustainability-framework post-occupancy-evaluation survey tool | |
| AWHI/2 | Healthy Homes Initiative Auckland co-design: Report on stage two | June 1, 2018 | Auckland-Wide Healthy Homes Co-Design Group. This second report on the Auckland Healthy Homes Initiatives (HHI) … | Auckland, co-design, existing homes, healthy homes, Healthy Homes Initiatives, warm | auckland co-design existing-homes healthy-homes healthy-homes-initiatives warm | |
| MDH/4.1 | The MDH assessment framework: Regulatory overview | April 1, 2018 | Verney Ryan, Bill Smith. This document is an annex to the main final report prepared … | assessment, Building Research Levy, central government, medium density, policy, regulation, tool | assessment building-research-levy central-government medium-density policy regulation tool | |
| MDH/3 | Medium density housing assessment tools: Case studies | January 1, 2018 | Verney Ryan, Bill Smith. This summary report provides results from evaluation of the prototype assessment … | assessment, Brickworks, Building Research Levy, case study, Hypatia, medium density, tool | assessment brickworks building-research-levy case-study hypatia medium-density tool | |
| MDH/2 | Medium density housing assessment tools: Framework development working paper | June 1, 2017 | Verney Ryan, Bill Smith. This working paper reports on progress during the framework development and … | assessment, Building Research Levy, medium density, tool | assessment building-research-levy medium-density tool | |
| AWHI/1 | Healthy Homes Initiative Auckland co-design: Report on stage one | May 1, 2017 | Auckland-Wide Healthy Homes Co-Design Group. This document records the Auckland Wide Healthy Homes (AWHI) co-design … | Auckland, co-design, existing homes, healthy homes, Healthy Homes Initiatives, warm | auckland co-design existing-homes healthy-homes healthy-homes-initiatives warm | |
| MDH/1 | Medium density housing assessment tools: Discovery phase working paper | December 1, 2016 | Verney Ryan, Bill Smith. This working paper reports on progress during the Discovery Phase of … | assessment, Building Research Levy, medium density, tool | assessment building-research-levy medium-density tool | |
| NH2016/1 | Applying the Neighbourhood Sustainability residents’ questionnaire to Hobsonville Point 2016 | October 1, 2016 | Glenda Lock. This report provides the results of an application of the Beacon Neighbourhood Sustainability … | assessment, Hobsonville Point, neighbourhood, Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework, post-occupancy evaluation, survey, tool | assessment hobsonville-point neighbourhood neighbourhood-sustainability-framework post-occupancy-evaluation survey tool | |
| TR2016/1 | Upgrade or retire? Exploring factors in making decisions for privately owned homes in Tāmaki | March 1, 2016 | Glenda Lock, Verney Ryan. This research explored options for upgrading or retiring privately owned building … | Auckland, Building Research Levy, existing homes, healthy homes, home performance, neighbourhood, retrofit, Tamaki | auckland building-research-levy existing-homes healthy-homes home-performance neighbourhood retrofit tamaki | |
| NEW2015/1 | Cost tower: Residential construction costs for affordable and social housing in Auckland 2015 | December 1, 2015 | Nick Collins, Michael Bealing. This report gathers empirical evidence of the actual costs of residential … | affordable housing, Auckland, consenting, construction costs, new build, social housing | affordable-housing auckland consenting construction-costs new-build social-housing | |
| The HIVE High Performance House case study | August 1, 2014 | Andrea Blackmore. Summary of the design and off-site construction of the HIVE High Performance House … | Canterbury, High Performance House, HIVE, new build, off-site construction, steel framing, Warmframe | canterbury high-performance-house hive new-build off-site-construction steel-framing warmframe | ||
| PUB/26 | Residential construction waste reduction: Case studies and resources | August 1, 2014 | Cambrian Berry. This report brings together existing national case studies of residential construction projects that … | construction waste, new build | construction-waste new-build | |
| BBS/14 | Papanui 1: Build Back Smarter case study | June 1, 2014 | Lois Easton. This report documents the upgrade of Papanui 1, one of the case studies … | Build Back Smarter, Canterbury, case study, earthquake, existing homes, healthy homes, home performance, post-disaster, retrofit, warm | build-back-smarter canterbury case-study earthquake existing-homes healthy-homes home-performance post-disaster retrofit warm | |
| Build Back Smarter case studies | March 1, 2014 | Andrea Blackmore. A summary of the Build Back Smarter project which looked at how home … | Build Back Smarter, Canterbury, case study, earthquake, existing homes, healthy homes, home performance, post-disaster, retrofit, warm | build-back-smarter canterbury case-study earthquake existing-homes healthy-homes home-performance post-disaster retrofit warm | ||
| BBS/13 | Redcliffs 1: Build Back Smarter case study | March 1, 2014 | Lois Easton. This report documents the upgrade of Redcliffs 1, one of the case studies … | Build Back Smarter, Canterbury, case study, earthquake, existing homes, healthy homes, home performance, post-disaster, retrofit, warm | build-back-smarter canterbury case-study earthquake existing-homes healthy-homes home-performance post-disaster retrofit warm | |
| BBS/12 | Mt Pleasant 1: Build Back Smarter case study | February 1, 2014 | Lois Easton. This report documents the upgrade of Mt Pleasant 1, one of the case … | Build Back Smarter, Canterbury, case study, earthquake, existing homes, healthy homes, home performance, post-disaster, retrofit, warm | build-back-smarter canterbury case-study earthquake existing-homes healthy-homes home-performance post-disaster retrofit warm | |
| BBS/10 | Spreydon 1: Build Back Smarter case study | November 1, 2013 | Lois Easton. This report documents the upgrade of Spreydon 1, one of the case studies … | Build Back Smarter, Canterbury, case study, earthquake, existing homes, healthy homes, home performance, post-disaster, retrofit, warm | build-back-smarter canterbury case-study earthquake existing-homes healthy-homes home-performance post-disaster retrofit warm | |
| BBS/11 | Somerfield 1: Build Back Smarter case study | October 1, 2013 | Lois Easton. This report documents the upgrade of Somerfield 1, one of the case studies … | Build Back Smarter, Canterbury, case study, earthquake, existing homes, healthy homes, home performance, post-disaster, retrofit, warm | build-back-smarter canterbury case-study earthquake existing-homes healthy-homes home-performance post-disaster retrofit warm | |
| BBS/9 | Halswell 1: Build Back Smarter case study | August 1, 2013 | Lois Easton. This report documents the upgrade of Halswell 1, one of the case studies … | Build Back Smarter, Canterbury, case study, earthquake, existing homes, healthy homes, home performance, post-disaster, retrofit, warm | build-back-smarter canterbury case-study earthquake existing-homes healthy-homes home-performance post-disaster retrofit warm | |
| BBS/8 | The value case for building back smarter | July 1, 2013 | Lois Easton. Using the experience of the Build Back Smarter pilot project, this report presents … | Build Back Smarter, Canterbury, earthquake, healthy homes, home performance, post-disaster, retrofit, value case, warm | build-back-smarter canterbury earthquake healthy-homes home-performance post-disaster retrofit value-case warm | |
