• Prevention of Winter Mould Growth in Housing 

  Su, Bin (Architectural Science Review, 2006)

  This paper reports on a study that researched the possibility of building passive designs to prevent mould growth in housing in humid and mild winter climatic zones without permanent thermal active controls. This study ...
• Hotel Design and Energy Consumption 

  Su, Bin (World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 2012)

  A hotel mainly uses its energy on water heating, space heating, refrigeration, space cooling, cooking, lighting and other building services. A number of 4-5 stars hotels in Auckland city are selected for this study. ...
• The impact of passive design factors on house energy efficiency 

  Su, Bin (Architectural Science Review, 2011)

  The energy consumption of a house can be affected simultaneously by many building design factors related to its main architectural features, building elements and materials. The relationship between the building design ...
• The licensed building practitioner scheme: another step in the New Zealand leaking building battle 

  Murphy, Chris (46th Annual Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), 2012)

  The long-term proposal to license building practitioners, a reality from 1st March 2012, marks a significant retreat from the strong pioneering tradition of self-help building that historically has been a significant element ...
• Action and Re action: home grown timber and imported prefabricated housing. 

  Murphy, Chris (43rd Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Architectural Science Association: Performative Ecologies in the Built Environment; Sustainable Research Across Disciplines, 2009)

  One thousand prefabricated buildings were imported in a systematic manner by the New Zealand Government from Europe and erected in the Titahi Bay area of Wellington and the Tamaki area of Auckland NZ. These kitset ...

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