Projects
Sustainable Building Innovation Laboratory (SBi Lab) researchers have successfully undertaken projects across the government and institutional, business and community sectors.
A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Two Multi Storey Residential Apartment Buildings
The life cycle environmental impacts of a five storey apartment building—using innovative timber frame construction—were contrasted to a reference building with typical concrete panel construction.
Find out more A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Two Multi Storey Residential Apartment BuildingsA five-star sustainability tertiary education
This project developed a benchmarking tool to assess sustainability in tertiary institutions.
Find out more A five-star sustainability tertiary educationAcoustic performance of public libraries
This study investigates the acoustic conditions of public libraries in metropolitan Melbourne using objective measurements and subjective assessment.
Find out more Acoustic performance of public librariesAusZEH upgrade project – Stage 1
The project examined local and international case studies for setting and achieving targets for zero emissions residential buildings.
Find out more AusZEH upgrade project – Stage 1Australian house design: an assessment of alternative constructions
This project provided a comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) of alternative constructions, based on a typical Australian house design.
Find out more Australian house design: an assessment of alternative constructionsBuilding capacity for a sustainable future
Using universities as a case study, this research developed and implemented an organisational change model for embedding sustainability in higher education.
Find out more Building capacity for a sustainable futureBuilding integrated photovoltaics (BiPV) opportunities for Korea
This project focused on the sustainability and requirements for integrating BiPV technologies in new and existing high-rise apartment buildings in Korea.
Find out more Building integrated photovoltaics (BiPV) opportunities for KoreaComfort and user-behaviour assessment of outdoor urban open spaces
Using real-time data collection techniques, this study draws links between the microclimate and physical aspect of urban open spaces and people using these spaces.
Find out more Comfort and user-behaviour assessment of outdoor urban open spacesDevelopment of sustainability education modules
This project developed professional development modules in sustainability education for the Australian Graduate Certificate in Professional Development.
Find out more Development of sustainability education modulesEconomic assessment of efficiency interventions for residential heritage buildings in Victoria
This study evaluated the benefits of upgrading the thermal fabric, heating, cooling and hot water systems of Victorian residential heritage buildings, using common financial analysis techniques.
Find out more Economic assessment of efficiency interventions for residential heritage buildings in VictoriaEnergy efficiency of residential heritage buildings: an economic assessment
This study evaluated the benefits of upgrading the thermal fabric, heater, cooler and hot water system of Victorian residential heritage buildings, using common financial analysis techniques.
Find out more Energy efficiency of residential heritage buildings: an economic assessmentFeasibility study of building integrated PV panels
This project aims to analyse the feasibility of applying Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) by undertaking energy simulation aligned with a parallel lifecycle cost assessment.
Find out more Feasibility study of building integrated PV panelsGreen Loans HSA online tool
Key SBi Lab researchers were involved in research and coordination of a series of related external research programs for the Green Loans program.
Find out more Green Loans HSA online toolGreen Loans HSA online tool: program evaluation and decommission
This project evaluated and decommissioned the Green Loans Home Sustainability Assessment (HSA) software tool.
Find out more Green Loans HSA online tool: program evaluation and decommissionImplementing sustainability in the built environment
This project will analyse the role of building and planning policy and regulations in delivering sustainable cities.
Find out more Implementing sustainability in the built environmentIndoor Environmental Quality of P-12 Educational Facilities in Australia
Review of national and international standards, regulations and policies for thermal environment and indoor air quality in educational facilities, and the relationship to outcomes for students.
Find out more Indoor Environmental Quality of P-12 Educational Facilities in AustraliaIntegrating sustainability education into existing engineering and built environment curriculum
Working with the United Nations University, a curriculum guide was developed to integrate sustainability thinking and practice into built environment disciplines.
Find out more Integrating sustainability education into existing engineering and built environment curriculumInvestigation of indoor air quality of university teaching and learning spaces
This research is grounded in addressing the absence of clear documentation on the state of indoor environments in educational facilities.
Find out more Investigation of indoor air quality of university teaching and learning spacesNational heritage and sustainability project – residential buildings
This project examined the energy and environmental performance of 14 heritage residential buildings in Australia and New Zealand.
Find out more National heritage and sustainability project – residential buildingsNational heritage and sustainability project – residential buildings
The energy and environmental performance of heritage residential buildings were examined in Australia and New Zealand.
Find out more National heritage and sustainability project – residential buildingsNational sustainability and heritage commercial buildings project
This project investigated the energy performance and environmental impacts of selected heritage commercial buildings using various energy efficient strategies.
Find out more National sustainability and heritage commercial buildings projectNational sustainability and heritage commercial buildings project
The energy performance and associated environmental impacts of commercial buildings with heritage values were studied through computer analytical modelling.
Find out more National sustainability and heritage commercial buildings projectPeer review of Green Home (green savings) calculator
This project delivered a peer review of the spreadsheet versions of the Green Home (green savings) calculator tool developed for Victoria and Queensland.
Find out more Peer review of Green Home (green savings) calculatorSmart safety vest system to monitor physiological conditions
The smart vest monitors the physiological conditions of construction workers, with sensors embedded to measure temperature and heart rate.
Find out more Smart safety vest system to monitor physiological conditionsSustainability guidelines for commercial office and retail fitouts
This project developed sustainability guidelines and standards for a major Australian bank’s international and local office and retail fitouts.
Find out more Sustainability guidelines for commercial office and retail fitoutsSustainable building index
This project developed the UNEP-SB Index which provides a globally consistent framework to understand, measure, report and verify actual building performance on core sustainability issues.
Find out more Sustainable building indexThe Nicholson: Post-occupancy evaluation
The Nicholson in East Coburg was assessed as a model of sustainable urban and community development.
Find out more The Nicholson: Post-occupancy evaluationUrban Learning Lab: Lessons from post occupancy evaluation of the Swanston Academic Building (SAB)
An evaluation of the building performance of RMIT’s Swanston Academic Building.
Find out more Urban Learning Lab: Lessons from post occupancy evaluation of the Swanston Academic Building (SAB)Victoria residential mandatory disclosure (RMD) tool development and programming
This project involved further development of the Green Loans’ Home Sustainability Assessment (HSA) tool for use as Residential Mandatory Disclosure (RMD) tool.
Find out more Victoria residential mandatory disclosure (RMD) tool development and programming