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Clean Energy Capability Portfolio | Empowering Consumers

Zero and Positive

Energy Buildings

Making zero-energy buildings a reality through the development of technology and design procedures that optimise energy conservation and the use of renewable energy , while delivering the best possible thermal and visual comfort and environmental quality for all who work or live in them .

Competitive Advantage

• World-class application of technology to deliver optimum value with minimum capital outlay and operating cost
Proven ability to :
• Reduce annual energy consumption and carbon emissions by up to 100 %
• Decrease indoor pollutants by up to 90 %
• Improve indoor thermal comfort by up to 70 %

Impact

• Minimising carbon emissions of residential and commercial buildings globally
• Reducing heat-related mortality and morbidity

Successful Applications

• Technology and design of more than 50 large-scale zero-energy international building projects

Our Collaborators

• ABB
• Daikin Chemicals
• FIBRAN
• 3E
• AVAX

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 environmental simulation tools for assessing building performance

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