Sustainable Building Innovation Laboratory (SBi Lab) researchers have undertaken projects in government and institutional, business and community sectors.
Sustainable Building Innovation Laboratory (SBi Lab) researchers have undertaken projects in government and institutional, business and community sectors.
Sustainable Building Innovation Laboratory (SBi Lab) researchers have undertaken projects in government and institutional, business and community sectors.
Enhanced Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) for Improving the Well-being of Vulnerable Population in Victoria
Scientists engage with communities to improve urban microclimates.
The project examined local and international case studies for setting and achieving targets for zero emissions residential buildings.
This project developed sustainability guidelines and standards for a major Australian bank’s international and local office and retail fitouts.
This study evaluated the benefits of upgrading the thermal fabric, heater, cooler and hot water system of Victorian residential heritage buildings, using common financial analysis techniques.
This project evaluated and decommissioned the Green Loans Home Sustainability Assessment (HSA) software tool.
This project provided a comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) of alternative constructions, based on a typical Australian house design.
This project delivered a peer review of the spreadsheet versions of the Green Home (green savings) calculator tool developed for Victoria and Queensland.
This project developed professional development modules in sustainability education for the Australian Graduate Certificate in Professional Development.
This project involved further development of the Green Loans’ Home Sustainability Assessment (HSA) tool for use as Residential Mandatory Disclosure (RMD) tool.
This project investigated the energy performance and environmental impacts of selected heritage commercial buildings using various energy efficient strategies.
This project developed the UNEP-SB Index which provides a globally consistent framework to understand, measure, report and verify actual building performance on core sustainability issues.
This project developed a benchmarking tool to assess sustainability in tertiary institutions.
Key SBi Lab researchers were involved in research and coordination of a series of related external research programs for the Green Loans program.
This project examined the energy and environmental performance of 14 heritage residential buildings in Australia and New Zealand.
This project focused on the sustainability and requirements for integrating BiPV technologies in new and existing high-rise apartment buildings in Korea.
Using universities as a case study, this research developed and implemented an organisational change model for embedding sustainability in higher education.
Acknowledgement of country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business. - Artwork created by Louisa Bloomer