Posts Tagged ‘heritage restoration’
Zero Energy Buildings
A net-zero-energy building (ZEB) is a building that over a year does not use more energy than it generates. The first 1979 Zero Energy Design building used passive solar heating and cooling techniques with air-tight construction and super insulation. ZEB’s all use onsite active renewable energy technologies like photovoltaic to offset the building’s primary energy…
Read MoreConsumer Building Guide NSW- Access To The Site
Some contracts give temporary ownership of the construction site to the builder. You should check with the builder before entering the site. The builder should give you access to the site for the purpose of inspecting and viewing the works. It may also be necessary for others to access the site and if this is…
Read MoreBuilding with Principals of Energy Efficient Design 5
Introduced by the NSW Government, BASIX ensures homes are built to be more energy and water-efficient.BASIX is an online program that assesses a house or unit design and compares it against energy and water reduction targets. The design must meet these targets before a BASIX Certificate can be printed. Every development application for a single-unit…
Read MoreConsumer Building Guide NSW – Progress Inspections
For large projects such as building a new home, you may consider getting a progress inspection carried out by an independent building consultant, building inspector or architect * before each payment is made. If you do, it will be the consultant’s job to make sure all the work set out in the contract has been…
Read MoreBuilding with Principals of Energy Efficient Design 4
Government authorities The NSW Government has a number of departments and authorities that are charged with protecting all our resources-from NSW State Forests through to the Fisheries Department. Key ones in relation to the construction sector are: the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) within the Department of Environment and Conservation, the Department of Natural Resources, the…
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