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Clean Energy Capability Portfolio | Empowering Consumers

Energy Conservation in

Buildings

Modern and intelligent building technologies and designs that minimise the energy consumption of commercial and residential buildings to improve efficiency , reduce cost , and save lives .

Competitive Advantage

• Expertise in minimising energy consumption and improving thermal and visual comfort
• Recognised achievements in reducing energy consumption , carbon emissions , and indoor pollutants

Impact

• Improving indoor thermal comfort and reducing instances of heat-related mortality and morbidity
• Improved health , refined comfort , and greater productivity with minimum energy consumption

Successful Applications

• Expertise successfully applied to more than 500 large-scale building projects globally
• Collaboration with major construction companies

More Information

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

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 tools to simulate energy usage in buildings

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