| BBS/15 | Final report on the Build Back Smarter pilot project | June 1, 2013 | Lois Easton. This report outlines the progress of the Build Back Smarter Project in 2013. … | Build Back Smarter, Canterbury, case study, earthquake, existing homes, healthy homes, home performance, post-disaster, warm | build-back-smarter canterbury case-study earthquake existing-homes healthy-homes home-performance post-disaster warm | |
| PUB/18 | High Performance House with Warmframe technology: Look book | May 2, 2013 | Libby Elmore and Andrea Blackmore. This publication was produced as a ‘look book’ for the … | Canterbury, High Performance House, HIVE, new build, off-site construction, steel framing, Warmframe | canterbury high-performance-house hive new-build off-site-construction steel-framing warmframe | |
| BBS/6 | Huntsbury 2: Build Back Smarter case study | January 1, 2013 | Lois Easton. This report documents the upgrade of Huntsbury 2, one of the case studies … | Build Back Smarter, Canterbury, case study, earthquake, existing homes, healthy homes, home performance, post-disaster, retrofit, warm | build-back-smarter canterbury case-study earthquake existing-homes healthy-homes home-performance post-disaster retrofit warm | |
| HN2800/9 | Performance of two ‘good practice’ group homes in Rangiora | October 1, 2012 | Lois Easton and Andrea Blackmore. This report outlines the outcome of engagement with Stonewood Homes … | Canterbury, case study, healthy homes, home performance, new build, Stonewood Homes, volume home builders, warm | canterbury case-study healthy-homes home-performance new-build stonewood-homes volume-home-builders warm | |
| NH2012/1 | Beacon’s neighbourhood research and tools: A summary | March 1, 2012 | Andrea Blackmore. This report summarises the research journey that underlies the development of the Neighbourhood … | assessment, neighbourhood, Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework, post-disaster, tool | assessment neighbourhood neighbourhood-sustainability-framework post-disaster tool | |
| PUB/25 | Construction waste in the Havelock North Best Home: A comparison to best and standard practice | March 1, 2012 | Lois Easton. This report compares construction waste management in the Havelock North Best Home with … | Best Home, construction waste, Havelock North, new build, Rotorua NOW Home, Waitakere NOW Home | best-home construction-waste havelock-north new-build rotorua-now-home waitakere-now-home | |
| The HomeSmart Home case study | January 1, 2012 | Andrea Blackmore. A high level summary of the design and performance of New Zealand Housing … | Auckland, demonstration home, greywater, healthy homes, High Standard of Sustainability, home performance, HomeSmart Home, new build, NZ Housing Foundation, rainwater tank, solar PV, warm | auckland demonstration-home greywater healthy-homes high-standard-of-sustainability home-performance homesmart-home new-build nz-housing-foundation rainwater-tank solar-pv warm | ||
| HN2800/7 | New Zealand Housing Foundation HomeSmart Home: Evaluation of performance and occupancy | September 1, 2011 | Lois Easton. The New Zealand Housing Foundation HomeSmart Home was designed in partnership with Beacon … | Auckland, case study, demonstration home, greywater, healthy homes, High Standard of Sustainability, HomeSmart Home, new build, NZ Housing Foundation, post-occupancy evaluation, rainwater tank, Rotorua NOW Home, solar PV, Stonewood Homes, Waitakere NOW Home, warm | auckland case-study demonstration-home greywater healthy-homes high-standard-of-sustainability homesmart-home new-build nz-housing-foundation post-occupancy-evaluation rainwater-tank rotorua-now-home solar-pv stonewood-homes waitakere-now-home warm | |
| HN2800/6 | Performance of the New Zealand Housing Foundation’s HomeSmart Home | July 2, 2011 | Johannes Roberti, Andrew Pollard, Nikki Buckett and Lisa Burrough. This report examines the performance of … | Auckland, case study, demonstration home, greywater, healthy homes, High Standard of Sustainability, HomeSmart Home, new build, NZ Housing Foundation, rainwater tank, solar PV, warm | auckland case-study demonstration-home greywater healthy-homes high-standard-of-sustainability homesmart-home new-build nz-housing-foundation rainwater-tank solar-pv warm | |
| Making your home HomeSmart: A homeowner manual | July 1, 2010 | Lois Easton, Andrea Blackmore. The Homeowner Manual pulls together information and advice for homeowners on … | advice, energy use, existing homes, healthy homes, home performance, homeowner, HomeSmart Renovations, warm, water use | advice energy-use existing-homes healthy-homes home-performance homeowner homesmart-renovations warm water-use | ||
| HN2800/5 | The NZHF HomeSmart Home: Occupants’ experience of the home and comparison with NOW Homes | June 1, 2010 | Rachael Trotman. Following on from its NOW Home projects in Waitakere and Rotorua, Beacon partnered … | Auckland, case study, demonstration home, healthy homes, High Standard of Sustainability, home performance, HomeSmart Home, new build, NZ Housing Foundation, post-occupancy evaluation, Rotorua NOW Home, Waitakere NOW Home, warm | auckland case-study demonstration-home healthy-homes high-standard-of-sustainability home-performance homesmart-home new-build nz-housing-foundation post-occupancy-evaluation rotorua-now-home waitakere-now-home warm | |
| HR2420/13 | HomeSmart Renovations: Householder actions and responses to dwelling performance | June 1, 2010 | Kay Saville-Smith, Ruth Fraser, Nikki Buckett, Michael Camilleri. This report presents self-reported and monitored data … | advice, assessment, existing homes, healthy homes, home performance, homeowner, HomeSmart Renovations, post-occupancy evaluation, renovation plan, retrofit, warm | advice assessment existing-homes healthy-homes home-performance homeowner homesmart-renovations post-occupancy-evaluation renovation-plan retrofit warm | |
| IEQ7570/3 | Forced air ventilation systems | June 1, 2010 | Andrew Pollard, S McNeill. This report discusses the methodology used to monitor forced air ventilation … | case study, forced air ventilation, humidity, indoor environment quality, mechanical ventilation, monitoring, positive pressure ventilation, temperature | case-study forced-air-ventilation humidity indoor-environment-quality mechanical-ventilation monitoring positive-pressure-ventilation temperature | |
| 2010 End-of-contract review of Beacon Pathway ‘Housing Advances for Environmental Responsibility and Sustainable Living’ | May 1, 2010 | FRST (Peter Newton, Richard Hawke) This Review was commissioned by the Foundation for Research, Science … | FRST review | frst-review | ||
| Policy options for sustainable homes A resource manual for local government | May 1, 2010 | Megan Howell, Damon Birchfield. This Resource Manual sets out to assist councils to understand the … | councils, energy use, financial incentives, healthy homes, HomeSmart Renovations, local government, policy, sustainable housing, water use | councils energy-use financial-incentives healthy-homes homesmart-renovations local-government policy sustainable-housing water-use | ||
| Solar assessment checklist | May 1, 2010 | A checklist for homeowners on the suitability of their site for solar panels, and how … | assessment, electricity generation, energy research, renewable energy, site, solar PV, solar water heater | assessment electricity-generation energy-research renewable-energy site solar-pv solar-water-heater | ||
