Faculty of Technology and Built Environment

Proceedings of the 2nd New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium (NZBERS), 15 November 2012,

http://construction.massey.ac.nz/nzbers-2012.htm

Kestle, L. (2012) Built environment research at Unitec

Focus

Sustainability, Productivity, Building Technology, Education and Discipline Development.

Aims

1. Develop practically oriented and applied research relationships that add value to our local and national stakeholders, and build capability by engaging in inter/intra-department and cross-institutional research projects.

2. Undertake research that extends the teaching/learning knowledge base which is then embedded within the Technology and Built Environment Programmes; achieves high visibility and leadership within our sector and demonstrates the practice of a „Learning Organisation‟.

3. Develop revenue generation through external research grants and funding income.

Faculty of Technology and Built Environment --Research Challenges Dr Linda Kestle: Chair FTBE Research Committee




Unitec Whole House project

Thermal performance of a Timber Framed

House Collaborative research in the FTBE










Influence of glazing on thermal performance of simple timber houses

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The impact of changing the glazing on thermal performance of simple

timber houses . Tait,R., Davis K., Birchmore R., SIB 11 Helsinki






Kestle, L (2012) Built environment research at Unitec

Key themes

1. What changes can be made to a conventional NZ house to improve:

energy efficiency

thermal comfort

and eventually sustainability?

2. Identify impacts on the construction process

3. Produce learning resource material







Using ‘control’ and ‘test’ houses to monitor seasonal performance. (Air temp and RH)

Monitoring the actual seasonal performance of particular components.

Trying to get a computer simulation to replicate the actual results.

Use the ratified simulation to try out other improvements.

Test the best ones on complete houses.

What are we doing?







• High performance low-E glazing in place of standard double glazing units

• Passively ventilated roof space

• Airtight building wrap

Aspects studied or in progress







• Impact of different window treatments on winter heat loss

• Use of PVC ground cover under the house

• Impact of mechanical ventilation

• Increased focus on humidity as well as temperature

Further testing planned







Tait, R., Birchmore, R & Davies, K (2011). The impact of increased standards on thermal comfort – a study of a typical NZ House. SB11 World Sustainable Building Conference. Finland.

Birchmore, R., Tait, R & Davies,K(2012). The impacts of high performance glazing on typical light timber framed houses in an NZ winter. 46th Architectural Science Conference (ANZASCA). Gold Coast.Australia. Nov 14-17.

Birchmore, R., Davies, K & Tait, R (2012). Development of a full-scale testing facility for evaluating thermal performance of light timber framed houses in NZ.IAHS World Housing Congress 2012.

Further QA publications in progress

Davies, K,. Birchmore, R & Tait, R. Selection of related publications

DEPARTMENTS of Construction & Building Technology




>>FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT

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Professor Bin Su. Building Health

Research :

•Research into preventing indoor mould problems

•Air-conditioning tent (active control) for natural

ventilated tropical house

•Roof design for tropical house thermal comfort

•Indoor thermal and health condition of ‘wind-rain’

house

•Energy efficiency and Auckland house passive

design

•School building design and energy efficiency








Professor Bin Su: Building Health

Recent Journal Papers:

Su, B. (2009) Energy efficiency design for the house with temporary heating and winter daytime cross

ventilation, The International Journal of Ventilation, 8 (2), 109-116.

Su, B. (2011) A pilot study on the indoor thermal comfort of the ‘wind-rain’ house, International Journal of

Ventilation, 10 (1), 79-87.

Su, B. (2011) The impact strength of building passive design on housing energy efficiency, Architectural

Science Review, 54 (4)

Su, B. (2011) Impacts of the courtyard with glazed roof on house winter thermal conditions, World Academy

of Science, Engineering and Technology, 7 (76), 103-108.







Antarctic Drilling Projects; Humanitarian Aid; project ; Post disaster Christchurch 2010/11/12; (kestle)

Dr Linda Kestle- international multi disciplinary projects and post-disaster

management




Multi-stakeholder, international collaborative built environment, scientific, humanitarian aid projects, and post-disaster events from a management perspective, and sustainability in education.

Recent Publications include:

Kestle, L. and Potangaroa, R.(2012). Identifying the added-value of various roles in the post-disaster response and recovery of Christchurch. ARCOM. Edinburgh.UK. September 3-6 2012

Kestle, L., Potangaroa, R., and Storey, B. (2011).Integration of lean design and design management and its influence on the development of a multidisciplinary design management model for remote site projects. Journal of Architecture, Engineering and Design Management vol 7:2(publ July 2011).

Kestle, L. and Birchmore, R.(2011).Applying the Living Curriculum approach to undergraduate sustainable design and construction education in NZ. AUBEA Australia. April 27-29 2011.

