A wintertime thermal analysis of New Zealand Homestar certified apartments for older people

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dc.citation.issue6
dc.citation.volume52
dc.contributor.authorAde R
dc.contributor.authorRehm M
dc.contributor.authorVishnupriya V
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-07T01:19:41Z
dc.date.available2024-10-07T01:19:41Z
dc.date.issued2024-08-17
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
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dc.edition.editionAug 2024
dc.format.pagination680-692
dc.identifier.citationAde R, Rehm M, Vishnupriya V. (2024). A wintertime thermal analysis of New Zealand Homestar certified apartments for older people. Building Research and Information: the international journal of research, development and demonstration. 52. 6. (pp. 680-692).
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09613218.2023.2256434
dc.identifier.eissn1466-4321
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn0961-3218
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/71610
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Group
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09613218.2023.2256434
dc.relation.isPartOfBuilding Research and Information: the international journal of research, development and demonstration
dc.rights(c) 2023 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectIndoor Environment Quality
dc.subjectthermal comfort
dc.subjectgreen building
dc.subjectunder heating
dc.titleA wintertime thermal analysis of New Zealand Homestar certified apartments for older people
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id485065
pubs.organisational-groupCollege of Health
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