The Knowledge Hub page is a central location where all reports submitted by the i-Hub sub-projects can be found. The reports are also available to download on individual sub-project pages.
Living Laboratories – Green Proving Grounds
Living Laboratories will be real-life buildings and spaces where the real-life performance of innovative products and services can be tested. The spaces will be highly instrumented and flexible, allowing a wide range of innovations to be investigated, from both energy and user-experience perspectives. More information is available here.
LLHC1: Sector-wide engagement and impact
This project will quantify sector energy consumption and identify the potential for integrated HVAC and renewable energy solutions.
More information about this project is available here.
LLHC2: Warrigal Aged Care establishment and operation
The Warrigal Shell Cove i-Hub Living Laboratory will be a world class aged care home for independent evaluation of the benefits of emerging HVAC&R, renewable energy and enabling technologies.
More information about this project is available here.
LLHC3: Fernhill Residential Aged Care
This new RAC will support validation of innovations in building products, smart sensors and control devices, and electricity generation, storage and trading.
More information about this project is available here.
LLHC4: Queensland Children’s Hospital
This hospital Living Lab will validate emerging technologies in demand reduction, demand management, renewable energy and enabling technologies.
More information about this project is available here.
LLHC5: Net-zero energy and resilient hospitals
This project will assist healthcare facility asset managers in operating and managing their building and energy infrastructure assets.
| LLHC5 Net Zero Emissions and Resilient Hospitals – considerations of future climate, pandemics, and demand management |
| LLHC5 Lessons learnt report |
| LLHC5 Knowledge sharing report |
More information about this project is available here.
LLS1: Sector-wide engagement and impact
The project will develop the framework to quantify the impact of a holistic and integrated approach to building upgrades on classroom indoor environment quality (IEQ), school energy consumption and demand profiles.
More information about this project is available here.
LLS2: ACT Schools establishment and operation
More information about this project is available here.
LLS3: Hivve transportable classrooms
The project will explore the effectiveness of the existing automatic HVAC controls (Hivve IQ) in relation to PV generated/battery stored energy usage and the peak demand in the classrooms before and after the installation of a Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV) system as well as against equivalent adjacent transportable classrooms on each site.
| LLS3 Technology Evaluation Report – Hivve Transportable HRV |
| LLS3 Lessons learnt report |
| LLS3 Sub – project knowledge sharing report |
More information about this project is available here.
Integrated Design Studios
The Integrated Design Studios concept is about involving HVAC&R engineers at the early stages of the building design process. The conceptual design stage of a project is the point where decisions can make the most impact and changes can be made at least cost. More information is available here.
IDS-KS: Integrated Design Studio Knowledge Sharing
This project sits above the i-Hub series of Integrated Design Studios (IDS’s) program being responsible for the wider sharing of knowledge developed from the program.
More information about this project is available here.
IDS-01: NEXTDC Data Centres I
The IDS-01 Next DC Integrated Design Studio investigates design innovation to reduce net energy consumption through the use of renewables and other energy technologies.
| IDS01 i-Hub Integrated Design Studio Outcomes Report – Data Centre I |
| IDS01 Final Sub-Project Report |
| IDS01 Lessons Learnt Report |
More information about this project is available here.
IDS-02: ACT Schools I
The IDS-02 ACT Schools Integrated Design Studio investigates design innovation to reduce net energy consumption through the use of renewables and other energy technologies.
| IDS02 i-Hub Integrated Design Studio Outcomes Report – ACT Schools I |
| IDS02 Final Sub-Project Report |
| IDS02 Lessons Learnt Report |
More information about this project is available here.
IDS-03: ACT Schools II
This studio is the second to examine schools. Learnings from the first schools studio will be built upon and extended.
| IDS03 Design Studio Outcomes Report v2.0 (including Appendices) |
| IDS03 Sub-project Knowledge Sharing Report v2.0 – Final |
| IDS03 Lessons Learnt Report v2.0 |
More information about this project is available here.
IDS-04: Ambulance Victoria
Ambulance Victoria aims to reach zero-net carbon by 2050. Solutions will be innovative and adaptable to each of Victoria’s climatic zones and the future electrification of fleet. They will also be socially responsible. The integrated design studios will be explore avenues in design to help achieve this.
| IDS04 Design Studio Outcomes Report v2.0 (including Appendices) |
| IDS04 Sub-project Knowledge Sharing Report v2.0 – Final |
| IDS04 Lessons Learnt Report v2.0 |
More information about this project is available here.
