Project Description
Glazing cost was reduced by increasing averaged U value from 2.6 to 2.7. This was achieved by adding 33% more insulation to the walls and 17% more insulation to the ceilings.
Proposed residential dwelling (class 1a) is located in the city of Lysterfield. It consists of 3 levels with net conditioned area of 270m2.
Through VURB method we managed to reduce overall glazing U-value by more than 4%.
Here are some more details on the degree of insulation and glazing thermal performance for the Lysterfield project:
| Item | NCC 2019 Reference Building | Proposed Building |
| Floor | No insulation added to the concrete slab on ground (garage, entry, living, kitchen, laundry, pantry)
No insulation added to the concrete slabs on ground (garage/store) No insulation added to the concrete slab on ground (Bedrooms, Laundry, Rumpus, Study) R1.0 added to the slab edges R1.65 added to the intermediate floors above garage and store No insulation added to the intermediate floors adjacent to the conditioned spaces No insulation added to the upper floor walk in robe and Ensuite intermediate floors Ground floor suspended floor modelled as slab on ground |
R1.0 added to the concrete slab on ground (entry, living, kitchen, laundry, pantry)
No insulation added to the concrete slabs on ground (garage/store) R1.0 added to the concrete slab on ground (Bedrooms, Laundry, Rumpus, Study) R1.0 added to the slab edges R1.0 added to the intermediate floors above garage and store No insulation added to the intermediate floors adjacent to the conditioned spaces R2.0 added to the upper floor walk in robe and Ensuite intermediate floors R2.5 added to the living/dining external suspended floor |
| Internal and common walls | Internal walls:
No insulation added to the timber stud walls adjacent to conditioned spaces No insulation added to the timber stud walls adjacent to unconditioned spaces R2.24 added to the stairs common wall with the garage |
No insulation added to the timber stud walls adjacent to conditioned spaces
R2.0 added to the timber stud walls adjacent to unconditioned spaces R3.0 added to the stairs common wall with the garage |
| External walls | R2.24 added to the Class 1a masonry veneer with 110 mm thick masonry Solar absorbance: 0.6No insulation added to the Class 10a masonry veneer with 110 mm thick masonry Solar absorbance: 0.6 |
R3.0 added to the concrete-rendered brick veneer walls (WT01a) Solar absorptance: 0.6R3.0 added to the white-rendered brick veneer walls (WT01b) Solar absorptance: 0.35 R3.0 added to the Weathertex weatherboard walls (WT02) R3.0 added to the lightweight spandrel panels (WT03) R3.0 added to the basement stairs external concrete block walls (WT05b) R1.0 added to the below grade concrete walls (adjacent to the ground – excluding garage/store) No insulation added to the black-rendered brick veneer walls (WT01c) No insulation added to the garage and store new/retaining concrete block walls (WT04-WT05) No insulation added to the garage/store below grade concrete block walls (adjacent to the ground) |
| Roof/Ceiling | R4.92 added to the pitched roof (23 degrees) with 2.4m high plasterboard ceiling Solar absorbance: 0.6No insulation added to the Class 10a roof Solar absorbance: 0.6 |
R5.8 Added to the flat ceilings of the skillion roofs with Colorbond cladding Solar absorptance: 0.6No insulation added to the store roof under terrace, Solar absorptance: 0.6 |
| External shading | All external eaves and have been incorporated into the analysis based on available drawings. | Rumpus glazing (W10): Adjustable shading device capable of restricting at least 80% of summer solar radiation.
Study glazing (W17): Adjustable shading device capable of restricting at least 80% of summer solar radiation. |
| Glazing | Ground floor glazing: U-Value: 2.32, SHGC: 0.44Upper floor glazing: U-Value: 3.05, SHGC: 0.62 |
Dining and living glazing (W02-W03-W04-W05-W06): U-Value: 2.40, SHGC: 0.41All other glazing: U-Value: 3.18, SHGC: 0.59 |
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