EECA funding process guidance.pdf. BASE Handbook.pdf. Misguided Energy Subsidies. NABERS. Welcome. We're currently updating our website with new features, tools and resources and would like to get your feedback while we're making progressive changes and doing testing. We'll be officially launching this site - incorporating your valuable comments – in the coming weeks. Email us through our "Contact" tab. For Assessors wishing to access the existing secure website just click on the "Login" link in the top right hand corner of the home page. Please remember that the Rating Calculator on this public website is fully functional and should be used for any ratings you are undertaking. All Assessors, Auditors and Customers should also keep an eye out for an invitation to presentations in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney where you can learn about the many features and benefits of the new Members' website which is scheduled to launch in early September.
LEED. Know we're back! We know. "In The Know" took a several week long — unannounced — hiatus. Maggie and I apologize, but we have been working on a number of international efforts that have kept us occupied! In short, we’re back, so is Mad Men, and we have a tremendous amount to share in the coming weeks. I was in China (my distraction) with some of USGBC's leadership at the end of March for a series of meetings, a plaque presentation and, most importantly, seeing LEED in motion... U.S. Green Building Council Announces 2013 LEED for Homes Award Winners Washington, D.C. — (April 10, 2014) — The U.S. 3 billion square feet — but who's counting? At USGBC, we've had no shortage of notable milestones of late. LEED committee self-nominations close on April 10 A reminder for those interested in working with volunteer experts in the development and maintenance of the LEED rating system: The current LEED Committee Call for Volunteers is scheduled to close on Thursday, April 10th at 5:00 pm PST.
Sustainability. Japanese breakthrough will make wind power cheaper than nuclear. NOTE: Some major wind projects like the proposed TWE Carbon Valley project in Wyoming are already pricing in significantly lower than coal power -- $80 per MWh for wind versus $90 per MWh for coal -- and that is without government subsidies using today's wind turbine technology. The International Clean Energy Analysis (ICEA) gateway estimates that the U.S. possesses 2.2 million km2 of high wind potential (Class 3-7 winds) — about 850,000 square miles of land that could yield high levels of wind energy. This makes the U.S. something of a Saudi Arabia for wind energy, ranked third in the world for total wind energy potential. The United States uses about 26.6 billion MWh's, so at the above rate we could satisfy a full one-third of our total annual energy needs.
Now what if a breakthrough came along that potentially tripled the energy output of those turbines? You see where I'm going. Well, such a breakthrough has been made, and it's called the "wind lens. " Editor's note: Want more info? IES Customer Showcase - AEI Head Office, CanberraIES Customer Showcase. IES Consulting optimise energy efficiency and occupant comfort for 3rd '6 Star' Green Star building in Australia estimated 75% in energy savings About Green Star The Green Star rating system, an initiative of the Green Building Council of Australia, evaluates the environmental design and performance of Australian buildings based on a number of criteria, including energy and water efficiency, quality of indoor environments and resource conservation.
About Australian Ethical Investments (AEI) AEI is an Australian investment company who specialise in environmental and socially responsible investment. It is part of AEI’s philosophy to promote ecologically sustainable and socially just enterprises through careful investment; and also to improve the ethics of corporate Australia. Its new headquarters, the Trevor Pearcy House, was opened by the Australian Greens’ Senator Bob Brown on 23 March 2007.
Modelling Software Page 15. GSNZ_2011 Tool Review - ENE 1 - Proposal.doc. Services » Stephenson & Turner. Stephenson&Turner has expertise in all aspects of building services engineering, including: To excel in the holistic building approach, S&T's engineers work in an integrated way with our architects and other professionals. We believe this focus creates the best engineered solutions for today's complex building types. Our engineering staff are available to provide an integrated, total building engineering services design or can offer a specialist stand-alone role. The essential element of every building, engineering services have increased in importance, diversity and sophistication. S&T has developed considerable expertise in all areas of engineering building services.
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The tool is capable of rating individual buildings through to whole new school campuses. Users of this tool include primarily the Ministry of Education, Principals, Boards of Trustees and their consultants, with the tool able to rate schools (from Primary through to High Schools), childcare facilities, Universities and other tertiary education facilities. Singular Building Certified Ratings Multiple Building Rating - New School Campuses. Downloads. Submission_Guidelines_20090911.pdf (application/pdf Object) GSNZ_Energy_Calc_Guide_090803.pdf (application/pdf Object) Technical Manuals.
The updated Green Star Technical Manuals are now available to purchase through the website. When you purchase a Technical Manual you will now receive the updated (strikethrough) version. Green Star and Homestar™ Technical Manuals are available in soft copy. Softcopy manuals may be printed out if required. These manuals are for your use only and by purchasing a particular manual you are agreeing not to copy or distribute the manual for use by any other party. Green Star Technical Manuals are available for each of our 2009 Green Star rating tools. If you have purchased an old Technical Manual from us since 1 October 2011 and would like an update Technical Manual, please contact us.
Softcopy $350 ($250 for members) Office Design & Built 2009 (including Existing Buildings) - Please login to buyDon't have a Login? DiscountIf purchased within 30 days after attending a Green Star Accredited Professional or Green Star Practitioner training course, a 50% discount is available. Homestar™ Materials_Calculator_Guide_v1_RevB.pdf (application/pdf Object) Recognised Eco-labels. Green Star NZ recognises and rewards the specification and inclusion of third party certified products and materials through a number of Materials Credits. Within these Credits, Environmental Choice NZ (ECNZ) certified products and materials are recognised alongside those products and materials that have an eco-label awarded by a certification body that has successfully passed the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) Assessment Framework for Product Certification Schemes as illustrated below.
