InsideOut helps you anticipate and demonstrate building performance
Whether you are looking for technical advice, a specialist report, or modelling and simulation, each response is unique to the situation. Whatever your building performance question, we enjoy unravelling the issues to provide you with what you need to go ahead.
Thanks for getting involved. We would have been blithely going on thinking we had a design, and then finding out too late that it was a ‘not fit for purpose’ building.
All part of your exceptional and groundbreaking service.
Your efforts have been greatly appreciated by all.
Client focused with a willingness to work through difficult scenarios.
Your work has given us a lot of assurances going forward.
It’s great to know we have such accessible expertise.
They are smart but normal people.
Always on hand, and effective, on our most challenging projects
We have worked with Ruth several times on large projects and I’m very grateful for the expert advice and fast turnaround
Building Envelope & Façade Performance
Air, light, heat, and moisture all pass across the building envelope driven by the laws of physics. Making informed choices for combinations of architecturally specified products (glazing, shading, apertures, building materials, membranes, and insulation) directly impacts building performance and the outcomes to be expected.
Optimising materials – understanding value of insulation, glazing and membranes
Managing openings – louvres and windows
Balancing solar gain – orientation and shading
Operational Energy and Carbon Efficiency
Here in New Zealand, we are currently lucky to have a grid with a high proportion of renewable power, but the buildings we design will have an impact for decades. Becoming more energy efficient is a significant part of limiting the operational expenditure for a building and the impact on the environment.
Heating and cooling energy efficiency modelling and analysis
NZBC H1 (Energy efficiency) compliance reporting
Operational energy and carbon reduction measures
Moisture Management and WUFI Modelling
Managing moisture effectively is crucial for our health and the durability of buildings. To do this, we need to consider the complex system of the indoor environment (heat, moisture, and ventilation), outdoor weather (temperature and humidity), and the building materials in the walls, roofs and floors that separate the two.
Internal condensation and mould risk analysis
Interstitial condensation and material moisture content assessment
Dynamic hygrothermal WUFI® simulations and ISO 13788 analysis
NZBC E3 (Internal moisture) compliance support
Thermal Comfort and Overheating
Our New Zealand building code doesn’t require us to keep people comfortable in buildings, or even safe from high or low temperatures, and our bodies can only do so much to keep us warm or cool enough to be healthy. If we’re to maintain our capacity to work, learn, heal, or recuperate paying attention to comfort is vital.
Occupant thermal comfort assessment
Overheating risk analysis
Natural Ventilation and Daylighting
New Zealand has a proud history of enjoying and working in the great outdoors. Our climates vary across the country but allow us to harness the clear daylight and wonderful fresh air to light, ventilate and cool our buildings, especially where hybrid designs carefully combine passive opportunities with mechanical and electrical building services.
Hybrid and mixed-mode buildings
Passive cooling and operation protocols
Indoor air quality and ventilation efficacy
Natural ventilation including NZBC G4 (Ventilation) compliance
Daylighting for NZBC G7 (Natural light) compliance and occupant amenity
Our New Zealand building code is performance based and aims to ensure that people are protected from harm and that the building can safely do that over its lifetime. Building performance analysis and reporting is key to ensuring compliance.
NZBC H1 (Energy efficiency) compliance reporting
NZBC E3 (Internal moisture) compliance support
NZBC G4 (Ventilation) compliance for natural and mixed-mode (hybrid) solutions
NZBC G7 (Natural light) compliance reporting
Ruth Williams is an Auckland Producer Statement Author for low, medium and high risk buildings.
Supplementary Services
Many of our clients need something a little out of the ordinary or just have an unusual question to ask. If you need something not obviously covered by our other services don’t be afraid to ask. Some of these questions might include:
Environmental monitoring for thermal comfort, light and indoor air quality
Occupant surveys, POE (post occupancy evaluation) and building wellness
Thermographic imaging
Sustainability standard development and evaluations
Building performance peer review
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