Kestle, L., and Rimmer, T. (2010). Sustainable Design and Construction Tertiary Education- How to get students on board with the real challenges of sustainability in NZ. CIB SB10 NZ Sustainable Building Conference. Wellington. NZ. 26-28 May 2010.

Potangaroa, R., and Kestle, L. (2010). The Cluster Approach Revisited. CIB Triennial World Congress-Building a better world. TG63 Disasters and the Built Environment. 160-170. University of Salford, UK. 10-13 May 2010.

Dr Linda Kestle Senior Lecturer

>>DEPARTMENT of CONSTRUCTION







Dr. Dulani Halvitigala Specialized area - Property

DEPARTMENT of CONSTRUCTION

Research areas Recent publications

Commercial property valuation

Sustainable property development

Strategic property and facilities management

Property finance and investment

Dominant and non-dominant lease structures and their effect on place-based valuation practices (2011). Journal of Property Investment & Finance, 29(6),1 – 25.

The impacts of commercial lease structures on landlord and tenant leasing behaviours and experiences (2011). Pacific Rim Property Research Journal (in press).





Lydia Kiroff











1. McCartney, C. & Kiroff, L. (2011). Factors affecting the uptake of BIM in the Auckland AEC industry. Proceedings of the CIB W078 & W102 2011 Joint Conference, Sophia Antipolis, France.

2. L Kiroff, L. (2011). Spatial dynamics of Auckland‟s architecture, design and advertising industries. Spaces and Flows: An International Journal of Urban and Extra-urban Studies, Common Ground Publishing, Chicago.

3. Kiroff, L. (2011). Urban planning legislation in New Zealand: Resource Management Act (RMA) stage two reforms, Proceedings of the COBRA 2011, RICS International Research Conference, Manchester, UK.

4. Kiroff, L. (2011). Design clusters and the city: Case study Parnell in Auckland, New Zealand. Proceedings of the World Planning Schools Congress, Perth, Australia.

5. Kiroff, L. (2010). The geography of Auckland's design creative industries. In Dr Joseph Haldane (Ed.). Proceedings of The Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities & The Asian Conference on the Social Sciences. (pp.2345-2357). Osaka: The International Academic Forum IAFOR, ISSN: 2218-2179.

6. Kiroff, L. (2010). Design-intensive industries and urban transformation: The case study of Auckland. In N. Gulersoy et al. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 14th IPHS Conference Urban Transformation: Controversies, Contrasts and Challenges. (vol.1, pp 665-680). Istanbul: Istanbul Technical University, ISBN: 978-975-561-375-8.

LYDIA KIROFF – URBAN TRANSFORMATION

>>DEPARTMENT of CONSTRUCTION







Building Information Modeling

Evolution of Quantity Surveying Practice in the use of BIM –the New Zealand

experience. CIB International Symposium WO55. Management of Construction-

Research into Practice. Montreal. June 26-29.2012. (Boon and Prigg)

Releasing the Potential of BIM in Construction Education. MISBE Conference 2011.

Cost Modeling in a BIM Environment PAQS Conference. 2011.

Urban Development

Urban development as a Continual Process: A Case Study of an Industrial Area of

Auckland NZ. ICCREM Conference. 2011.

The Interplay of Government and Market Forces to Achieve Urban Intensification.

Journal Of Urbanism. 2010.

Property Development

Risk on Large Development Projects. CIB World Congress. 2010.

John Boon Associate Professor








For example ,

Abbott, M & Carson,C (2012).A review of productivity analysis of the NZ Construction Industry.AJCEB, 12(3).

Abbott, M & Carson,C (2011). A comparison of construction labour productivity between NZ and Australia.Measuring Construction Conference. Bond University. Australia.May 3-4.

Andric, J & Birchmore, R (2012). The carbon footprint of increased home insulation levels in NZ. ANZASCA Conference. Gold Coast Australia 13-15 Nov.

and

40+Capstone BCons Research students (Industry Project-30credit) per year, across CM, CE and PD research topics.

Similar numbers on B EngTech (Civil mainly).

other BE research capability and outputs






National energy-economic modelling Micro-wind noise and economics Compact cities and transport energy Geothermal system sustainability

Assoc. Prof. Jonathan Leaver

>>DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Proceedings of the 2nd New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium (NZBERS), 15 November 2012,







Leaver, J.D., and Leaver, L.H.T. (2011). Prospects for eliminating fossil fuels from the electricity and vehicle transport sectors in New Zealand. World

Renewable Energy Congress 2011, Linkoping, Sweden. 8-11 May

Leaver, J., and Gillingham, K. (2009). Economic Impact of the Integration of Alternative Vehicle Technologies into the New Zealand Vehicle Fleet.

Klemes, J. (Ed). Chemical Engineering Transactions 2009. Rome: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 18

Leaver, J., and Gillingham, K. (2010) Economic impact of the integration of alternative vehicle technologies into the New Zealand vehicle fleet. Journal

of Cleaner Production, 18(9), 908-916.

