This second Lesson Learnt report from The Net Zero Energy Demand Home (NZED) highlights key issues found. This includes the sloping angle of the Solar PV to meet Class 2 building compliance, timeline of civil works and data of indoor air quality.
Report extract
Frasers Property Australia was approached by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to participate in a study of the cost and energy efficiency of Net Zero Energy Demand (NZED) homes at Ed.Square, with the objective of understanding the potential and pathway to deliver these homes on a larger scale.
The Frasers Property and ARENA partnership will deliver 51 all-electric medium density homes in a range of sizes and designs as part of Frasers Property’s Ed.Square masterplanned community in Edmondson Park, NSW.
This report summarises the key learnings to date from the NZED homes project since our first milestone report. The project is in progress and will be completed in 2025.
Construction of the NZED homes commenced in October 2021. The lessons learned to date focus on the activities
associated with:
- Design compliance of the solar boosted hot water system and visual impact
- Construction program for geothermal air conditioning system
- Indoor environmental quality monitoring strategy
Future lessons learned
Additional learning from the construction, handover and monitoring will be provided in the next lessons learned report.
Construction of the 51 NZED homes commenced in October 2021 and are forecast for completion in September 2023. After residents settlements, a two-year study period will commence which will compare the homes at Ed.Square against a business-as-usual development in terms of energy efficiency, energy costs and more.
The data captured in this study will provide valuable new insights into the cost, efficiency, and effectiveness of new sustainable housing technology to help identify the optimum path for its widespread application.
