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This chapter discusses the context of space heating and its associated energy use in Australian residential buildings. The use of heating is then considered in the context of Australian greenhouse gas emissions and the recent acceptance of the need to stabilise and then reduce emissions. To achieve a reduction in residential greenhouse gas emissions, a range of measures have been developed by industry and government. One of these measures to reduce the energy for heating and cooling due to poor building envelope designs was to introduce residential house energy star-ratings for new Australian housing (Delsante 1996). A number of industry groups raised concerns with regard to the effectiveness and capabilities of the HER star-rating softwares. These are discussed in Chap. 2 and Chap. 3 then discusses the history and complexities of house energy rating software validation.
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Dewsbury, M.A. (2015). Background to Australian House Energy Rating. In: The Empirical Validation of House Energy Rating (HER) Software for Lightweight Housing in Cool Temperate Climates. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14337-8_2
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