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Built Environments I (DESST 1006)

e-Research topic 21

Desirable Developments

Whilst the State Government introduced an efficiency rating for new homes and extensions in November 2001, the design recommendations which underlay achieving a desirable efficiency rating are only recommendations. At present demand for developments are market driven, with the designs, materials and orientation determined by the developer. The resultant "eave-less, poorly orientated homes crammed on to small blocks needing big air-conditioners and heaters, straining electricity resources beyond capacity" are typical. Should energy design guidelines be mandatory for increasing the energy efficiency of typical tract housing in the suburban housing developments in South Australia? Should State Government laws intervene in an effort to reduce green house gas emission? Sunday Mail, 25th November 2001, page 47.

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"Old-style houses put us in shade", Sunday Mail, 25 November 2001, page 47.

ENERGY Special Business Report. "A switch in attitude It's time to consider prudent energy usage", Advertiser, 18th September 2002, page 55.

Books
AMCORD: a national resource document for residential development. Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service, 1995.
Reference Collection   711.58 A938an
Main Collection   711.58 A938an
Reserve Desk   711.58 A938an
     Covers all forms of residential development and housing except high rise development (housing that requires lifts) Part 1. Setting the context: part 2. Design elements (Reference material and Practice notes)

Australia's guide to good residential design. Canberra, National Office of Local Government; Dept. of the Environment, Sport and Territories, 1997.
Main Collection 728.0994 R888a

Good residential design SA: a resource for planning, designing and developing neighbourhoods and homes. Planning SA, 1999.
Reference Collection 711.58099423 P712g

Bennetts, H. Environmental issues and house design in Australia: images from theory and practice.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Architecture, 2000.
Main Collection 09PH B472 copy 2

Drysdale, J.W. Designing houses for Australian climates. 3rd ed. Canberra, Australian Govt. Pub. Service, 1975.
Main Collection 728.60994 D811A

Moosmayer, Vera. Climate-sensitive urban design: the theory application problem in the context of Australian urban design. Thesis, University of Adelaide, 1996.
Main Collection 09UD.M M825

Phillips, R. O. Sunshine and shade in Australasia. 6th ed. Australian Government Publishing Service, 1992.
Main Collection 721.0467 P562s.6

Hollo, N. Warm house cool house: inspirational designs for low-energy housing. Marrickville, N.S.W., Choice Books, 1995.
Main Collection 728.0472 H745w

Lawson, Bill. Building materials, energy and the environment: towards ecologically sustainable development. Red Hill, A.C.T., Royal Australian Institute of Architects, 1996.
Main Collection 691 L425b

Slessor, C. Eco-Tech: sustainable architecture and high technology. London, Thames and Hudson, 1997.
Main Collection 720.47 S632e

Williamson, T. J. Concept(s) of the energy-efficient house in the temperate regions of Australia: a critical review. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Architecture, 1997.
Main Collection 09PH W732 copy 2

Articles
"1995 MBA/ETSA Building Excellence Awards Builders `far more scientific'", Advertiser, 9th September1995, page A9.

Arnel, Tony. "We're energy Wallys", Herald Sun, 20th April 2002, page M5.

"Ballarat builder has won an award for the most energy efficient house which produces a $12 winter gas bill", Building innovation & construction technology, no. 6, April 1999.

Hallam, Louise . "Ecohouse a winner. A quick-to-construct cyclone and bushfire-resistant building system is attracting plenty of attention", Townsville Bulletin, 23rd January 2003, page 23.

"Regulators are holding back ESD principles in housing", Building innovation & construction technology, no. 9, October 1999.

"RAIA Launches Campaign for ESD in Building Regulations", Built Environment Innovation & Construction Technology, no. 15, October 2000.

"Strict new building code lifts cost", Sunday Mail, 15th December 2002, page 36.

Web sites
environment< > development.
Home page of Emilis Prelgauskas - architect.
"While a substantial part of building energy efficiency and ecologically sustainable development relies on the hardware, appliances and systems; just as important are the human contribution. The way people live, behave, and utilise their environment decides whether all the architect's efforts are successful, or alternatively are in vain. The best ESD project can be compromised by unthinking consumerist behaviour".
Under ESD Principles, Greenhouse and Energy Efficiency sections.

BDP Environmental Design Guide
From the RAIA. TOPIC links to papers on generic topics such as air quality, biodiversity, energy,, materials policy docments, retrofitting, waste and water. DESIGN PROCESS provides a matrix which maps the stages of the design process against environmental issues.

