Research and Consultancy Commissions
Selected Research and Consultancy Commissions
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2015 |
North West Rail Link LCA design and process/materials advice to Thiess, John Holland, Dragados Joint Venture (TJHDJV) on the environmental impacts of tunnelling (Package 1) comprising 15km of twin rail tunnel and five station box caverns. The BP LCI Methodology and data were used and the results used for an Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia rating submission. |
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2013 |
Full LCA of Bluescope Steel operations to final COLORBOND® and ZINCALUME® steel roofing used in Commercial and Industrial, and Residential buildings. The project was acknowledged internationally with an award for excellence in LCA during the Steelie Awards at the Worldsteel conference in São Paulo in October 2013. |
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2013 |
LCA Calculator – Carpet Institute of Australia – N Howard |
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2012 |
Scoping Study of Current Practice to Establish Housebuilding Archetypes – N Howard & Davies T |
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2012 |
Life Cycle Assessment of Carbon Dioxide Re-use Technologies – Bengtsson J, Howard N with Parsons Brinckerhoff for the Global Carbon Capture and Sequestration Institute |
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2012 |
Weightings for the AGIC (now ISSA) infrastructure sustainability rating tool – N Howard |
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2012 |
Development of the LCA based Materials Calculator tool for the AGIC (now ISSA) infrastructure sustainability rating tool – N Howard |
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2012 |
Development of the Materials and Resources credits for the AGIC (now ISSA) infrastructure sustainability rating tool – N Howard |
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2011 |
Life Cycle CO2 Factors for Water Infrastructure – N Howard – Sydney Water |
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2010 |
Methodology Guidelines for the Materials and Building Products Life Cycle Inventory Database – Howard N & Sharp D – http://www.bpic.asn.au/LCIMethodology.htm |
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2010 |
Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Comparison of Australian Coal Seam Gas and Black Coal – Confidential Report with Worley Parsons for APPEA – Howard N and Bengtsson J |
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2010 |
LCA Methodology for the Evaluation of Clean Coal Technology Projects – N Howard, R Walters, R Hynes – Worley Parsons for the NSW Clean Coal Grants Scheme |
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2010 |
Protocol for the Correct Use of Australian Life Cycle Inventory Data for Building and Construction Materials and Products – Howard N & Sharp D -http://www.bpic.asn.au/LCIMethodology.htm |
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2010 |
A Life Cycle Impact Assessment – Part 1: Classification and Characterisation – Bengtsson J & Howard N – http://www.bpic.asn.au/LCIMethodology.htm |
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2010 |
A Life Cycle Impact Assessment – Part 2: Normalisation – Bengtsson J & Howard N – http://www.bpic.asn.au/LCIMethodology.htm |
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2010 |
Weighting of Environmental Impacts in Australia – Howard N, Bengtsson J, Kneppers B – http://www.bpic.asn.au/LCIMethodology.htm |
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2009 |
Review of the RTA’S Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Tool for Road Construction Projects – Bengtsson J, Howard N |
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2009 |
Sustainability Considerations in Structural Design – Howard N, Bengtsson J and Kneppers B for client Association of Consulting Structural Engineers of NSW |
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2008 |
Adaptation of the USGBC TSAC Report for Relevance to Australian DWV Pipe – N Howard |
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2007 |
Comparative Service Life Assessment of Window Systems – Howard N, Burgess J, Lim C – FWPRDC |
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2007 |
A Study Into the Suitability of Sustainability Tools as Part of a National Implementation Model – Australian Building Codes Board |
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2001 |
Advice to Green Building Challenge International Framework Committee meeting Chile sponsored by Natural Resources Canada. |
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2001 |
A Sustainability Checklist for Developments – a Framework for Discussion/Assessment for Developers and Local Authorities – Brownhill D, Yates A, Howard N (The first Neighborhood rating tool) |
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2000 |
Sustainable Construction – Targets and Indicators – A Discussion Paper – Howard N P, Crowhurst D on behalf of BRE for client DETR |
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1999 |
Sustainable Construction – The data – Howard N P on behalf of BRE for client DETR |
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1999 |
Climate Change and Sustainable Construction – Implications for Building Regulations – Howard N P, Crowhurst D, Garvin S, Sanders C on behalf of BRE for client DETR |
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1998 |
Environmental Impact of Bridgewater House – comprehensive environmental audit of a refurbished building including BREEAM criteria and transport implications – British Council |
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1998 |
Best Practice Information on Sustainable Construction – Howard N P on behalf of BRE for client DETR |
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1998 |
IEA Annex 31 – Energy Related Environmental Impacts from Buildings – Howard N P on behalf of BRE for client DETR |
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1998 |
Ecopoints – A consensus for Building – Howard N P, Yates A on behalf of BRE for client DETR |
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1998 |
Transport Related Environmental Impacts from Buildings – Howard N P, Thomas M on behalf of DLE Consultants for client EC SAVE |
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1997 |
Environmentally smart buildings – a QS guide to the cost effectiveness of energy efficient offices – how to value manage savings in capital cost and running cost – BRECSU |
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1996 |
Reorganisation of British Council Regional Offices – The Environmental Implications – comprehensive environmental audit of 5 regional offices including BREEAM criteria and transport implications – British Council |
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1996 |
Energy Related Environmental Impacts of Buildings – Methods and Data – IEA Annex 31 |
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1995 |
Environmental Impact of British Council Offices in the UK – comprehensive environmental audits of two major headquarters buildings in London and Manchester including BREEAM assessment, transport survey and embodied energy/CO2 assessment – British Council |
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1995 |
Environmental Impact of British Council Offices in the UK – Howard N P on behalf of DLE Consultants for client British Council |
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1995 |
Life Cycle Energy and CO2 Emissions from Steel and Concrete Framed Offices – Howard N P on behalf of DLE Consultants for client Steel Construction Institute |
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1994 |
Embodied energy and materials specification design advice to design team for Pottsdammerplatz – Richard Rogers partnership |
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1994 |
Environmental Impact of Construction Materials – Volume C – Metals – Howard N P on behalf of DLE Consultants for client CIRIA |
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1994 |
Feasibility of a Detailed Ecolabel for Building Materials – Howard N P on behalf of DLE Consultants for client BRE |
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1993 |
Development of the first edition of “The Green Guide to Specification” – an environmental profiling system for building materials and components – N Howard, D Shiers and M Sinclair – the Post Office |
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1993 |
Weighting of Building Environmental Impacts for the Development of BREEAM – Howard N P on behalf of DLE Consultants for client BRE |
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1993 |
Environmental issues in construction – resources waste and recycling – – Howard N P on behalf of DLE Consultants for client CIRIA |
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1993 |
Embodied Energy and Consequential CO2 Emissions from the fitting out of Offices – Howard N P on behalf of DLE Consultants for client BRE |
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