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The Plant Room Renderings

The Plant Room has submitted some renderings of their ambitious inner-city apartment retrofit.

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Posted on October 15, 2009 at 9:30am —

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Team Waikato to SHAC 09 House at Waikato Home Show 1- 4 October

Keeping it so simple (KISS)

The key is good insulation moving the barriers that prevent insulation from working and using New Zealand's number 1 sustainable product Pinus Radiata in a panel system.

* The design is simple, the construction unique and simple, the materials plentiful.
* With plenty of glass to the north and little to the south, heat loss is minimal.
* With high levels of insulation in the floor, walls and ceiling.
* Venting to give comfort and take away the condensation.
* You ma… Continue

Posted on September 23, 2009 at 8:43pm —

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Team Canterbury - Mac's SHAC

SHAC Team Canterbury Engineers produced a story book for school children to teach the basics of insulation, draughts, and using the energy from the sun for heat.



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Posted on January 23, 2009 at 2:30pm —

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EECA to Sponsor Home Energy Rating Assessors for SHAC teams

EECA is sponsoring SHAC teams by funding Home Energy Rating Scheme (HERS) assessors to work with each team.

Two sponsored assessments per team will allow changes to the design to be made based on the results.

A Home Energy Rating is an assessment of the energy efficiency performance of a home. This includes:

* How well the building’s design, materials, construction and orientation enables it to maintain a comfortable indoor temperature.
* The efficiency of a home’s two biggest energy users: t… Continue

Posted on September 16, 2008 at 12:30pm —

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Team Reports Due 9 Oct

Teams are required to submit a report to SHAC on the 9 October 2008. The submitted reports will be made available for download on the SHAC web site.

The reports will have the following sections:

1) Introduction
Include team logo

2) Description of Build or Retrofit
Describe your design or key design elements for build or retrofit
Include a concept sketch/design/or drawings. An sketch indicating key design features is helpful for communications and judging. Include drawings.

3) Judging Criteri… Continue

Posted on September 16, 2008 at 11:30am —

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At 5:27pm on November 10, 2009, Kararaina Penehira said…
Thanks Tim, its a really awsome site.... i hope i can make some good contacts...and keep up with whats happening. I am really interested in what can be done for communities in terms of sustainable healthy and affordable housing, and for myself too! Im still a renter in the burbs of west auckland, mainly due to work committments.....but have got some land with friends out in bethells beach and im getting interested in building a whareuku or some type of earthbuild whare....i looked at the team video from auckland uni.....so maybe i will get some more info through these contacts about doing this...?
Cheers,
Kararaina
At 5:04pm on June 29, 2008, Sarah Johnston said…
Hi Tim,
It's Sarah Johnston from the Otago team...I'm hoping you can let me know how I can attach documents and pics to this blog...I tried, but have not had any luck! Any guidance would be appreciated! Many THANKS!
Cheers, Sarah
 
 

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