CPD

Masterclass

Designing sustainable, low-energy homes for a zero carbon future

Hannah and Andrew, co-founders of Powerhaus, introduce key sustainable design parameters and live house optimisation at the 2023 National Institute of Architects Conference.

2 Formal CPD points.

What we cover

On completion of this video, participants will be able to:

  • Critique residential sustainability metrics to uncover their strengths and limitations.
  • Understand the operational energy of homes and identify key drivers for achieving low-carbon outcomes.
  • Explore the fundamental levers for designing low-energy, sustainable homes: form factor, window-to-floor ratio, northern orientation of windows, shading, and window quality.
  • Apply targeted design strategies to enhance NatHERS ratings, minimise energy use, and optimise thermal performance in architecturally designed homes through live, interactive optimisation sessions.

Architectural competencies

This course will deliver outcomes related to the following Competencies from the 2021 National Standard of Competency for Architects:

Provide independent, culturally responsive and objective advice in accordance with relevant building codes, standards, technical specifications and guidelines, and planning regulations, including climate change implications, across all aspects of architectural practice

Be able to identify, analyse and integrate information relevant to environmental sustainability – such as energy and water consumption, resources depletion, waste, embodied carbon and carbon emissions – over the lifecycle of a project

Be able to investigate, coordinate and integrate sustainable environmental systems – including water, thermal, lighting and acoustics – in response to consultants’ advice

Be able to assess operational and embodied carbon implications of materials, components, construction systems and supply chains (including transport) to achieve net zero whole life carbon when developing design concepts. This includes integrating relevant consultant expertise and advising on the impact of chosen materials, components and systems on carbon outcomes

Be able to prepare and analyse project development options in response to a project brief – its objectives, budget, user intent and built purpose, risk and timeframes, including
environmental sustainability considerations.

Powerhaus director Andrew Pickard on stage in front of the National Architecture Conference offering CPD using the Powerhaus app
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