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JUDGING CRITERIA
SUSTAINABILITY IS ABOUT USING WHAT WE NEED, LIVING WELL ANDLEAVING ENOUGH FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. SUSTAINABLE HOMESSUPPORT A SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE.SHaC 09 asks collaborative, tertiary-led teams to
design and build or retrofit a sustainable home
,develop a campaign to
inform the public
about how their design supports sustainable living
and pass oninformation and techniques
about their design to the building community.
Team outcomes will be judged in several categories. Each category has a number of possible parameters that you may want to consider. Your team will supply a report with reasoned arguments, simulation and modelling results, and other research outputs to convince the judges of the benefits you expect in each category. How you make the trade-offs necessary to realise your vision will be based on howpeople in your region live – and will want to live – in your affordable, sustainable house and community in five years’ time.In October 2009, judges will review the house, your communications campaign, the resources you develop for designers and your finalreport. Your final report will describe the house and show the improvement your design exhibits when compared with your reference caseand regional averages. Note that although reference is frequently made to “your house”, solutions are also welcomed for proposals formulti-unit housing proposals. The site shall be included when considering each of the judging categories, for example, site water use andrunoff, site contribution to a sustainable community, and others.
MINIMUM STANDARDS
Pick a type of housing currently being used, and design a new house that requires fewer resources and supports delightful, sustainableliving. Show in a report how your new design delivers a step-change improvement over regional averages and typical house. Renovationsare also welcomed. At the minimum, your house must meet Beacon’s high standard of sustainability™(see appendix below), and be ratedby the EECA Household Energy Rating Scheme (HERS). The use of other thermal modelling tools such as BRANZ’s ALF3 is recommended.Successful teams will make improvements in each judging category. Houses must meet all required building regulations. Your housemust be furnished and fitted with appliances that the team show lead to a delightful, sustainable lifestyle.
JUDGING PROCESS
You will report on your goals, strategies, and achievements in each category. Your report is crucial, as it will present your arguments,simulations and other justifications that demonstrate how your new design is a significant improvement over your reference house andregional averages. Pick some of the potential parameters in each category to discuss.Seven categories consider the house and its link with the community. One category covers the communications campaign that explainsthe house to the general public and to the design and building community. Judges will examine your house performance in each category,and recognise where you have made significant progress.Successful teams will consider and make improvements in each category, when compared with their reference house and regionalaverages. The suggested design strategies are an indication of the areas the judges will be thinking about.
CATEGORIESEnergy
Vision:
No net non-renewable energy consumption is required by the house and site.
Potential Parameters:
Life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions from construction, operation and transport; annual required heatingenergy; net annual energy consumption; peak electricity demand; life-cycle energy; transport energy use.
Design Strategies:
Passive solar design, thermal insulation, high performance building envelope, passive and active solar heating,heat storage, reduction of peak demand by low-energy lighting, appliances and equipment, reduction of heat andair movement through the building envelope; electricity generation from renewable sources; renewable energytechnology, electricity load shedding; energy storage, embodied energy reduction, embodied carbon reduction,energy intensity of materials, materials with recycled content, durable materials and locally produced materials,providing occupants with better feedback on availability and quantity of resources used, consider life cycleenergy and carbon.
For More Information:
BRANZ’s level.org.nz, ALF3, EECA HERS Accurate, BRANZ Housing Energy End-Use Project (HEEP) Final Year 10Report, Sustainability.govt.nz/Energy, PassivHaus UK Specifications, RightHouse.
Water
Vision:
Mains water requirements and water leaving the site as waste are minimised.
Potential Parameters:
Mains water demand is reduced, 90 litres per person per day or less should be achievable. Stormwater flows areattenuated and wastewater is reused where possible. Water services are considered in an integrated manner.
Design Strategies:
Water efficient fittings and appliances; on-site water capture and reuse; water supply flow rates optimised tobalance required performance amd conservation; local retention of stormwater runoff, stormwater treatmenttrain with consideration of raingardens and swales; wastewater minimised and/or reused; information on wateruse readily available; in-house water supply flow rate optimised; plumbing system designed for water and energyefficiency, site design, recognition of local soil and climate conditions and low water use garden design applied.
