Browsing Construction + Engineering Conference Papers by Author "47329"
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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 ...