A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A wintertime thermal analysis of New Zealand Homestar certified apartments for older people
The New Zealand Building Code mandates maintaining habitable spaces and bathrooms in elderly homes at a minimum internal temperature of 16°C with adequate ventilation. This study assesses the thermal wintertime performance of 40 subsidized apartments designed for older residents within a 7-Homestar certified building in Auckland. The building performs well, falling below the 16°C threshold only 5 per cent of the time across all units. However, inconsistencies exist, particularly on the top floor (Level 3), which is colder than other levels. This reveals a potential flaw in the typology approach of green certifications, like Homestar, where certifying a single dwelling within an apartment building does not guarantee uniform thermal performance across all units.
A wintertime thermal analysis of New Zealand Homestar certified apartments for older people
The New Zealand Building Code mandates maintaining habitable spaces and bathrooms in elderly homes at a minimum internal temperature of 16°C with adequate ventilation. This study assesses the thermal wintertime performance of 40 subsidized apartments designed for older residents within a 7-Homestar certified building in Auckland. The building performs well, falling below the 16°C threshold only 5 per cent of the time across all units. However, inconsistencies exist, particularly on the top floor (Level 3), which is colder than other levels. This reveals a potential flaw in the typology approach of green certifications, like Homestar, where certifying a single dwelling within an apartment building does not guarantee uniform thermal performance across all units.
A wintertime thermal analysis of New Zealand Homestar certified apartments for older people
Ade, Rochelle (author) / Rehm, Michael (author) / Vishnupriya, Vishnupriya (author)
Building Research & Information ; 52 ; 680-692
2024-08-17
13 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
A summertime thermal analysis of New Zealand Homestar certified apartments for older people
| Taylor & Francis Verlag | 2022
Housing for Older People in Iceland: Apartments and Nursing Homes
| Online Contents | 2015
Engineering Index Backfile | 1948
| TIBKAT | 2002
| UB Braunschweig | 2002