Australian Greenhouse Office
A Federal government initiative "Leading Australia's greenhouse action to achieve effective sustainable results".
Community and Household - provides links to Your Home: Design for lifestyle and the future which includes a Consumer guide, addressing issues for the consumer to consider, and a Technical manual providing a series of online fact sheets for Passive design; Water use; Materials used; Energy use; and Site issues, in domestic architecture in Australia.

Greenpower
Home page for clean energy alternatives, includes greenpower At Home, and Resources which provide Links to related sites.

SEDA. Home: reduce your household energy consumption by up to 40%.
Design ideas for energy-efficient housing.

Selector.com
From the RAIA, a guide to online information on products for the building industry.

Energy SA Sustainable Energy Homepage.
     The state government has announced that from January 2003, all new houses will be required to achieve a high level of energy efficiency.
     PROGRAMS for Households includes links to information on Household Appliances and Water Heating, as well as House Design.
     ADVISORY includes Residential with advice on House Design, House Energy Rating Systems, including NAThers, FirstRate, and House Energy Rating Requirement for links to the Planning SA site for information on achieving Energy efficient homes.

ENCYCLOPAEDIAS and HANDBOOKS are useful sources for background information.

Encyclopedia of architecture, design, engineering & construction. Wiley, New York, 1990.
Reference collection 720.3 W682e
"Solar and energy efficient design", vol.4, pages 466-483. "Daylighting", vol.3, pages 288-291. "Envelopes, building", vol.2, pages 352-372. "Mechanical systems", vol.3, pages 357-381.

Encyclopedia of energy technology and the environment. Wiley, New York, 1995.
Reference collection 621.042 B622e
"Building systems", pages 464-478, includes HVAC, lighting, energy efficiency, passive conditioning and lighting. "Buildings, energy efficient technologies", pages 1063, 1066-1067. "Solar heating", pages 2501-2506 includes passive solar technologies.

Ching, F. D. K. Visual dictionary of architecture. Wiley, New York, 1997.
Reference collection 720.3 C539v
Instead of an alphabetical listing, the information is clustered around basic aspects of architecture with words placed in their visual context. Included are fundamental terms relating to architectural design, history and technology. "Solar energy", pages 226-227. "Light", pages 142-150.

Fleming, J. Penguin dictionary of architecture and landscape architecture. 5th ed. Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1998.
Reference collection 720.1 F597p
"Environmental, green or sustainable architecture", pages 182-183. "Environmental design", page 183

The following handbooks present guidelines for architectural design over a range of activities, building types, and environments. These follow European or North American precedents, remember to check with Australian codes.

Architect's data. (Neufert) 3rd ed. Oxford, Blackwell Science Publishers, 2000.
Reference collection 721.0212 N482a.3
"Solar architecture", pages 101-104. "Thermal insulation", pages 111-116. "Daylight", pages 151-165.

Metric handbook: planning and design data. 2nd ed. Oxford, Architectural Press, 1999.
Reference collection 721.0212 N532.2
Section 38, "Thermal environment". Section 39, "Light".

Time-saver standards for architectural design data; the reference of architectural fundamentals. 7th ed. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1997.
Reference collection 721.0212 C157t.7
Part I; "Architectural fundamentals", includes Bioclimatic control, pages 23-34, Solar control, pages 37-62, Daylighting design, pages 65-74, Natural ventilation, pages 77-84, Indoor air quality, pages 87-100.

Time-saver standards for landscape architecture: design and construction data. 2nd ed. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1998.
Reference collection 712.0212 H313t.2
Section 220, "Energy and resource conservation".

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ARCH - indexes Australian architectural and design journals.   click here for search notes
APA-FT - indexes a range of Australian journals in the social sciences, full text of articles provided from 1995 for some 200 journals.   For search notes see ARCH
Australia/New Zealand reference centre- indexes articles and newspapers from Australia and New Zealand.      click here for search notes
BUILD - from the CSIRO, indexes journals, books and research reports on building and construction in Australia.   For search notes see ARCH
ElectricLibrary - includes full text of major Australian newspapers, some general encyclopedias and journals.     click here for search notes
ENGINE - from the Institution of Engineers, Australia, indexes articles and papers published by the Institution. For search notes see ARCH

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EAI: Expanded Academic Index - covers a wide range of journals. Provides full text for many of the articles. click here for search notes
Avery Index - an international index for architectural and design journals. click here for search notes
GEOBASE - an international index of articles, books and research reports on urban geography. For search techniques see ARCH
LexisNexis - a huge international database; includes full text Australian newspapers. click here for search notes

This is only a small selection of possible databases, if you don't find what you need here, please come and see me, Kay Leverett, Architecture Librarian, or contact me by phone (8303 4659) or email: kay.leverett@adelaide.edu.au