IDS-05: Aquatic Centres I
Aquatic centres are notoriously heavy users of energy. Their extended operating hours, large heating loads and subsequent large energy costs represent a significant drain on council finances. As public buildings with a recreation agenda there is also considerable pressure to provide open architecture with areas of glass façade, etc. This makes them ideal candidates for the Integrated Design Studios. Renewables along with other emerging technologies such as low charge ammonia heat pumps will be explored in a push to reduce energy use.
| IDS05 Design Studio Outcomes Report v2.0 (including Appendices) |
| IDS05 Sub-project Knowledge Sharing Report v2.0 – Final |
| IDS05 Lessons Learnt Report v2.0 |
More information about this project is available here.
IDS-06: LXRP Transport Buildings
This project is one of a series of Integrated Design Studios (IDS’s) to be carried out under i-Hub. This studio will use transport buildings (namely stations), as a part of the LXRP (Level Crossing Removal Project Victoria) as a case study.
| IDS06 Design Studio outcomes report – 100% |
| IDS06 Lessons learnt report |
| IDS06 Sub – project knowledge sharing report |
| IDS06 MA Sustainable Stations |
| IDS06 Lessons Learnt Report v1.0 |
More information about this project is available here.
IDS-07: Aged Care – Active Community Group
This project is one of a series of Integrated Design Studios (IDS’s) to be carried out under i-Hub. This studio will use Aged Care as a case study.
| IDS07 Design Studio Outcomes Report – 100% |
| IDS07 Final Sub-Project Knowledge Sharing Report |
| IDS07 Lessons Learnt Report v2.1 |
More information about this project is available here.
IDS-08: CSIRO Laboratories
This studio will use laboratory facilities (buildings) as a case study.
| IDS08 Design Studio outcomes report – 100% |
| IDS08 Lessons Learnt Report |
| IDS08 Sub – project knowledge sharing report |
| IDS08 MA Sustainable Laboratories_v1.2 |
| IDS08 Lessons Learnt Report v1.1 |
More information about this project is available here.
IDS-09: Lightning Ridge LALC Multi-Purpose Building
This project is one of a series of Integrated Design Studios (IDS’s) to be carried out under i-Hub. This studio will use the Lightning Ridge LALC Multi-Purpose Building as a case study.
| IDS09 Design Studio outcomes report – 100% |
| IDS09 Lightning Ridge LALC Vetting Report |
| IDS09 Lessons learnt report |
| IDS09 Sub – project knowledge sharing report |
More information about this project is available here.
IDS-10: Lendlease Residential Aged Care
This project is one of a series of Integrated Design Studios (IDS’s) to be carried out under i-Hub. This studio will use the Lendlease Residential Aged Care Facility on the University of Wollongong’s Health and Wellbeing Precinct as a case study.
| IDS10 Design Studio Outcomes Report – 100% |
| IDS10 Final Sub-Project Knowledge Sharing Report |
| IDS10 Lessons Learnt Report |
More information about this project is available here.
IDS-11: WCC Ribbonwood Community Centre
This studio will use the Wollongong City Council Ribbonwood Community Centre as a case study.
| IDS11 Design Studio Outcomes Report – 100% |
| IDS11 Design Vetting report |
| IDS11 Final Sub-Project Knowledge Sharing Report |
| IDS11 Lessons Learnt Report |
| Helping to build a greener future, together |
More information about this project is available here.
IDS-12: Illawarra LALC – Mixed Use Development
This studio will use the Illawarra LALC Former Unanderra Police Station Redevelopment as a case study.
| IDS12 Design Studio outcomes report – 100% |
| IDS12 Illawarra LALC Vetting Report |
| IDS12 Lessons learnt report |
| IDS12 Sub – project knowledge sharing report |
More information about this project is available here.
IDS-13/14: Subtropical and Tropical Mixed-use Buildings
This IDS program, incorporating two design projects (IDS-13 and IDS-14), will bring together architects, mechanical and electrical engineers, construction managers and quantity surveyors to explore new ways of designing that will integrate technical performance and “constructability” with the many other design aspects of mixed-use buildings incorporating aspects of aged care.