| HR2420/12 | Clawback of heating services in Beacon research homes | March 1, 2010 | Andrew Pollard, Nikki Buckett. Data from the Papakowhai Renovation Project and the Waitakere NOW Home … | case study, demonstration home, energy research, energy use, existing homes, heating, home performance, Papakowhai Renovations, solar water heater, Waitakere NOW Home, water use | case-study demonstration-home energy-research energy-use existing-homes heating home-performance papakowhai-renovations solar-water-heater waitakere-now-home water-use | |
| HR2420/10 | HomeSmart Renovations Phase Two report: Progress of pilot | March 1, 2010 | Lois Easton. This report documents Phase Two of the HomeSmart Renovations project. This phase covers … | assessment, existing homes, home performance, homeowner, HomeSmart Renovations, renovation plan, retrofit | assessment existing-homes home-performance homeowner homesmart-renovations renovation-plan retrofit | |
| WA7090/7 | Water demand management: An economic framework to value with case study application | February 1, 2010 | Nicola Smith, Garry McDonald, Dorothy Wilson. This report synthesises three reports produced as a result … | case study, councils, local government, Tauranga City Council, value case, water conservation, water demand management, water research, water use | case-study councils local-government tauranga-city-council value-case water-conservation water-demand-management water-research water-use | |
| The environmental impact of the Waitakere NOW Home: A life cycle assessment case study | February 1, 2010 | David Drysdale, Barbara Nebel, Nick Collins, Andrea Blackmore. A Life Cycle Assessment case study of … | energy use, LCA, life cycle assessment, sustainable housing, systems research, Waitakere NOW Home, water use | energy-use lca life-cycle-assessment sustainable-housing systems-research waitakere-now-home water-use | ||
| Unflued gas heater fact bank | February 1, 2010 | Vicki Cowan, Lisa Burrough, Verney Ryan. This document is the repository of Beacon’s core facts … | damp, healthy homes, heating, humidity, indoor environment quality, moisture, pollutants, unflued gas heater | damp healthy-homes heating humidity indoor-environment-quality moisture pollutants unflued-gas-heater | ||
| EN6590/3 | Development of renewables framework for decision-making | February 1, 2010 | Mandy Armstrong, Verney Ryan. This report analyses appropriate local renewable energy solutions for New Zealand … | assessment, electricity generation, energy research, neighbourhood, renewable energy | assessment electricity-generation energy-research neighbourhood renewable-energy | |
| Rotorua NOW Home case study | January 1, 2010 | Andrea Blackmore. A high level summary of the design and performance of the Rotorua NOW … | case study, demonstration home, High Standard of Sustainability, home performance, new build, passive solar design, pellet burner, rainwater tank, Rotorua NOW Home, solar water heater, thermal mass | case-study demonstration-home high-standard-of-sustainability home-performance new-build passive-solar-design pellet-burner rainwater-tank rotorua-now-home solar-water-heater thermal-mass | ||
| HN2800/4 | Concluding Beacon’s NOW100 project | December 1, 2009 | Vicki Cowan, Lois Easton, Andries Popping. This report documents Beacon’s new homes research, at the … | home performance, HomeSmart Home, new build | home-performance homesmart-home new-build | |
| WA7090/6 | A framework for valuing water demand management: Tauranga City Council case study | November 1, 2009 | This is part of research which addressed the question, ‘why’ (would an organisation adopt … | case study, councils, local government, Tauranga City Council, value case, water conservation, water demand management, water research, water use | case-study councils local-government tauranga-city-council value-case water-conservation water-demand-management water-research water-use | |
| WA7090/5 | A framework for valuing water demand management: Conceptual framework | November 1, 2009 | Nicola Smith, Garry McDonald. This is report 2 of 3 in a rigorous economic analysis … | councils, local government, value case, water conservation, water demand management, water research, water use | councils local-government value-case water-conservation water-demand-management water-research water-use | |
| WA7090/4 | A framework for valuing water demand management: Literature review | November 1, 2009 | Nicola Smith, Gary McDonald, Susie Trinh. This is report 1 of 3 in a rigorous … | councils, local government, policy, value case, water research, water use | councils local-government policy value-case water-research water-use | |
| SM3570/8 | Life cycle assessment of the Waitakere NOW Home | August 1, 2009 | David Drysdale, Barbara Nebel. This report provides an assessment of the environmental impacts of the … | case study, environmental impact, home performance, LCA, life cycle assessment, systems research, Waitakere NOW Home | case-study environmental-impact home-performance lca life-cycle-assessment systems-research waitakere-now-home | |
| HN2800/2 | Development of HomeSmart Home Procedures v.1 for piloting | August 1, 2009 | Lois Easton, Marta Karlik-Neale, Roman Jaques. This report outlines the methodology and work undertaken to … | energy use, High Standard of Sustainability, home performance, HomeSmart Home, humidity, new build, warm, water use | energy-use high-standard-of-sustainability home-performance homesmart-home humidity new-build warm water-use | |
| NH3112/2 | Valuing sustainable neighbourhoods | August 1, 2009 | Kay Saville-Smith, Moira Dwyer, Julie Warren. This report uses Beacon’s Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework and data … | density, neighbourhood, Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework, value case | density neighbourhood neighbourhood-sustainability-framework value-case | |
| HR2420/9 | HomeSmart Renovations: Early data from the homeowner interviews | August 1, 2009 | Kay Saville-Smith. This report presents data from a set of householders interviewed at least a … | energy use, existing homes, healthy homes, home performance, homeowner, HomeSmart Renovations, post-occupancy evaluation, renovation plan, retrofit, water use | energy-use existing-homes healthy-homes home-performance homeowner homesmart-renovations post-occupancy-evaluation renovation-plan retrofit water-use | |
| NO202/4 | Rotorua NOW Home: Final performance monitoring | August 1, 2009 | Andrew Pollard, Roman Jaques. This report examines the sustainability performance of Beacon Pathway’s second new … | case study, demonstration home, home performance, monitoring, new build, passive solar design, pellet burner, post-occupancy evaluation, rainwater tank, Rotorua NOW Home, solar water heater, thermal mass | case-study demonstration-home home-performance monitoring new-build passive-solar-design pellet-burner post-occupancy-evaluation rainwater-tank rotorua-now-home solar-water-heater thermal-mass | |
| WA7090/3 | Integrated water management design criteria report | July 1, 2009 | David Kettle. The three-fold purpose of this project was to develop a product design criteria … | greywater, rainwater tank, water conservation, water research, water use | greywater rainwater-tank water-conservation water-research water-use | |
