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Energy performance in the Australian built environment
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- Creator
- Priyadarsini Rajagopalan, Mary Myla Andamon, Trivess Moore, editors
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Singapore : Springer Nature, [2019]
- ©2019
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- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource
- ISBNs
- 9789811078804, 9811078807, 9789811078798, 9811078793, 9811078793, 9789811078798
- OCLC
- on1044733727
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Intro; Preface; Contents; Editors and Contributors; The Built Environment in Australia; 1 Part I: Climate and Impact; 2 Part II: Regulatory Frameworks; 3 Part III: Case Studies; 4 Part IV: Future Directions and Imperatives; References; Urban Climates in the Transformation of Australian Cities; 1 Australia's Changing Climate; 1.1 The Global Picture: Warming and Extreme Weather Events; 1.2 Rising and Extreme Heat is Defining Climate Change; 1.3 Australian Angry Summers, Abnormal Autumns, Warm-Dry Winters and Scorching Springs
- 2 The Australian Story: Impacts of Extreme Heat and Warm, Drier Climate3 Transformation of Built Environments and Urban Spaces in Australian Cities; 4 The Case for Low-Carbon (or Carbon Neutral) Built Environment; 5 Why Should Building Professionals Be Concerned?; References; Thermal Environments in the Construction Industry: A Critical Review of Heat Stress Assessment and Control Strategies; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Heat Stress; 1.2 Heat Stress Hazard; 1.3 Construction Environments and Conditions; 2 Heat Stress Risk in the Construction Industry; 3 Assessing Heat Stress; 3.1 Single-Parameter Index
- 3.2 Heat Index (NOAA)3.3 Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) Index; 3.4 Physiological Strain Index (PSI); 3.5 Perceptual Heat Stress; 3.6 Predictable Heat Strain Model Index (ISO 7933:2004); 3.7 Thermal Work Limit (TWL); 3.8 Multiple Regression Analysis-Based Heat Stress Models; 4 Heat Stress Control Regimes; 4.1 Acclimatization Protocols; 4.2 Hydration; 4.3 Self-pacing; 4.4 Limiting Exposure Time or Temperature; 4.5 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU); 4.6 ACGIH Threshold Limit Values (TLV) and Action Limit (AL) for Thermal Stress
- 4.7 NIOSH Recommended Alert Limits (RALs) and Recommended Exposure Limits (RELs)4.8 TWL-Based Interventions; 4.9 PHS Model (ISO 7933 2004); 5 Discussion; 6 Conclusions; References; The Built Environment and Energy Efficiency in Australia: Current State of Play and Where to Next; 1 Introduction; 2 Residential Sector: Energy Performance and Regulation; 3 Non-residential; 4 Discussion; 5 Where to from Here; 6 Conclusion; References; Environmental Rating Systems for Non-Residential Buildings-How Does Australia Compare with International Best Practice?; 1 Introduction
- 2 Energy Efficiency Policies in the Australian Built Environment3 International Development of Energy and Environmental Rating Systems; 4 Adoption Rate; 5 Cost; 6 Incentives; 7 Discussion; 8 Conclusion; References; An End-User-Focused Building Energy Audit: A High-Density Multi-residential Development in Melbourne, Australia; 1 Introduction; 2 Case Study: An Affordable and Sustainable High-Density Housing Complex; 3 Approach; 3.1 Pre-survey Data Collection; 3.2 Walk-Through Inspections; 3.3 Data Collection; 4 Results; 4.1 Occupant Survey; 4.2 Energy Consumption; 5 Discussions; 6 Conclusion