Our Energy targets
Target 1
90% of New Zealand homes use energy efficient systems for water heating, space heating, lighting and appliances, and have a high standard of insulation (to maintain a minimum temperature of 18°C), by 2012. Thus reducing the demand on reticulated energy from homes by 40%.
Our research will answer the questions:
- What is the most effective way to improve the energy performance of individual houses; and, what energy efficiency gains do we get nationally when we improve the energy performance of groups of individual homes?
- What is the value of improved energy performance in a home to different stakeholders and how can that understanding build a convincing case for change for selected market segments?
Target 2
All homes will have a minimum net 50% of their energy supplied from local renewable sources and have a minimum temperature 18°C by 2020; AND All energy into all homes/neighbourhoods will be supplied by renewable sources by year 2040.
Our research will answer the questions:
- What does it take to get New Zealand homes to run with up to 60% of their energy coming from renewable sources and meet the HSS High Standard of Sustainability® (a minimum indoor living room temperature of 18°C)?
- What neighbourhood-level solutions to energy generation would result in their homes having improved energy performance?
- What renewable technologies best match New Zealand homes and neighbourhoods to raise energy performance in the home?
- Given proven technologies exist in New Zealand but have low uptake, how can wide-scale change be stimulated?
Target 3
All new homes and consented renovations will be designed to reduce total energy requirements through active management of the passive solar and thermal performance by 2012.
Our research will answer the question:
- How can wide-scale change be stimulated at point of consent, i.e. for new builds and consented retrofit?
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