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Clean Energy Capability Portfolio | Energy Markets

Development of Building

Codes and Standards

Developing the science behind legislative building codes and minimum energy performance standards in many locations around the world .

Competitive Advantage

• Providing access to leading-edge technology for various countries
• Specialists in reducing energy consumption in the building sector
• Expertise in improving thermal and visual comfort , productivity and environmental quality across the building sector

Impact

• Proven track record in delivering significant energy consumption and carbon emissions reductions
• Contributing to the development of legislative codes that define the energy consumption , cost , environmental quality and carbon emissions of buildings globally
• Reducing heat-related mortality and morbidity

Capabilities and Facilities

• Laboratory capable of performing a wide range of energy and environmental measurements in buildings
• Mobile energy bus with thermal cameras , tracer gas equipment , IAQ sensors and analysers , light and daylight measuring equipment , and a drone for performing aerial measurements
• A wide range of environmental simulation tools for assessing building performance

Our Collaborators

• European Commission
• Government of Greece
• Governments of Seychelles , Mauritius , Madagascar , Comoros
• Northern Territory Government

Successful Applications

• Collaboration with a number of Governments and Regional Authorities , including the European Commission and Government of Greece

More Information

Professor Mattheos Santamouris School of Built Environment
T + 61 2 9385 0729
E : m . santamouris @ unsw . edu . au

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