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Impacting of the co2 emission
Energy efficiency is the prudent, or smart, use of energy resulting from regulatory requirements and voluntary choices in comparison to the amount of energy that would otherwise have been consumed. Reducing energy consumption by making buildings less comfortable and less amenable would result in energy savings but would lead to a lower quality of life, loss of productivity and, possibly poor health. The desired outcome is using less energy for heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting and other domestic services whilst maintaining expected standards in these areas. This is the aim of the NCC requirements.
In relation to dwellings, energy efficiency provisions are two-fold: firstly, related to the structure; and secondly related to the fixed services within the structure. This means improving the performance of domestic services that directly consume energy (such as lighting, air-conditioning and heating), and having greater control over the way that heat flows into and out of the building through its fabric. The dwelling design, material selection, and construction determine the amount of heat flowing in and out of the structure. This heat flow determines how hard the domestic services have to work. Better fabric thermal performance can mean a smaller air-conditioner, running for less time, as well as reducing the need for heating or cooling in the first instance. A combination of these elements, as well as occupant behaviour, contributes to the total amount of energy consumed.
The stock of buildings grows every year and typical Australian buildings remain in use for many decades. Adding buildings to the stock with poor energy efficiency means that GHG emissions will continue to increase, where their impact will exist for a very long time as well as reduce the opportunity to reduce costs associated with energy consumption. Hence, it is important to have minimum energy efficiency requirements to eliminate poorly performing buildings.

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