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Preparing a Technical Report 
SHAC 09 11/06/2008  Jessica Bennett, Krystle Stewart, Alexandra HillsThe 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 orreference building.-
 
I.e. from WEEP data, we have said that by doing greywater filtering, installing waterefficient appliances and developing an onsite wetland, we aim to achieve 75% of waterin comparison to the ‘average’ New Zealand household.Materials-
 
This is generally based on sustainable material choices such as,
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Extraction & Manufacturing
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Sourcing
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Construction/Installation
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Performance
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Waste Disposal/Recycling/Re-UseMinimum Requirements for IEQ -
 
Quality targets based on minimum requirements for health, comfort, well-being andsafety-
 
i.e. We intend to achieve comfortable indoor temperatures of 18° - 24°C based on WorldHealth Organisation (WHO) recommendations
Setting Targets and Benchmarks
1.
 
What data is available for an average or reference house?I.e. WEEP data2.
 
What national and/or regional legislation or requirements are there?I.e. New Zealand Building Code (NZBC), District Plans
 
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What international legislation or requirements are there?I.e. Australian or European Building Legislation4.
 
Are there best practice or case study examples we can learn from?I.e. Beacon, BRANZ, WHO5.
 
From this, what is a realistic, achievable benchmark that pushes the boundaries?
Verifying and Achieving Targets
Monitoring & Assessment of current situation (if possible)-
 
Measurement-
 
AuditingSimulation of possible designs-
 
Free software available with ’30 day trials’-
 
Thermal/Energy
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Sunrel
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Ecotect
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EnergyPlus-
 
Lighting
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Ecotect
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Agi32
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DiaLux
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DaySim-
 
Acoustics
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Ecotect-
 
3D Modelling
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ArchiCAD
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AutoCAD
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Google SketchUpBehavioural StudiesPost Occupancy Evaluation
Determining Improvement Benefits
To determine potential benefits-
 
Case Study/Best Practice information-
 
SimulationTo determine cost-
 
Monetary Costs
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Cost Benefit Analysis-
 
Environmental Cost
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Life Cycle Assessment
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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 councilInternational Building Codes/Standards
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Australian
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British
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American
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Canadian
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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)
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