Temperate climates, warmer houses and built fabric challenges
The recent enhancements of the National Construction Code have reduced the amount of energy required to heat and cool Australian homes. To date, the result of these changes, within Australia's temperate and cool-temperate climates, is generally warmer internal temperatures. However, many of these warmer homes are presenting condensation and mould. This is demonstrating a general non-awareness of vapour pressure management within the Australian design and construction professions. This paper discusses research from the architectural and medical science disciplines. The paper identifies a significant gap in appropriate building regulation and building science knowledge within this field in Australia.
(Presented at the International High-Performance Built Environment Conference - a Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2016 Series (Sbe16)).
History
Publication title
Procedia EngineeringVolume
180Pagination
1065-1074ISSN
1877-7058Department/School
School of Architecture and DesignPublisher
Elsevier Science BvPlace of publication
NetherlandsEvent title
International High-Performance Built Environment Conference - a Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2016 Series (Sbe16), Ihbe 2016Event Venue
SydneyDate of Event (Start Date)
2016-11-17Date of Event (End Date)
2016-11-18Rights statement
Copyright 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Repository Status
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