More information about this project is available here.
Data Clearing House
i-Hub aims to curate the Australian Smart Buildings Data Clearing House, a single location for accessing a wide range of energy and building data. It aims to increase the quality and value of data sets, and empower Australian businesses to develop new data analytics services.
DCH1: CSIRO Senaps data platform demonstration and development of the Data Clearing House
This project will investigate features of the CSIRO Senaps data platform and their suitability for the DCH.
More information about this project is available here.
DCH2: Switch Data Clearing House – Early Data Clearing House Development
The Open Data Clearing House project will develop and deliver a proof of concept that demonstrates how technology infrastructure can underpin an open data clearing house for all Australian buildings.
| DCH2 Final Sub-project Knowledge Sharing Report |
| DCH2 Lessons Learnt Report |
| DCH2 Technical Report Learnings from the use of FDD, Analytics and Demand Response Applications |
More information about this project is available here.
DCH3: Precinct energy integration for accessing the wholesale demand response mechanism
The DCH will provide the base data lake for this analysis with algorithms developed running off the data collated by the DCH. The results will inform on the feasibility of using gas engines in commercial buildings as a demand response resource, from a financial and environmental perspective.
More information about this project is available here.
DCH4: Sustainability monitoring and energy innovation in five NSW government buildings
The project will demonstrate the implementation of IoT solutions with the DCH IoT platform, as a means of scaling the management (control and maintenance) of solar, batteries and HVAC in Property NSW’s building portfolio.
More information about this project is available here.
DCH5: Development and experimental implementation of Transactive Demand Response Management System through Open ADR-approach for institutional Buildings
The technical and operational challenges caused by the higher ingestion of DER in the electricity grid can be addressed using demand response. In this regard, efficient scheduling of flexible loads can play a pivotal role. In this context, a fully operational open ADR based DR model, emphasising the HVAC systems in two commercial buildings at Swinburne University, is proposed. A multi-agent-based open transactive demand response (TDR) model is proposed to improve the efficiency of HVAC and on-site renewables. The core component of the model is the multifactor optimisation of energy usage based upon activity type, weather conditions, and the occupancy rate.
More information about this project is available here.
DCH6.1: Energy Control and Integration Program in NSW Schools – Stage 1
Data Clearing House (DCH) 6.1 provides proof-of-concept testing to onboard 3-trial sites from SINSW’s building portfolio, and demonstrate DCH operational effectiveness.
More information about this project is available here.
DCH7: Improving the accuracy of PV analytics and energy analytics in buildings using open asset standards and data platform integration
This project proposes the utilisation of the VBIS asset classification open standard and link them with Data Clearing House based semantic models to demonstrate the benefits of integrated asset and building tagging systems to be used by PrediQ’s analytics solutions.
More information about this project is available here.
DCH8: Exergenics Chiller Staging App
This project aims to integrate the Exergenics exOptima central HVAC plant optimisation solution with the Data Clearing House and use it to demonstrate energy savings and renewable energy demand profile matching, in at least one CSIRO building.
This will help validate the efficacy of the Data Clearing House as a tool for Exergenics to rapidly onboard buildings. It will also provide a rigorous case-study of the exOptima software that can be used to develop the market for Exergenics services.
More information about this project is available here.
DCH9: DCH at scale: On-boarding Proof-of-Concept at a Qld hospital site
This project tests the hypothesis that, in less than 6 months, data from 11 buildings at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, along with electricity and gas utility data can be ingested to the Data Clearing House (DCH) platform and other databases so that a Renewable Energy and Enabling Technology and Services Evaluation Framework (REETSEF) report as specified in iHub LLHC1 can be produced for Metro North Health (MNH).
| DCH9 DCH at Scale: On – boarding proof – of concept at a Queensland Hospital Site – Final project Report |
| DCH9 Lessons learnt report |
| DCH9 Sub – project knowledge sharing report |
More information about this project is available here.
DCH10: Increasing the value of onsite renewables in Darwin through data driven analytics
The outcomes from this project will highlight opportunities in existing building stock that can accelerate the uptake of renewables and reduce energy consumption.
More information about this project is available here.