| HR2420/8 | Solar water heating in the Waitakere and Rotorua NOW Homes and in three Papakowhai Renovation homes | July 1, 2009 | Andrew Pollard. This report describes and examines the performance of the solar water heating (SWH) … | case study, demonstration home, energy research, energy use, Papakowhai Renovations, renewable energy, Rotorua NOW Home, solar water heater, Waitakere NOW Home | case-study demonstration-home energy-research energy-use papakowhai-renovations renewable-energy rotorua-now-home solar-water-heater waitakere-now-home | |
| WA7090/2 | Energy-water relationships in reticulated water infrastructure systems | June 1, 2009 | Ben Kneppers, Damon Birchfield, Maggie Lawton. The report provides an initial analysis of the relationship … | case study, councils, energy use, Kapiti Coast District Council, local government, Nelson City Council, Palmerston North City Council, Waitakere City Council, water infrastructure, water use | case-study councils energy-use kapiti-coast-district-council local-government nelson-city-council palmerston-north-city-council waitakere-city-council water-infrastructure water-use | |
| TE106/18 | Papakowhai Renovations: Project summary and case studies | June 1, 2009 | Lois Easton. A project examining sustainable retrofit of existing homes in Papakowhai was undertaken from … | case study, energy use, existing homes, healthy homes, High Standard of Sustainability, home performance, monitoring, Papakowhai Renovations, retrofit, solar water heater, warm, water use | case-study energy-use existing-homes healthy-homes high-standard-of-sustainability home-performance monitoring papakowhai-renovations retrofit solar-water-heater warm water-use | |
| WA7090/2 | Energy-water relationships in reticulated water infrastructure systems | June 1, 2009 | Ben Kneppers, Damon Birchfield, Maggie Lawton. The report provides an initial analysis of the relationship … | councils, energy use, local government, water infrastructure, water research, water use | councils energy-use local-government water-infrastructure water-research water-use | |
| EN6590/4 | Matching renewable technology to local resources at household and neighbourhood level | June 1, 2009 | Mandy Armstrong, Verney Ryan. This report provides a repository for information to inform consumers about … | assessment, electricity generation, energy research, neighbourhood, renewable energy | assessment electricity-generation energy-research neighbourhood renewable-energy | |
| TE106/19 | Cost benefits of sustainable housing retrofits | April 1, 2009 | Ian Page. This report considers the cost benefits of a variety of sustainable retrofits for … | cost benefit, existing homes, healthy homes, home performance, Papakowhai Renovations, retrofit, warm | cost-benefit existing-homes healthy-homes home-performance papakowhai-renovations retrofit warm | |
| TE106/17 | Papakowhai Renovations: Householder experiences and perceptions | April 1, 2009 | Rachael Trotman. This report presents the findings of post project interviews in March 2009 with … | case study, energy use, healthy homes, home performance, Papakowhai Renovations, post-occupancy evaluation, retrofit, warm, water use | case-study energy-use healthy-homes home-performance papakowhai-renovations post-occupancy-evaluation retrofit warm water-use | |
| TE106/15 | Final monitoring report from the Papakowhai Renovations project | January 1, 2009 | John Burgess, Nikki Buckett, Michael Camilleri, Lisa French, Andrew Pollard, Phil Hancock. The Papakowhai Renovation … | case study, energy use, existing homes, healthy homes, High Standard of Sustainability, home performance, monitoring, Papakowhai Renovations, retrofit, solar water heater, warm, water use | case-study energy-use existing-homes healthy-homes high-standard-of-sustainability home-performance monitoring papakowhai-renovations retrofit solar-water-heater warm water-use | |
| SM3570/3 | Prioritisation of building systems | December 1, 2008 | Barbara Nebel, Karen Bayne, Connie Crookshanks. This working paper is an interim report from the … | High Standard of Sustainability, sustainable housing, systems research, thermal envelope | high-standard-of-sustainability sustainable-housing systems-research thermal-envelope | |
| SM3570/6 | LCA-based windows calculator | December 1, 2008 | Daniel Kellenberger, Nicholas Perez. This project has resulted in the development of an Excel-based window … | environmental impact, LCA, life cycle assessment, R-value, systems research, technology research, windows | environmental-impact lca life-cycle-assessment r-value systems-research technology-research windows | |
| SM3570/4 | Life cycle assessment of the Waitakere NOW Home and Papakowhai Renovations | December 1, 2008 | David Drysdale, Julie Sandilands. This report provides an assessment of the environmental impacts of the … | case study, environmental impact, home performance, LCA, life cycle assessment, Papakowhai Renovations, systems research, Waitakere NOW Home | case-study environmental-impact home-performance lca life-cycle-assessment papakowhai-renovations systems-research waitakere-now-home | |
| HR2420/3 | Best practice policy approaches to encourage sustainable residential building and retrofitting: Evaluation and shortlist of initiatives | November 1, 2008 | Megan Howell, Damon Birchfield. This working paper presents research to develop and apply a set … | councils, existing homes, home performance, HomeSmart Renovations, local government, new build, policy | councils existing-homes home-performance homesmart-renovations local-government new-build policy | |
| HR2420/5 | HomeSmart Renovations Phase One report: Development of procedures and establishing the pilot | November 1, 2008 | Lois Easton, June Gibbons, Marta Karlik-Neale, Verney Ryan, Kay Saville Smith. This report documents Phase … | assessment, existing homes, home performance, HomeSmart Renovations, renovation plan, retrofit | assessment existing-homes home-performance homesmart-renovations renovation-plan retrofit | |
| EN6570/9 | New Zealand house typologies to inform energy retrofits | November 1, 2008 | Verney Ryan, Geoff Burgess, Lois Easton. This report summarises the findings from a workshop analysing … | energy research, High Standard of Sustainability, home performance, housing stock, retrofit, typologies | energy-research high-standard-of-sustainability home-performance housing-stock retrofit typologies | |
| EN6570/8 | Housing typologies: Current stock prevalence | November 1, 2008 | Ian Page, J. Fung. This report analyses the characteristics of the housing stock that affect … | councils, energy research, energy use, home performance, housing stock, local government, retrofit, sustainable housing, typologies, warm | councils energy-research energy-use home-performance housing-stock local-government retrofit sustainable-housing typologies warm | |
| HR2420/7 | Assessing the viability of financial incentives for sustainable housing initiatives | October 1, 2008 | Julia de Blaauw, Dan McGregor (Ascari Partners). This report explores the viability of financial incentives … | councils, existing homes, financial incentives, HomeSmart Renovations, local government, new build, policy, sustainable housing | councils existing-homes financial-incentives homesmart-renovations local-government new-build policy sustainable-housing | |
| Slowing the flow: A comprehensive demand management framework for reticulated water supply | August 1, 2008 | Maggie Lawton, Damon Birchfield, Dorothy Wilson. A framework is presented in this publication to assist … | financial incentives, local government, policy, water conservation, water demand management, water research, water use | financial-incentives local-government policy water-conservation water-demand-management water-research water-use | ||
