RP1041: Improving the thermal performance of dwellings for carbon positive and healthy homes: Understand the local climate, design for it and build to perform

This study maintains that understanding the local climate is the significant step in developing energy efficient design and construction methods to address the growing energy needs in a dwelling.

This study provides a guideline for improving thermal performance of the dwellings while ensuring that a healthy indoor environmental condition is maintained. Taking a case study of Richmond in NSW, the study will first analyse local climatic conditions (understand the local climate), then it will recommend strategies for a suitable design for that climate (design for the local climate) and finally it will discuss building compliance issues that are important for an energy efficient building (build to perform).