BASIX tool benefits from upgrades
27 November 2020
A number of updates have been implemented to improve the performance for all BASIX users.
The changes have been made following consultation with members of BASIX Thermal Comfort Protocol Working Group, the Australian Passive House Association and other stakeholders.
The key benefits to BASIX users from the updates are:
- incorporating innovations in technology into the BASIX Tool
- providing greater flexibility in the way BASIX requirements can be met
- better aligning some of the BASIX requirements with those that apply in other jurisdictions, and
- improving the user experience by reducing the likelihood of an alternative assessment for secondary dwellings.
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Change |
Benefit(s) |
Further information |
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Thermal comfort |
Ceiling fans can now be modelled in either thermal comfort or energy sections |
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Section 4.19 |
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Thermal comfort |
Added a new thermal comfort pathway - using Passive House standard software |
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Section 1.3 |
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Thermal comfort |
BASIX Thermal Comfort Protocol requirements aligned with NatHERS for modelling of walls and doors adjacent to common areas in multi-dwelling buildings |
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Section 4.16 |
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Thermal comfort |
Aligning Approved Software for thermal comfort simulation with NatHERS Accredited Software |
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Section 3.6 |
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Energy |
Adding new options for lifts that recognise the energy savings from using regenerative drives |
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Energy |
Including higher efficiency options for variable refrigerant volume heating and cooling systems |
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Alterations and additions |
Adding options for higher performance windows which may avoid the need for external shading |
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BASIX Tool - |
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Single dwelling tool |
Secondary dwelling – additional information required about existing dwelling so the modelling of irrigation requirements for landscaping is more accurate |
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Further information about these changes is available in the BASIX Help Notes.