| HN2800/3 | NOW100 project monitoring and evaluation | August 1, 2008 | P. Arnold, Lois Easton, Andries Popping, Kay Saville-Smith. This working paper outlines the research methodology, … | home performance, HomeSmart Home, new build | home-performance homesmart-home new-build | |
| NH3102/3 | National neighbourhood baseline survey | August 1, 2008 | Kay Saville-Smith. This report presents the findings of the national baseline survey of neighbourhood behaviours. … | assessment, neighbourhood, Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework, survey, tool | assessment neighbourhood neighbourhood-sustainability-framework survey tool | |
| SM3570/5 | Design criteria for retrofit windows and new walls | July 1, 2008 | Karen Bayne, Timothy Allan, Kylie Baker. This report outlines a suggested approach for establishing design … | High Standard of Sustainability, home performance, systems research, thermal envelope, walls, windows | high-standard-of-sustainability home-performance systems-research thermal-envelope walls windows | |
| HR2420/2 | Best practice policy approaches to encourage sustainable residential building and renovation: Survey and literature review results | July 1, 2008 | Megan Howell, Damon Birchfield. This report documents the findings of the first stage of research … | councils, existing homes, home performance, HomeSmart Renovations, local government, new build, policy, sustainable housing | councils existing-homes home-performance homesmart-renovations local-government new-build policy sustainable-housing | |
| TE106/3 | Interim performance monitoring from Papakowhai Renovation project | June 1, 2008 | John Burgess, Nikki Buckett. The Papakowhai Renovation Project has extensively monitored nine homes in the … | case study, energy use, existing homes, healthy homes, High Standard of Sustainability, home performance, monitoring, Papakowhai Renovations, retrofit, solar water heater, warm, water use | case-study energy-use existing-homes healthy-homes high-standard-of-sustainability home-performance monitoring papakowhai-renovations retrofit solar-water-heater warm water-use | |
| EN6570/3 | Appendix C: Landlords energy survey | June 1, 2008 | Kay Saville-Smith. A telephone survey of 491 landlords found resistance to investment in retrofitting and … | energy research, energy use, home performance, landlord, retrofit, survey, warm | energy-research energy-use home-performance landlord retrofit survey warm | |
| EN6570/3 | Appendix B: Recent movers energy survey | June 1, 2008 | Kay Saville-Smith. A postal survey of 724 homeowners found that recent movers resist significant investment … | energy research, energy use, home performance, homeowner, retrofit, survey, warm | energy-research energy-use home-performance homeowner retrofit survey warm | |
| EN6570/3 | Appendix A: High energy user survey | June 1, 2008 | Kay Saville-Smith. This survey of 700 householders found that high energy users resist investment in … | energy research, energy use, home performance, homeowner, retrofit, survey, warm | energy-research energy-use home-performance homeowner retrofit survey warm | |
| EN6570/3 | House owners and energy: Retrofit, renovation and getting house performance | June 1, 2008 | Kay Saville-Smith. This report summarises three surveys of homeowner groups in New Zealand: high energy … | energy research, energy use, home performance, homeowner, landlord, retrofit, survey, warm | energy-research energy-use home-performance homeowner landlord retrofit survey warm | |
| WA7060/3 | Best practice water efficiency policy and regulations | May 1, 2008 | Maggie Lawton, Damon Birchfield, David Kettle, Chloe Trenouth. This report is an in-depth investigation into … | councils, local government, policy, water conservation, water demand management, water research, water use | councils local-government policy water-conservation water-demand-management water-research water-use | |
| NO102/5 | Waitakere NOW Home: Occupants’ experience of the home and implications for future NOW Homes | May 1, 2008 | Rachael Trotman. This report reviews the research on the Waitakere NOW Home occupants’ experience of … | Auckland, case study, demonstration home, healthy homes, home performance, new build, passive solar design, post-occupancy evaluation, rainwater tank, solar water heater, thermal mass, Waitakere NOW Home, warm | auckland case-study demonstration-home healthy-homes home-performance new-build passive-solar-design post-occupancy-evaluation rainwater-tank solar-water-heater thermal-mass waitakere-now-home warm | |
| NO102/4 | Waitakere NOW Home performance monitoring: Year two report | April 1, 2008 | Andrew Pollard, Lisa French, Matthias Heinrich, Roman Jaques, John Zhao. Reports on the second year … | Auckland, case study, demonstration home, healthy homes, home performance, monitoring, new build, passive solar design, post-occupancy evaluation, rainwater tank, solar water heater, thermal mass, Waitakere NOW Home, warm | auckland case-study demonstration-home healthy-homes home-performance monitoring new-build passive-solar-design post-occupancy-evaluation rainwater-tank solar-water-heater thermal-mass waitakere-now-home warm | |
| TE210/3 | Thermal insulation in New Zealand homes: A status report | March 1, 2008 | Ian McChesney, Ian Cox-Smith, Lynda Amitrano. This paper considers thermal insulation for New Zealand homes, … | central government, financial incentives, insulation, new build, policy, retrofit, technology research, thermal envelope, thermal performance | central-government financial-incentives insulation new-build policy retrofit technology-research thermal-envelope thermal-performance | |
| TE106/9 | Papakowhai Renovations: Impacts on householders and dwelling performance | February 1, 2008 | Kay Saville-Smith. This report presents the findings of the in-depth interviews with nine of the … | advice, case study, energy use, existing homes, healthy homes, home performance, Papakowhai Renovations, post-occupancy evaluation, retrofit, warm, water use | advice case-study energy-use existing-homes healthy-homes home-performance papakowhai-renovations post-occupancy-evaluation retrofit warm water-use | |
| NO202/2 | Rotorua NOW Home: Interim Performance Monitoring | December 1, 2007 | Roman Jaques, Ian Mathews, Andrew Pollard. This interim report outlines the status of the performance … | case study, demonstration home, energy use, healthy homes, home performance, monitoring, passive solar design, pellet burner, post-occupancy evaluation, rainwater tank, Rotorua NOW Home, solar water heater, thermal mass, water use | case-study demonstration-home energy-use healthy-homes home-performance monitoring passive-solar-design pellet-burner post-occupancy-evaluation rainwater-tank rotorua-now-home solar-water-heater thermal-mass water-use | |
| TE201/3 | The role of LCA in decision making in the context of sustainable development | October 1, 2007 | Barbara Nebel, Jeremy Warnes. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a standardised methodology for the quantification … | life cycle assessment, sustainable housing, systems research, technology research | life-cycle-assessment sustainable-housing systems-research technology-research | |