For More Information:
BRANZ’s level.org.nz and http://www.sustainability.govt.nz/water
Materials
Vision:
All the materials are re-used, recycled or made from renewable resources. Building materials are durable,typically they will last long as or longer than it will take to grow or produce those resources again. All materialsare made entirely from materials grown or manufactured in New Zealand.
Potential Parameters:
Locally sourced-renewable materials, recycled materials, durability, expected life of materials and assemblies,material efficiency, adaptability/flexibility over life of building, building material waste, material off-gassing,embodied energy of materials, contribution to house resource use.
Design Strategies:
Materials that are renewable, readily available, affordable and easy to build with; selection of durable materialsand systems according to intended use; comprehensive design to protect materials from damage and decay;design for ease of maintenance, optimized house size form, function and structure, reduction of building materialwaste protocols and practices, design for ultimate disassembly with little waste.
For More Information:
BRANZ’s level.org.nz, Ecobob REBRI, Cradle 2 Cradle Design Protocol.
Waste
Vision:
Development does not adversely affect the environment or increase the environmental loadings and pressures ofwaste, wastewater or stormwater.
Potential Parameters:
Quantity and quality of waste produced during construction and operation; ability for building componentsto be re-used or recycled at end of life; sediment and erosion during construction and operation; waste waterreduction.
Design Strategies:
Minimization/reduction of impact; optimization of new infrastructure, services, transportation; use of existinginfrastructure, services and transportation.
For More Information:
BRANZ’s level.org.nz, Waste Management Institute of New Zealand, Reducing Building Material Waste.
Indoor Environmental Quality
Vision:
The design of your home allows you to maintain a healthy indoor temperature all year round, with no additionalenergy for heating or cooling.
Potential Parameters:
Indoor environmental quality, including thermal comfort, emissions (VOC, ODP), moisture, particulates,ventilation, daylighting, and noise.
Design Strategies:
Support occupant control of the thermal comfort. Source, specify non-, or low, pollutant emitting materials,finishes and products. Specify non-emitting alternatives. Seal materials that contain pollutants. Vent pollutantsoutdoors. Allow occupant control of indoor air temperatures and humidity, Minimize indoor moisture sources.Ventilate, Hard surface flooring to prevent mould growth.
For More Information:
BRANZ’s level.org.nz
Affordable and Suitable for Purpose
Vision:
The house will be affordable. The occupants will be delighted by the house, its size, cost, and features.
Potential Parameters:
Cost today, estimates of cost to design and build in five years, desirability and marketability in five years,functional adequacy, delight, aesthetic compatibility with regional and local styles, provide delightfulstreetscape, meeting diverse and conflicting goals simply, simple and rational, supports evolution ofrequirements for occupants and society, integration into community, easily built or manufactured, environmentalsensitivity of site.
Design Strategies:
KISS, collaborative design, lateral thinking, low cost, simple, robust, durable, quality over quantity, kiwiingenuity.
For More Information:
Waitakere City Sustainable Building Guidelines, Christchurch City Council Sustainable building guidelines, UKCode for Sustainable Homes: A step-change in sustainable home building practice.
Supporting a Sustainable Community
Vision:
Supports well-being, good quality of life, and healthy local environment today and into the future. Developmentdoes not adversely affect the environment or increase pressures.
Potential Parameters:
Land use efficiency; site location (greenfield, brownfield, infill); personal mobility; transport energy;accessibility; functionality; mixed use; inclusiveness; human scale development; safety on the site and in thecommunity; reduction in energy and emissions from commuting transport and related infrastructure; reductionin environmental loadings; supporting future local food production; optimization of new infrastructure, services,transportation; use of existing infrastructure, services and transportation, protection of natural habitat;development density, site stewardship, site landscaping and ecology.
Design Strategies:
Distinctive identity, local character, civic identity, efficient use of land, pedestrian, cycle, and vehicle friendly,avoiding segregation, support social ties, link with multiple transport systems, plan for reduction in fossil fuelavailability, emulate the natural hydrology as much as possible.
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