This project takes a two-pronged approach to investigate issues around the thermal performance and internal environment of New Zealand housing. The first stage of measuring has been completed and the BIM model successfully ...
A testing facility has been established on the Unitec campus which allows monitoring of temperatures and humidity levels in a standard 3-bedroom house, operating as a control, to compare with the performance a second house ...
Internationally there is a move to more airtight buildings as a means of conserving energy. Air
tightness is a measure of possible infiltration through the building envelope and is often confused
with ventilation within ...