Patnaikuni, Indu, "Instrumentation and Monitoring Strategies in Measuring the Eco-Home Performance"
The present pattern of metropolitan development in Australia is one of spreading low-density suburbs, which is relatively affordable but environmentally unsustainable. The great bulk of new Australian housing stock is provided in the form of project homes in outer suburban areas. Between 1986 and 1999 the average size of new dwellings increased almost 30%, despite a decline in the average number of people per dwelling. It is anticipated that by 2021, Melbourne will need 420,000 extra dwellings. Similar trends observed in other major metropolitan regions are placing increasing pressure on our environment. An Australian Research Council and industry collaborative research project is currently underway at RMIT University to investigate sustainability and innovation in the outer-suburban housing developments. This project involves the construction of a typical suburban home, popular in the current Australian market place, with due consideration to the eco-features in design. This paper presents the outcomes and knowledge gained in developing a monitoring strategy including instrumentation and data acquisition to capture functional and incidental data which provides the research team with an indication of how a purpose designed eco-home would function over full duration of its design life.The following files are attached to this document:
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