Publications

Case Study 1 - Enclosed-perimeter Platform-floored Test Building. This case study discusses and illustrates the method and processes that were undertaken by the School of Architecture, University of Tasmania.

• Case Study 1 - Encl perimeter Platform flr Test Bld.pdf PDF 5.54 MB

Technical Guide - Environmental Measurement of Residential Buildings. This guide focuses on the methods used to obtain data sets suitable for empirically validating house energy rating (HER) software.

• Tech Guide-Envir Measure Resid Blds.pdf PDF 1.78 MB

Stage 1 Research Report - AccuRate Xpress. This user guide describes the software requirements and instructions for the Fast Input Mechanism system.

• Stg 1 Research Rep - AccuRate Xpress.pdf PDF 1.1 MB

Research Report - AccuRate Greenhouse Performance Module. The goal of the project was to combine the research modules for energy and GGE from water heating, space conditioning and lighting.

• Research Rep - AccuRate Greenhouse Perf Mod.pdf PDF 2.8 MB

ANZHERS Report - Space Cooling Rating Tool. This report constitutes one module of the ANZHER, developing the cooling module. The three cooling systems, refrigerative, evaporative and heat.

• ANZHERS Rep - Space Cooling Rating Tool.pdf PDF 695.43 KB

Research Report - Peak Load Performance Module. The objective of the research is to develop a methodology for the ranking of residential buildings in both Australia and New Zealand.

• Research Rep - Peak Load Perf Mod.pdf PDF 415.27 KB

Research Report - Temperate Climate Test Cell Thermal Performance. The general objective of this project is to better understand and quantify the thermal performance of light-frame buildings.

• Research Rep - Temp Clim Test Cell Thermal Perf.pdf PDF 3.86 MB

Research Report - Department Feedback Mechanism.The Sustainability Advisor module in the AccuRate Sustainability tool is a rule based system capable of providing expert advice to assessors.

• Research Rep - Department Feedback Mechanism.pdf PDF 1.68 MB

Research Report - Accurate Water Module. A water page has been implemented in the AccuRate user interface including required fields such as house location, house style indoor/outdoor.

• Research Rep - Accurate Water Mod.pdf PDF 629.11 KB

Research Report - Accurate Lighting Module. The addition of a lighting module to AccuRate will help calculate the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of the lighting system use.

• Research Rep - Accurate Lighting Mod.pdf PDF 811.26 KB