| TE106/8 | Sustainability options for retrofitting New Zealand houses: Theoretical cost benefit analysis | October 1, 2007 | Michael Phillips. A theoretical cost benefit for options to retrofit for water and energy was … | cost benefit, energy use, existing homes, home performance, Papakowhai Renovations, retrofit, warm, water use | cost-benefit energy-use existing-homes home-performance papakowhai-renovations retrofit warm water-use | |
| MT103 | Quantitative study: Household uptake of sustainable solutions | October 1, 2007 | Alex Woodley. This study assesses the engagement of householders in adopting sustainable technologies and solutions … | consumer change, market transformation, retrofit, survey, sustainable housing | consumer-change market-transformation retrofit survey sustainable-housing | |
| MT102/2 | Qualitative study: Perceptions of sustainability and uptake of sustainable solutions by householders | October 1, 2007 | Rachael Trotman. This report presents the findings of a qualitative study that investigates what sustainability … | consumer change, market transformation, retrofit, survey, sustainable housing | consumer-change market-transformation retrofit survey sustainable-housing | |
| HR2462/1 | Policy and regulation: Clarification of Beacon’s role | October 1, 2007 | Allen & Clarke Policy and Regulatory Specialists. The purpose of this paper is to assist … | central government, consumer change, market transformation, policy, policy research, sustainable housing | central-government consumer-change market-transformation policy policy-research sustainable-housing | |
| TE220/4 | Indoor environment quality | October 1, 2007 | Robyn Phipps, Jeremy Warnes. This report backgrounds the issues of healthy and unhealthy home environments … | humidity, indoor environment quality, moisture, pollutants, ventilation, warm | humidity indoor-environment-quality moisture pollutants ventilation warm | |
| PR240/4 | National value case for sustainable housing innnovations | October 1, 2007 | Allen & Clarke Policy and Regulatory Specialists, Infometrics, Eco$ense, Martin Jenkins, Beacon Pathway. This presents … | central government, new build, policy, policy research, retrofit, sustainable housing, value case | central-government new-build policy policy-research retrofit sustainable-housing value-case | |
| PR240/3 | Sustainable homes national value case | October 1, 2007 | Ralph Chapman, Wayne Sharman. This report quantitatively assesses the National Value Case for a range … | central government, High Standard of Sustainability, new build, policy, policy research, retrofit, sustainable housing, value case | central-government high-standard-of-sustainability new-build policy policy-research retrofit sustainable-housing value-case | |
| TE201/2 | Guideline for LCA practitioners and users of building related LCA studies | June 1, 2007 | Barbara Nebel. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is increasingly accepted as a tool to analyse the … | life cycle assessment, sustainable housing, systems research, technology research | life-cycle-assessment sustainable-housing systems-research technology-research | |
| RP201/3 | District plan barriers and incentives to sustainable residential building: Case studies | June 1, 2007 | Chloe Trenouth. A case study review of three territorial authorities (Christchurch City Council, Kapiti Coast … | case study, Christchurch City Council, financial incentives, Hamilton District Council, Kapiti Coast District Council, local government, policy, policy research | case-study christchurch-city-council financial-incentives hamilton-district-council kapiti-coast-district-council local-government policy policy-research | |
| Waitakere NOW Home case study | June 1, 2007 | Andrea Blackmore. A high level summary of the design and performance of the Waitakere NOW … | Auckland, case study, demonstration home, healthy homes, home performance, new build, passive solar design, rainwater tank, solar water heater, thermal mass, Waitakere NOW Home, warm | auckland case-study demonstration-home healthy-homes home-performance new-build passive-solar-design rainwater-tank solar-water-heater thermal-mass waitakere-now-home warm | ||
| PR205/1 | Making policy and regulations rain tank friendly | May 1, 2007 | Maggie Lawton, Damon Birchfield, David Kettle. This investigation reviewed the legal and policy pathways for … | Auckland, councils, financial incentives, local government, policy, policy research, rainwater tank, water demand management | auckland councils financial-incentives local-government policy policy-research rainwater-tank water-demand-management | |
| MT105/2 | Market transformation interventions: Creating demand and supply for sustainable housing | April 1, 2007 | Cerasela Stancu, Graeme Finlay, Sarah Gunn. This report set out to: identify best practice in … | consumer change, market transformation, sustainable housing | consumer-change market-transformation sustainable-housing | |
| TE106/6 | Demand management through water retrofit projects | April 1, 2007 | Damon Birchfield, Lois Easton. This paper considers the breadth and scope of demand management water … | councils, demand management, existing homes, local government, Papakowhai Renovations, retrofit, water conservation, water use | councils demand-management existing-homes local-government papakowhai-renovations retrofit water-conservation water-use | |
| TE230/3 | Scoping waste in the residential built environment | March 1, 2007 | Michelle Kazor, Joanne Koppel. This is a scoping report on level and composition of solid … | central government, construction waste, local government, policy, sustainable housing, technology research | central-government construction-waste local-government policy sustainable-housing technology-research | |
| MT104 | Market transformation: Housing industry survey | March 1, 2007 | Maurice Marquardt, Cerasela Stancu, Sarah Gunn. A survey designed to assess the level of knowledge … | housing industry, market transformation, survey, sustainable housing | housing-industry market-transformation survey sustainable-housing | |
| NO102/3 | Waitakere NOW Home performance monitoring: Year one report | March 1, 2007 | Lisa French, Matthias Heinrich, Roman Jaques, Chris Kane, Andrew Pollard. This report summarises the learning … | Auckland, case study, demonstration home, healthy homes, home performance, new build, passive solar design, post-occupancy evaluation, rainwater tank, solar water heater, thermal mass, Waitakere NOW Home, warm | auckland case-study demonstration-home healthy-homes home-performance new-build passive-solar-design post-occupancy-evaluation rainwater-tank solar-water-heater thermal-mass waitakere-now-home warm | |
| TE200A | Analysis of currently available environmental profiles of building products | October 1, 2006 | Zsuzsa Szalay, Barbara Nebel. In New Zealand and internationally, a number of building-related LCA studies … | life cycle assessment, sustainable housing, systems research | life-cycle-assessment sustainable-housing systems-research | |
| PR106/2 | Market segmentation of New Zealand’s housing stock | October 1, 2006 | Lynda Amitrano, Ian Page. This report identifies the key market segments with the New Zealand … | consumer change, housing stock, market transformation, policy research, sustainable housing | consumer-change housing-stock market-transformation policy-research sustainable-housing | |
