Halswell 1: Build Back Smarter case study

Lois Easton. This report documents the upgrade of  Halswell 1, one of the case studies in the Build Back Smarter Project. The project aimed to develop evidence that residential performance […]

Final report on the Build Back Smarter pilot project

Lois Easton. This report outlines the progress of the Build Back Smarter Project in 2013. It focuses on the progress of the overall project against its key objectives and the […]

Huntsbury 2: Build Back Smarter case study

Lois Easton. This report documents the upgrade of  Huntsbury 2, one of the case studies in the Build Back Smarter Project. The project aimed to develop evidence that residential performance […]

Making your home HomeSmart: A homeowner manual

Lois Easton, Andrea Blackmore. The Homeowner Manual pulls together information and advice for homeowners on how to get the best performance from their home. It covers both renovating for improved […]

HomeSmart Renovations: Householder actions and responses to dwelling performance

Kay Saville-Smith, Ruth Fraser, Nikki Buckett, Michael Camilleri. This report presents self-reported and monitored data from householders participating in the HomeSmart Renovations Project. It describes the profile of those householders, […]

Clawback of heating services in Beacon research homes

Andrew Pollard, Nikki Buckett. Data from the Papakowhai Renovation Project and the Waitakere NOW Home are used to assess the clawback from the water heating and space heating services in […]

HomeSmart Renovations Phase Two report: Progress of pilot

Lois Easton. This report documents Phase Two of the HomeSmart Renovations project. This phase covers all activities from the launch of the pilot to the completion of the Renovation Plans […]

HomeSmart Renovations: Early data from the homeowner interviews

Kay Saville-Smith. This report presents data from a set of householders interviewed at least a month after the receipt of their HomeSmart Renovation Plan. It considers the profile of those […]

Papakowhai Renovations: Project summary and case studies

Lois Easton. A project examining sustainable retrofit of existing homes in Papakowhai was undertaken from 2006-2008. Nine homes were renovated with a range of sustainable interventions and monitored to see […]

Cost benefits of sustainable housing retrofits

Ian Page. This report considers the cost benefits of a variety of sustainable retrofits for the existing housing stock. The retrofit interventions costed are mainly energy and water related, and […]