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High Performance Architecture Research
Cluster
The High Performance Architecture research cluster aims to deliver research innovation in design , planning and management of high performance buildings and cities . |
Competitive Advantage Conducts innovative research across five key areas :
• Microclimate and urban heat mitigation and adaptation
• Net zero carbon buildings and communities – Alistair Sproul and UNSW Collaboration on Energy and Environmental Markets ( CEEM )
• Building lifecycle assessment and embodied carbon emissions
• Sustainable , resilient , regenerative and smart cities
• Sustainable development and construction
Impact • Efficient use of renewable sources in buildings and communities
• Optimisation for near zero or positive energy buildings and communities
• Reduction in embodied energy and carbon across a building ’ s lifecycle
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• National Heat Vulnerability Observatory – Smart and Cool Places Phase 1 , applied in the Dubbo Region and Maitland City in collaboration with the NSW Department of Planning and Environment
• Microclimate and Urban Heat Island Mitigation Decision-Support Tool
• Advanced hybrid ventilation systems for schools
• Energy Efficiency Training and Information : Commercial Buildings
Capabilities and Facilities • High Performance Architecture Lab , including a range of mobile devices and equipment – from EnergyBus , drone , thermal comfort meter , air quality monitoring and photometric sensors , to infrared camera , infrared thermometers , thermal constants analyser , and Xenon arc weathering chamber
Our Collaborators • Federal , state and local governments
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• Impact analysis of urban overheating on energy , peak electricity demand , health , survivability and sustainability , environmental quality and economy |
• Developers , urban planners and building designers
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Successful Applications |
Associate Professor Lan Ding |
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• The Cool Roofs mitigation potential in Australia
• Urban Heat and mitigation potential in Riyadh
• Improving the present and future climate and microclimate in the City of Parramatta
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School of Built Environment T : + 61 2 9385 5593 E : lan . ding @ unsw . edu . au |
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