| TE160 | Water efficiencies: Report on existing technology / expertise in New Zealand | September 1, 2006 | Sarah Heine. This report identifies three key areas and existing technologies which could be targeted … | technologies, technology research, water conservation, water demand management, water research, water use | technologies technology-research water-conservation water-demand-management water-research water-use | |
| PR107/1 | Regulatory framework development: Understanding current sustainability regulations and policy | September 1, 2006 | Mike O’Connell. This report updates, reviews and summarises policy and strategy development as well as … | central government, local government, policy, policy research, sustainable housing | central-government local-government policy policy-research sustainable-housing | |
| TE106/4 | Sustainability options for retrofitting New Zealand houses: Energy | August 1, 2006 | Ian McChesney, Lynda Amitrano. This is a desktop study of all the existing research programmes … | energy use, existing homes, home performance, Papakowhai Renovations, retrofit, warm | energy-use existing-homes home-performance papakowhai-renovations retrofit warm | |
| PR200/3 | Local council sustainable building barriers and incentives: Auckland City case study | July 1, 2006 | Lois Easton, David Mead, Chloe Trenouth, David Fullbrook, Patrick Arnold. A review of the potential … | Auckland Council, financial incentives, local government, policy, policy research, sustainable housing | auckland-council financial-incentives local-government policy policy-research sustainable-housing | |
| NH102/10 | Annex H: LEED-ND scores of case study neighbourhoods | June 1, 2006 | Katja Lietz, Denise Bijoux, Kay Saville-Smith, Megan Howell. Annex H to the report ‘Testing the … | case study, neighbourhood, Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework, tool | case-study neighbourhood neighbourhood-sustainability-framework tool | |
| NH102/9 | Annex G: Census data for case study neighbourhoods | June 1, 2006 | Katja Lietz, Denise Bijoux, Kay Saville-Smith, Megan Howell. Annex G to the report ‘Testing the … | case study, Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework, tool | case-study neighbourhood-sustainability-framework tool | |
| NH102/8 | Annex F: LEED suitability for New Zealand | June 1, 2006 | Katja Lietz, Denise Bijoux, Kay Saville-Smith, Megan Howell. Annex F to the report ‘Testing the … | case study, neighbourhood, Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework, tool | case-study neighbourhood neighbourhood-sustainability-framework tool | |
| NH102/7 | Annex E: Place where you live questionnaire | June 1, 2006 | Katja Lietz, Denise Bijoux, Kay Saville-Smith, Megan Howell. Annex E to the report ‘Testing the … | case study, neighbourhood, Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework, tool | case-study neighbourhood neighbourhood-sustainability-framework tool | |
| NH102/6 | Annex D: Initial adaptation of LEED | June 1, 2006 | Katja Lietz, Denise Bijoux, Kay Saville-Smith, Megan Howell. Annex D to the report ‘Testing the … | case study, neighbourhood, Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework, tool | case-study neighbourhood neighbourhood-sustainability-framework tool | |
| NH102/5 | Annex C: LEED-ND alignment with N-SAPT | June 1, 2006 | Katja Lietz, Denise Bijoux, Kay Saville-Smith, Megan Howell. Annex C to the report ‘Testing the … | case study, neighbourhood, Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework, tool | case-study neighbourhood neighbourhood-sustainability-framework tool | |
| NH102/4 | Annex B: N-SAPT infoboxes | June 1, 2006 | Katja Lietz, Denise Bijoux, Kay Saville-Smith, Megan Howell. Annex B to the report ‘Testing the … | case study, neighbourhood, Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework, tool | case-study neighbourhood neighbourhood-sustainability-framework tool | |
| NH102/3 | Annex A: N-SAMT Infoboxes | June 1, 2006 | Katja Lietz, Denise Bijoux, Kay Saville-Smith, Megan Howell. Annex A to the report ‘Testing the … | case study, neighbourhood, Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework, tool | case-study neighbourhood neighbourhood-sustainability-framework tool | |
| PR105/1 | Market segmentation of New Zealand’s housing stock | May 1, 2006 | Lynda Amitrano, N Kirk, Ian Page. This report proposes a structure/framework for a National Scorecard … | central government, policy research, sustainable housing, tool | central-government policy-research sustainable-housing tool | |
| TE180 | Multi-paned windows | April 1, 2006 | John Burgess, JM Bennett. This report outlines the international and local window technologies following a … | technologies, technology research, windows | technologies technology-research windows | |
| TE140/3 | Renewable energy opportunities in the New Zealand residential built environment | April 1, 2006 | Chris Kane. This report provides a high-level view of low and renewable energy technologies in … | energy use, renewable energy, technologies, technology research | energy-use renewable-energy technologies technology-research | |
| TE200 | Life cycle assessment and the building and construction industry | March 1, 2006 | Barbara Nebel. This white paper describes the concept of LCA, possible applications of the results … | life cycle assessment, sustainable housing, systems research, technology research | life-cycle-assessment sustainable-housing systems-research technology-research | |
| NO102/2 | Waitakere NOW Home performance monitoring: Six month report | March 1, 2006 | Roman Jaques, Andrew Pollard. This report provides a high-level view of the basic performance of … | Auckland, case study, demonstration home, healthy homes, home performance, monitoring, new build, passive solar design, post-occupancy evaluation, rainwater tank, solar water heater, thermal mass, Waitakere NOW Home, warm | auckland case-study demonstration-home healthy-homes home-performance monitoring new-build passive-solar-design post-occupancy-evaluation rainwater-tank solar-water-heater thermal-mass waitakere-now-home warm | |
| NO102/2 | Waitakere NOW Home performance monitoring: Six month report | March 1, 2006 | Roman Jaques, Andrew Pollard. This report provides a high-level view of the basic performance of … | Auckland, case study, demonstration home, healthy homes, home performance, monitoring, new build, passive solar design, post-occupancy evaluation, rainwater tank, solar water heater, thermal mass, Waitakere NOW Home, warm | auckland case-study demonstration-home healthy-homes home-performance monitoring new-build passive-solar-design post-occupancy-evaluation rainwater-tank solar-water-heater thermal-mass waitakere-now-home warm | |
| TE102 | Retrofit technologies database | November 1, 2005 | Barbara Nebel, Roman Jaques, Michael Jack, Karen Bayne, Per Nielsen, Susan Krumdieck. This research developed … | retrofit, sustainable housing, technologies, technology research | retrofit sustainable-housing technologies technology-research | |
| SF/1.2 | NOW Home benchmarking report: NOW Home vs ref homes | November 1, 2005 | Roman Jaques. The report describes and compares the sustainable (i.e. environmental, economic and social) features … | demonstration home, new build, Programme Confirmation Phase, sustainable housing, Waitakere NOW Home | demonstration-home new-build programme-confirmation-phase sustainable-housing waitakere-now-home | |
