• Air tightness, friend or foe? 

      Birchmore, Roger; Wallis, Shannon; Hernandez, G.; Pivac, Andy; Berry, Terri-Ann (2020-02-20)
      Industry standard calculations recognise airtightness as a positive characteristic when houses are designed to consume low levels of energy for heating or for cooling. In addition, airtightness will insulate the internal ...
    • How can BIM technology assist in optimising the life cycle cost of a building? 

      Lai, Francis; Halvitigala, Dulani; Boon, John; Birchmore, Roger (Pacific Rim Real Estate Society, 2010-01-01)
      The complexity of a modern construction project, especially in a fast track environment, necessities the use of Building Information Management (BIM) system to manage such a project to provide the necessary probable cost ...
    • Impacts of an innovative construction method on internal conditions 

      Birchmore, Roger; Pivac, Andy; Tait, Robert (2014-09)
      New Zealand houses are known for producing sub-optimal internal thermal conditions and unacceptably high internal relative humidities. These contribute to poor levels of health, mould and can coincide with the decay of ...
    • Impacts of an innovative residential construction method on internal conditions 

      Birchmore, Roger; Tait, Robert; Pivac, Andy (2014-09)
      New Zealand houses are known for producing sub-optimal internal thermal conditions and unacceptably high internal relative humidities. These contribute to poor levels of health, mould and can coincide with the decay of ...
    • The impacts of high performance glazing on typical light timber framed houses in a New Zealand winter 

      Davies, Kathryn; Birchmore, Roger; Tait, Robert (2012)
      This paper reports on a project which uses two full-scale, three-bedroom standard houses to identify the impact of changes in building elements and materials on indoor environmental quality. The lightweight, timber framed, ...
    • Reliability of wireless sensors using low cost WiFi chipsets for structural monitoring 

      Look, Morgan; Holmes, Wayne; Birchmore, Roger (ICEIC 2019 Secretariat, 2019-01)
      This paper focused on the gathering of comparative temperature data from the ventilation systems installed in two buildings constructed to differing building standards. The Logging of temperature at 6 locations in the ...
    • Use of roof space ventilation to address summertime overheating in New Zealand houses 

      Davies, Kathryn; Birchmore, Roger; Tait, Robert (2013)
      Previous research in New Zealand houses has indicated that recent increases in insulation and double glazing requirements may have led to increased problems with summertime overheating. Monitoring of a typical New Zealand ...