See the background section for further details on the GBCA Assessment Framework and the NZGBC consultation on adopting this. Green Star NZ recognises two paths for third party certification: The New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) does not test, review or certify products or materials. Third party certification bodies are relied upon for testing and environmental assessments of products and materials with relevance to Green Star NZ Materials category Credits. Green Star 2009 Tools. Projects By Region - Auckland - Naylor Love Construction. WhoPaysForGreen.pdf (application/pdf Object) Building Green - Fact Sheets. Green building skeptics sometimes argue that it's difficult or even impossible to build green without paying a big cost premium.
But real-world examples show that you can complete a LEED-certified green building project for an average of 2 percent more in upfront costs, and sometimes even below standard market construction costs. Plus, any extra first costs you pay can be recovered through faster lease-up rates, rental premiums and increased market valuation. And by making experienced green building professionals a part of your team and learning to control costs, you can escape paying any green premium at all as early as your second green building project.
A 2004 study by Davis Langdon Adamson, a construction cost-planning and management company, found that the first costs of constructing a sustainable building tend to match or only slightly exceed those of comparable non-green buildings. Click here for links to LCA analysis resources » Morris Article.pdf (application/pdf Object) The_Real_Cost_of_Building_Green-Peter_Morris.pdf (application/pdf Object) Predicted Mean Vote Index (PMV) The PMV index predicts the mean response of a larger group of people The PMV index predicts the mean response of a larger group of people according to the ASHRAE thermal sensation scale where +3 hot +2 warm +1 slightly warm 0 neutral -1 slightly cool -2 cool -3 cold The PMV index is expressed by P.O.
PMV = (0.303 e-0.036M + 0.028) L (1) where PMV = Predicted Mean Vote Index M = metabolic rate L = thermal load - defined as the difference between the internal heat production and the heat loss to the actual environment - for a person at comfort skin temperature and evaporative heat loss by sweating at the actual activity level PPD - Predicted Percentage Dissatisfied Index Predicted Percentage Dissatisfied - PPD - index is a quantitative measure of the thermal comfort of a group of people at a particular thermal environment.
Note! Related Topics Physiology - Human physiology, air quality and comfort temperatures, activity and metabolic rates, health effects of carbon monoxide and more Related Documents. Carbon Nanotubes. Transmission electron microscopy of carbon nanotubes: a warning. Carbon nanotube science and technology Carbon nanotubes are molecular-scale tubes of graphitic carbon with outstanding properties. They are among the stiffest and strongest fibres known, and have remarkable electronic properties and many other unique characteristics. For these reasons they have attracted huge academic and industrial interest, with thousands of papers on nanotubes being published every year.
Commercial applications have been rather slow to develop, however, primarily because of the high production costs of the best quality nanotubes. History The current huge interest in carbon nanotubes is a direct consequence of the synthesis of buckminsterfullerene, C60 , and other fullerenes, in 1985. A transmission electron micrograph of some multiwalled nanotubes is shown in the figure (left). Structure The bonding in carbon nanotubes is sp, with each atom joined to three neighbours, as in graphite. Synthesis Properties.
Carbon Nanotubes. Transmission electron microscopy of carbon nanotubes: a warning. Carbon nanotube science and technology Carbon nanotubes are molecular-scale tubes of graphitic carbon with outstanding properties. They are among the stiffest and strongest fibres known, and have remarkable electronic properties and many other unique characteristics. For these reasons they have attracted huge academic and industrial interest, with thousands of papers on nanotubes being published every year. Commercial applications have been rather slow to develop, however, primarily because of the high production costs of the best quality nanotubes. History The current huge interest in carbon nanotubes is a direct consequence of the synthesis of buckminsterfullerene, C60 , and other fullerenes, in 1985. A transmission electron micrograph of some multiwalled nanotubes is shown in the figure (left).
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Cheaptubes.com carbon nanotubes msds. Nanotubes 101 Presentation. The intent of this page is to convey a general understanding of what Nanotubes -CNTs) are, how they are produced, their many unique and interesting properties, markets, and applications. In 1980 we knew of only three forms of carbon, namely diamond, graphite, and amorphous carbon. Today we know there is a whole family of other forms of carbon. The first to be discovered was the hollow, cage-like buckminsterfullerene molecule - also known as the buckyball, or the C60 fullerene. There are now thirty or more forms of fullerenes, and also an extended family of linear molecules, carbon nanotubes. C60 is the first spherical carbon molecule, with carbon atoms arranged in a soccer ball shape. The important fact for nanotechnology is that useful dopant atoms can be placed inside the hollow fullerene ball. Endohedral fullerenes can be produced in which metal atoms are captured within the fullerene cages.
There are a number of methods of making Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) and C60 Fullerenes. Phase change materials, PCM, thermal management solutions. EMANZ. Emanz 2012 Energy Saving Initiatives.pdf. Christchurch Agency for Energy | Helping our city use energy wisely. Meet the Energyfirst Consultants | Christchurch Agency for Energy. BEng(Hons) CEng MCIBSE MEISchema Consulting Nathan is Director of Schema Consulting Ltd, delivering services to organisations wishing to reduce carbon emissions, and increase the efficiency / sustainability of their operations. Nathan is an Engineering Consultant and Technologist, and has been described as a Polymath. Nathan provides engineering systems services including energy auditing, building services systems modeling, design, and strategic advice, and input at all stages of construction projects from the first sketch through to handover.
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