About SHaC 09

Frequently Asked Questions

Its a complex challenge, but we are endeavouring to make it as easy to understand and particpate. Here are our responses to the questions that have come up to date. If your question is not here, then email us, and we will answer you and keep updating our answers here. Email questions@SHaC.org.nz.

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1. How can I make this happen?
(We don’t know how to do all of the dimensions of funding, modelling, designing, building and communicating our project.)

Answer: This project can be seen through if a wide net is cast to find the appropriate people. Regional info sessions have found a wide and comprehensive set of skills and resources across institutions. Use your networks, charm and persuasion. It is possible we may be able to put you in touch with others who have the skills you need.

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2. Can we retrofit rather than build?

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3. How can you compare a retrofit with a new
build?

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4. Who owns the houses when we finish?

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5. How can I predict energy consumption or water
usage?

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6. How can you compare houses when modelling
assumptions may be different?

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7. Can we have access to national experts?

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8. Is the challenge competitive?

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9. How many teams will be in the competition?

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10. How are we managing Intellectual Property?

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11. How will this fit into PBRF?

Answer: SHaC 09 is a challenge for the tertiary sector and we recognise that staff participation and research to do with SHaC qualifies for PBRF eligibility. There are a variety of ways we, the coordinators, can ensure this, as well as individual staff members:

1. Present a paper at the SHaC 09 Symposium (November 2009)

The SHaC 09 Symposium will have three components to it:

a) Academic Symposium

b) SHaC 09 prizegiving

c) Team presentations which are open to the public.

Abstracts for the Academic Symposium will be asked for by August 2009 and vetted by an appointed referee team (participation in the Referee Team will also be PBRF eligible).

2. Publication in SHaC 09 Proceedings. This will be published in 2010 after the SHaC 09 Sympoisum.

3. Mentoring and collaborative efforts are eligible for Contribution to the Research Environment components of the PBRF. These include mentoring relationships such as a University working with a Polytechnic, or a Polytechnic staff member mentoring a student.

4. Team Leaders of SHaC 09 teams will be eligible for "Contribution to the research Environment" through encouraging and ensuring collaborations.

5. The "House" that is built and open/available to the public will be considered a shared output in PBRF terms. The fact that it is open and accessible is critical to qualification.

6. Team presentations at the SHaC 09 Symposium, and any other virtual or actual tours is considered a shared research output.

7. Papers delivered regarding the "House" or aspects of it, for instance, water management, energy modelling or management, or other ideas and techniques will be considered a Research Output and can be specific to each researcher’s area of expertise.

8. Each team will be expected to write an article about its involvement in SHaC 09 and this will also be PBRF eligible.

9. Participation in Steering Group. The SHaC 09 Steering Group is made up of a number of national experts and will be considered a rotational group. Participation in this group is considered as facilitating networks and thus PBRF eligible.

The SHaC 09 Coordinator is ensuring that staff involvement in SHaC 09 is recognised within PBRF terms.

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