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Your Choice
Do you have something interesting to share? Then we want to hear about it!
For the first time, at this year’s Green Building and Design conference we have introduced ‘Your Choice’ sessions, the content of which is provided and determined by you, the conference delegates.
A ‘Your Choice’ session is a great forum to share your projects, initiatives and ideas. Let people know who you are, what you can share and teach and become a contributor to the conference. Present your best thinking and experiences and be recognised by your peers and experts alike.
The following proposals were submitted and are now part of the conference. Congratulations to John and Jenni.
Your Choice submissions
Dr. John Morrissey
Title: Research Fellow
Workplace: Centre for Design at RMIT University
Website: http://www.rmit.edu.au/CFD
Making the case for energy efficiency: A lifecycle costing of housing performance improvement
National and international policy is increasingly focused on clean energy, on energy use reduction and on energy efficiency as components of climate change mitigation strategy. However, policies for energy efficiency in housing are frequently met with strong resistance, and frequently the debate is presented as a trade off between affordability and sustainability. Evidence of climate change and rising fuel prices, when considered with trends such as the internalisation of environmental externalities through regulation and market mechanisms suggest that, rather than being mutually exclusive constructs, housing affordability and sustainability are becoming increasingly linked. This research aims to inform a more integrated policy approach by investigating this possibility. This paper presents findings from a lifecycle costing analysis which was applied to a number of representative case studies of 5 star houses from Victoria. The through life capital costs and operating costs of improved performance through materials additions were investigated. Outputs providing an evidence-base for policy approaches designed to achieve affordability and improved environmental outcomes.
Australian Technical College Sunshine
The recently completed Australian Technical College (ATC) in Sunshine, Victoria provides a new and innovative model for technical trade training facilities of this kind.
3600 sqm of floor area provide 350 students of year 11 and 12 with a variety of learning landscapes, workshops and recreational spaces. The building was designed and built to state-of-the-art sustainability criteria in a socially and environmentally harsh suburban environment.
ATC Sunshine won the 2009 World Architecture News Award for the best education building against strong competition as well as the 2009 CEFPI (Council for Educational Facility Planners Int.) Award for the best new school.