Net zero accreditation report: for the PICAC training facility at Narre Warren
Net zero accreditation report: for the PICAC training facility at Narre Warren
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The PICAC Training Facility at Narre Warren is a state-of-the-art education building with cutting-edge building design, HVAC systems, and renewable energy used to achieve net-zero energy performance. This building utilises a combination of renewable technologies, including geothermal, solar PV, and solar thermal, and it is the first building in Australia that uses building foundation screw piles for geothermal energy generation. In order to measure and verify the actual energy performance, a customised monitoring system was developed referring to the guideline provided by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in the US. The monitored data between July 2020 and June 2021 was analysed to verify the net-zero energy performance in this report. The results show that this building has achieved beyond net-zero energy performance, with an overall positive energy balance of 102,650 kWh, within the evaluated annual period. The PICAC Training Facility at Narre Warren is therefore accredited as a net zero energy building according to NREL methodology.Publication classification
A6 Research report/technical paperPublisher
Deakin UniversityPlace of publication
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