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Cost Analyses of Measures to Improve Residential Energy Ratings to 6 Stars - Playford North Development, South Australia

Martin Belusko & Timothy O’Leary

Construction Economics and Building2010https://doi.org/10.5130/ajceb.v10i1/2.1584article
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<p align="left">&nbsp; <span style="font-size: small;">This paper reports the results of a study on the cost implications of achieving greater energy efficiency as measured by House Energy Rating(HER) &lsquo;stars&rsquo; for new housing on a greenfield development in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. Twelve house designs typical of the housing options available from a number of builders engaged with this development were modeled using the 2</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">nd </span><span style="font-size: small;">generation Building Code of Australia (BCA) accredited energy rating assessment tool AccuRate. Where the model predicted a rating below the minimum rating (6 star) proposed under the recently agreed Commonwealth of Australia, National Energy Efficiency strategy, the designs were modified in order to improve the rating to 6 stars using a combination of specification changes and energy efficient technology options. These changes or options were then priced at prevailing building suppliers and subcontractors retail cost levels in order that an average &lsquo;extra cost to 6 star&rsquo; and range of indicative costs to achieve 6 star housing compliance could be articulated. The results revealed that standard and currently available technologies, such a reflective foil barriers, increased insulation and low emissivity &lsquo;e&rsquo; type glazing provide a means to achieving 6 star ratings at a modest additional cost, i.e. 1-2% of total construction and development costs. </span>

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@article{martin2010,
  title        = {{Cost Analyses of Measures to Improve Residential Energy Ratings to 6 Stars - Playford North Development, South Australia}},
  author       = {Martin Belusko & Timothy O’Leary},
  journal      = {Construction Economics and Building},
  year         = {2010},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5130/ajceb.v10i1/2.1584},
}

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M · momentum0.80 × 0.15 = 0.12
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