Leaver, J.D., and Leaver, L.H.T. (2011). Potential impact of consumer behaviour and carbon price on national energy policy in New Zealand. Energy

Utilities and Environment Journal (online) p.13. http://www.euec.com/euecjournal.aspx.

Kruger, P., and Leaver, J.D. (2010) Comparative requirements for electric energy production of hydrogen fuel and/or recharging of battery electric

automobile fleets in New Zealand and the United States. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 35(20), 11284-11290.

Leaver, J., and Gillingham, K. (2009). Multi-Region System Dynamics Modelling of New Zealand's Energy Economy to 2050 using UniSyD.

O.'Sullivan, M. (Ed). The New Zealand Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. Auckland, 9-12 February.

Leaver, J., and Gillingham, K. (2009). Multi-Region System Dynamics Modelling of New Zealand's Energy Economy to 2050 using UniSyD. Energy

Modelling: Charles Parson Institute. Limerick, 22 May.

Leaver, J., and Gillingham, K. (2009). Multiple Scenario Analysis of the Impact of Future Vehicle Technologies on New Zealand's Energy Economy.

Energy Modelling: Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre. Tokyo, 25 May.

Kruger, P., and Leaver, J.D. (2010). (Keynote address) Electric Energy Requirement for Hydrogen Fuel Production and/or Recharging Electric Battery

Vehicle Fleets in New Zealand and the United States. U.S. National Hydrogen Association. Long Beach, CA, 4-5 May. p.35.

Leaver, JD, and Leaver, LHT. (2012). Outlook for the New Zealand Energy Economy to 2050 including the Role of Hydrogen , p.54. Unitec. ISBN 978-

0-473-22372-4.

Leaver, JD, Leaver, LHT, Gillingham, KT, and Baglino, A. (2012). System Dynamics Modelling of New Zealand's Energy Economy: A Guide to

UniSyD5.1, p.178. Unitec. ISBN 978-0-473-22371-7.

Leaver, JD. Pilbrow, E, Gardner, A. 2010. Viability of Grid Connected Micro-wind Turbine Electricity Generation in the Canterbury Plains Region of

New Zealand, p.38. Available: http://www.unitec.ac.nz/fms/research/MicroWindTurbineElectricityReport.pdf

Leaver, J. (2009). Characteristic Periodic Variations of Surface Geothermal Features: A study of springs and geysers using wavelet and fourier

analysis, and system dynamics modelling. Saarbrucken: VDM Verlag. p 266.

Leaver, LHT, Samuelson, R., and Leaver, JD. (2012). Potential for Low Transport Energy Use in Developing Asian Cities through Compact Urban

Development. 3rd Conference of the International Association for Energy Economics. Kyoto.

Assoc. Prof. Jonathan Leaver: Recent Selected Publications and Reports

>>DEPARTMENT of CIVIL ENGINEERING Proceedings of the 2nd New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium (NZBERS), 15 November 2012,



http://www.unitec.ac.nz/fms/research/MicroWindTurbineElectricityReport.pdf















• Use of Christchurch earthquake rubble for coastal protection using offshore wave energy focusing submerged reef structures at Sumner Beach (Report to CERA).

• Innovative construction techniques using “Soft Rock” geotextile containers for coral reef access and ecosystem protection at Maqai Eco resort, Qamea, Fiji.

• Rehabilitation of the Wairaka Stream using degree student project work aligned with industry, council, and community engagement.

Dr. David Phillips

>>DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Proceedings of the 2nd New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium (NZBERS), 15 November 2012,







Dr. Achela Fernando Research areas – Hydrology/Hydraulics – Engineering Education

Area Collaborating Institutes

Outputs in 2012

Data-driven

methods in

Hydrological

modelling

University of

Auckland

ASCE Journal of Hydrological Engineering,

Sept, Vol17, No.9, pp.975-985

University of

Nottingham

Full paper in the Proceedings of the 10th

International Conference on Hydroinformatics,

HIC 2012, Hamburg, Germany, July

Engineering

Education

Unitec Institute of

Technology (Dept.

of Management &

Marketing)

Full paper to be in the Proceedings of

AAEE2012, Melbourne, December

From: http://digital.cs.usu.edu/~xqi/Teaching/REU06/Website/Rob/rgempeler.html

From: http://www.bio.georgiasouthern.edu/bio-home/Harvey/lect/images/chromosome.gif

Inspired by biological

evolutionary concepts

Application of Gene Expression

Programming…

..to model rainfall-runoff process

From: http://www.roseindia.net/photoshop/tutorials/flow-sea.shtml







Shear walls with energy dissipating slip-friction connectors, Wei Yuen Loo, PhD candidate

Faculty of Technology and Built Environment

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