| NO101/2 | Waitakere NOW Home construction monitoring report | November 1, 2005 | Chris Kane, Robin Allison, Roman Jaques, Andrew Pollard. Reports on the consenting and construction process … | Auckland, case study, construction costs, construction waste, demonstration home, monitoring, new build, Waitakere NOW Home | auckland case-study construction-costs construction-waste demonstration-home monitoring new-build waitakere-now-home | |
| NO101/2 | Waitakere NOW Home construction monitoring report | November 1, 2005 | Chris Kane, Robin Allison, Roman Jaques, Andrew Pollard. Reports on the consenting and construction process … | Auckland, case study, construction costs, construction waste, demonstration home, monitoring, new build, Waitakere NOW Home | auckland case-study construction-costs construction-waste demonstration-home monitoring new-build waitakere-now-home | |
| TE101 | Evaluation of technologies with potential for improving the sustainability of new homes in New Zealand: Initial assessment | September 1, 2005 | Bryan Walford, Karen Bayne, Albrecht Stoecklein, Roman Jaques, Jorge Salinas. This report provides a high … | sustainable housing, technologies, technology research | sustainable-housing technologies technology-research | |
| NH101/2 | Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework: Prototype | September 1, 2005 | Kay Saville-Smith, Katja Lietz, Denise Bijoux, Megan Howell. Discusses nature and measurement of neighbourhood sustainability … | assessment, neighbourhood, Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework, post-occupancy evaluation, tool | assessment neighbourhood neighbourhood-sustainability-framework post-occupancy-evaluation tool | |
| MT111 | Exploring a commercially viable model for retrofit. | August 1, 2005 | Rachel Hargreaves. This report aimed to help Beacon understand and potentially get involved in the … | market transformation, retrofit, sustainable housing | market-transformation retrofit sustainable-housing | |
| NH102/2 | Testing the prototype Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework | June 1, 2005 | Katja Lietz, Denise Bijoux, Kay Saville-Smith, Megan Howell. This report presents the findings of an … | assessment, neighbourhood, Neighbourhood Sustainability Framework, post-occupancy evaluation, tool | assessment neighbourhood neighbourhood-sustainability-framework post-occupancy-evaluation tool | |
| MT110 | Impact of energy use information resulting in behavioural change | March 1, 2005 | Albrecht Stoecklein. This report reviewed international research into whether information on energy usage or ways … | consumer change, energy use, market transformation | consumer-change energy-use market-transformation | |
| PR101/1 | Regulatory framework development: Understanding current sustainability regulations and policy | January 1, 2005 | Mike O’Connell. This report aims to ensure Beacon and its providers have a clear understanding … | central government, local government, policy, policy research, sustainable housing | central-government local-government policy policy-research sustainable-housing | |
| NEW/1 | New technology impacts: Spreadsheet | November 1, 2004 | Michael Donn, John Storey. This spreadsheet accompanies the report NEW/1 which looked at whether there … | Programme Confirmation Phase, sustainable housing, technologies | programme-confirmation-phase sustainable-housing technologies | |
| NEW/1 | New technology impacts | November 1, 2004 | Michael Donn, John Storey. This project investigated whether New Zealand had all the technologies it … | home performance, new build, Programme Confirmation Phase, sustainable housing, technologies | home-performance new-build programme-confirmation-phase sustainable-housing technologies | |
| RF/1 | Housing retrofit: Housing interventions, stock and markets | November 1, 2004 | John Storey, Ian Page, Louw van Wyk, Mike Collins, Tobias Kriel. This report provided: A … | existing homes, home performance, Programme Confirmation Phase, retrofit, sustainable housing | existing-homes home-performance programme-confirmation-phase retrofit sustainable-housing | |
| NS/1 | National Scorecard: Interventions and Assessment Models | October 1, 2004 | Ian Page, Nigel Jollands, Nancy Golubiewski, James Turner. This research aimed to identify whether models … | central government, national scorecard, Programme Confirmation Phase, sustainable housing, tool | central-government national-scorecard programme-confirmation-phase sustainable-housing tool | |
| NOW/7 | NOW Home demonstration home hypothesis | October 1, 2004 | Albrecht Stoecklein, Stephen McKernon. This research project provided a basis for arguing in favour or … | demonstration home, home performance, market transformation, new build, Programme Confirmation Phase, Waitakere NOW Home | demonstration-home home-performance market-transformation new-build programme-confirmation-phase waitakere-now-home | |
| SF/1.1 | Sustainability framework design | September 1, 2004 | Michael O’Connell. This project aimed to recommend the key elements of a sustainability framework with … | Programme Confirmation Phase, sustainable housing | programme-confirmation-phase sustainable-housing | |
| NOW/1.1 | The NOW House project: Part 1. The NOW House design process and insights for future projects | September 1, 2004 | Karen Bayne, Chris Kane. This report provides an overview of the NOW house design process … | demonstration home, new build, Programme Confirmation Phase, Waitakere NOW Home | demonstration-home new-build programme-confirmation-phase waitakere-now-home | |
| NOW/1.3 | The NOW House project: Part 3. Monitoring the NOW House | September 1, 2004 | Chris Kane, JL van Wyk, Andrew Pollard. This report summarises the options available for monitoring … | demonstration home, monitoring, new build, Programme Confirmation Phase, Waitakere NOW Home | demonstration-home monitoring new-build programme-confirmation-phase waitakere-now-home | |
| IND/1 | Industry research: Impacts and alternatives | September 1, 2004 | Ann Smith, Jeska McNicol, Graeme Finlay. This research developed: A summary of relevant knowledge from around … | housing industry, market transformation, new build, Programme Confirmation Phase, retrofit | housing-industry market-transformation new-build programme-confirmation-phase retrofit | |
| NBH/1 | Neighbourhoods research baseline | September 1, 2004 | Rachel Hargreaves, Megan Howell, Katja Lietz, Roman Jaques, Charles Eason, Robert Vale, John Mackay, Surya … | neighbourhood, Programme Confirmation Phase | neighbourhood programme-confirmation-phase | |
| CON/1 | Influencing people’s uptake of sustainability in housing | September 1, 2004 | Stephen McKernon, Susan Bates, Albrecht Stoecklein, Frances Maplesden, Karen Bayne. Beacon’s consumer uptake objective was … | consumer change, market transformation, Programme Confirmation Phase, social change | consumer-change market-transformation programme-confirmation-phase social-change | |
| INT/1.2 | Integration project: Prioritisation / optimisation tool | August 1, 2004 | James Turner, Frances Maplesden, Ian Page. This report compares methods for Beacon Pathway Ltd to … | Programme Confirmation Phase | programme-confirmation-phase | |
| NOW/1.2 | The NOW House project: Part 2. The NOW House – information for new owners | August 1, 2004 | Karen Bayne, Chris Kane. This report presents a summary of the recognisable intellectual property, which … | demonstration home, new build, Programme Confirmation Phase, Waitakere NOW Home | demonstration-home new-build programme-confirmation-phase waitakere-now-home |
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