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Embodied Carbon Footprint in Medium Density Housing Design

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posted on 2022-08-01, 01:45 authored by Fleming, Madison

The built environment is responsible for approximately 20% of New Zealand’s carbon footprint. Sustainable design strategies may potentially present an opportunity to reduce the environmental impacts of buildings. To this end, this thesis will focus on the effect design decisions have on that use of finite resources/ building material in medium density housing (MDH).

As a response to New Zealand’s housing crisis and affordability, there is a changing perspective around MDH. The demand for MDH in New Zealand since 2017 was projected to increase 6% per year (BRANZ, 2017, p. 1). Of the projected MDH, approximately 51% of the dwellings are to be built in the Auckland region (Page, 2017, p. 14). This thesis posits and tests sustainable design strategies of MDH dwellings that do not compromise aesthetic qualities for functionality. Design-led research will identify the relationship between design and carbon, providing conclusions on how MDH can be designed to have a lower impact on the environment.

History

Copyright Date

2020-01-01

Date of Award

2020-01-01

Publisher

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

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Author Retains Copyright

Degree Discipline

Architecture

Degree Grantor

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Degree Level

Masters

Degree Name

Master of Architecture (Professional)

Victoria University of Wellington Unit

Centre of Building Performance Research

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Outcome code

969999 Environment not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Type Of Activity code

3 APPLIED RESEARCH

Victoria University of Wellington Item Type

Awarded Research Masters Thesis

Language

en_NZ

Victoria University of Wellington School

Wellington School of Architecture

Advisors

Bakshi, Nilesh