Energy Performance in the Australian Built Environment

1. Front Matter

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2. The Built Environment in Australia

   • Priyadarsini Rajagopalan, Trivess Moore, Mary Myla Andamon

   Pages 1-8

3. Urban Climates in the Transformation of Australian Cities

   • Mary Myla Andamon, Andrew Carre

   Pages 9-23

4. Thermal Environments in the Construction Industry: A Critical Review of Heat Stress Assessment and Control Strategies

   • Ruwini Edirisinghe, Mary Myla Andamon

   Pages 25-43

5. The Built Environment and Energy Efficiency in Australia: Current State of Play and Where to Next

   • Trivess Moore, Sarah Holdsworth

   Pages 45-59

6. Environmental Rating Systems for Non-Residential Buildings—How Does Australia Compare with International Best Practice?

   • Priyadarsini Rajagopalan

   Pages 61-74

7. An End-User-Focused Building Energy Audit: A High-Density Multi-residential Development in Melbourne, Australia

   • Jin Woo, Trivess Moore

   Pages 75-90

8. Low-Energy Housing as a Means of Improved Social Housing: Benefits, Challenges and Opportunities

   • Trivess Moore

   Pages 91-109

9. Indoor Environmental Quality of Preparatory to Year 12 (P-12) Educational Facilities in Australia: Challenges and Prospects

   • Mary Myla Andamon, Jin Woo

   Pages 111-130

10. University Buildings: The Push and Pull for Sustainability

    • Matthew Francis, Trivess Moore

    Pages 131-147

11. A Guide for Evaluating the Performance of Indoor Aquatic Centres

    • Priyadarsini Rajagopalan

    Pages 149-165

12. A Feasibility Study and Assessment: Distributed Solar System in High-Density Areas

    • Rebecca J. Yang, Andrew Carre

    Pages 167-180

13. Are We Living with Our Heads in the Clouds? Perceptions of Liveability in the Melbourne High-Rise Apartment Market

    • Sarah Holdsworth, David Kenny, Jeremy Cooke, Shaun Matfin

    Pages 181-198

14. The Way Forward—Moving Toward Net Zero Energy Standards

    • Adisa Adejare Alawode, Priyadarsini Rajagopalan

    Pages 199-213

15. Cohesion: Our Environment—Building Better and Smarter

    • Trivess Moore, Mary Myla Andamon, Priyadarsini Rajagopalan

    Pages 215-218

This book examines energy efficiency in the Australian built environment and presents current developments with a particular focus on the temperate setting of Victoria state. It is divided into four main parts discussing policies, climate, and carbon footprint and presenting case studies on the energy performance and indoor environmental quality of various building types. The book is intended for readers wanting to understand the various policies related to different buildings types and their energy performance.

• Residential Energy Efficiency
• Australia Energy Policy
• Urban Climatology
• Low-Energy Housing
• Net Zero Energy Buildings
• Building Energy Audits
• Sustainable Building
• Low Carbon Building
• Thermal Comfort Models
• Heat Stress Indices

• School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

  Priyadarsini Rajagopalan, Mary Myla Andamon, Trivess Moore

Associate Professor Priya Rajagopalan BTech.Arch.Eng, MBldSc, PhD has than 15 years of experience in academia and building-science research. She is an expert on building energy efficiency and energy benchmarking, indoor environmental performance and urban microclimate.
 
Dr Mary Myla Andamon BScArch, PhD is a lecturer and a building scientist with expertise in indoor and outdoor thermal comfort studies, urban microclimate and building environmental monitoring and performance assessments.

 
Dr Trivess Moore BSc (Env), PhD is a research fellow with expertise in energy efficiency, renewable energies, the built environment and transitioning to a low carbon future.
 

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