How much extra does sustainable housing construction cost?

Forsythe, PJ; Jamieson, S

How much extra does sustainable housing construction cost?

Forsythe, PJ

Jamieson, S

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Publisher:: Pontificia Inivseridad Catolica de Chile Avda
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: CIB W107 Construction in Developing Economies: New Issues and Challenges, 2006, pp. 1 - 10
Issue Date:: 2006-01

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dc.contributor.author	Forsythe, PJ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0997-9118	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jamieson, S	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Forsythe, PJ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0997-9118	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Jamieson, S	en_US
dc.date	2006-01-18	en_US
dc.date.issued	2006-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	CIB W107 Construction in Developing Economies: New Issues and Challenges, 2006, pp. 1 - 10	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	956-14-0864-3	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/11270
dc.description.abstract	This paper gauges how much extra construction costs, when required to meet housing sustainability requirements. Housing construction in New South Wales (NSW) is the first in Australia to be subject to mandatory sustainability requirements. The NSW Department of Infrastructure Planning and Natural Resources has developed and mandated use of an online assessment tool `BASIX which acts as a sustainability index and sets scores required to obtain development approval in new single dwelling projects. Of note, dwellings must pass thermal comfort requirements, achieve at least a 40% reduction in water consumption and at least a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas (energy) emissions compared to a base model house. Cost differences were determined between 20 houses constructed to meet the BASIX sustainability criteria, versus 20 conventional houses. The research design identified and addressed the need to control extraneous variables that could affect the comparison	en_US
dc.publisher	Pontificia Inivseridad Catolica de Chile Avda	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	CIB W107 Construction in Developing Economies: New Issues and Challenges	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) Meetings, Workshops, Symposia, Conferences	en_US
dc.title	How much extra does sustainable housing construction cost?	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	Santiago, Chile	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
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Abstract:

This paper gauges how much extra construction costs, when required to meet housing sustainability requirements. Housing construction in New South Wales (NSW) is the first in Australia to be subject to mandatory sustainability requirements. The NSW Department of Infrastructure Planning and Natural Resources has developed and mandated use of an online assessment tool `BASIX which acts as a sustainability index and sets scores required to obtain development approval in new single dwelling projects. Of note, dwellings must pass thermal comfort requirements, achieve at least a 40% reduction in water consumption and at least a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas (energy) emissions compared to a base model house. Cost differences were determined between 20 houses constructed to meet the BASIX sustainability criteria, versus 20 conventional houses. The research design identified and addressed the need to control extraneous variables that could affect the comparison

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