Building Energy End-use Study Research Scholarships, New Zealand
Written by ruditigan1 on October 26th, 2010
October 25
Scholarship at School of Architecture
Subject of Study: Architecture
Scholarship from: Victoria University of Wellington
Grade: Postgraduate
Description of Scholarship: The commercial buildings sector spends over $900 million per year on energy, accounting for 9% of New Zealand’s energy and 20% of electricity use. It is responsible directly for 4% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions which, since 1990, have grown in absolute terms by 26%, this is 60% faster per year than those produced by the agriculture sector. In the commercial sector 54% of fuel usage is electricity, making it vulnerable to supply and transmission problems as well as future carbon costs and supply.
Understanding how energy and water resources are used in today’s commercial buildings will make it possible to use them more efficiency and so enhance New Zealand’s sustainability. An efficiency improvement of 10% would give $90 million fuel and at least $2 million direct GHG savings per year, plus benefits from reduced electricity demand.
Deadline of Scholarship Application: 1 November 2010
