[Bldg-sim] FW: PhD Scholarship: Sustainable Buildings - the zero energy / carbon: Application Deadline 15 May 2008

[Michael Donn]

Gidday All [Michael Donn] [Apologies for cross-posting] 

REFERENCE:
http://www.Victoria.ac.nz/home/admisenrol/payments/scholarships/stratres
schol.aspx
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sschol.aspx>  

Just wanting to make sure people who might be interested are aware of
the offer of this scholarship at Victoria University in 'Wellywood:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/blogs/arts/2008/04/07/justice-league
-and-wellywoods-works-in-progress/'
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/blogs/arts/2008/04/07/justice-leagu
e-and-wellywoods-works-in-progress/'> 

"The research topics covered by the scholarships represent established
or emerging topic areas with strategic importance to Victoria
University. Applicants are expected to have the equivalent of a New
Zealand first class honours degree and skills and research experience
appropriate for the topic." [Honours degree = 4 year undergrad with
final year comprising approximately 25% research topic, normally in a
field related to the PhD topic; Masters = further 12-18 months of full
time study on a single thesis research project]

Each year up to twelve scholarships can be awarded, each valued at
$20,000 per annum for three years plus tuition fees. [Tax free as I
recall - US$15800 approximately]

Research contact details:

Dr Brenda Vale

School of Architecture

Victoria University of Wellington

PO Box 600, Wellington

New Zealand

Telephone: +64 4 463 6275

Email: brenda.vale at vuw.ac.nz <mailto:brenda.vale at vuw.ac.nz> 

General Description:

In all developed countries, the pressing architectural problem of our
time as we try

to reduce our carbon dioxide production by 90% is not the design of new
buildings,

but the refurbishment of our existing stock.

Can existing buildings, both commercial and residential, be modified to
deliver at

least 90% reductions in carbon emissions, and can this be done for less
than the cost

of demolition and rebuilding? What techniques are likely to be the most
effective, to

offer the lowest cost and the greatest reliability, while being the
least disruptive to

the on-going use of the buildings?

Today's buildings will comprise half of the total building stock of
2030. While we

have some knowledge of how to make new buildings 'zero emissions', or
even

net producers of energy, we must devise techniques for converting and
upgrading

existing buildings in order to achieve a low-carbon future.

The deadline for applications is 15 May 2008. Application forms are
available from

www.victoria.ac.nz/scholarships

Further information is available from the contact below.

 

Application contact:

Scholarships Office

Victoria University of Wellington

PO Box 600, Wellington

New Zealand

Telephone: +64-4-463 7493

Email: philippa.hay at vuw.ac.nz

 

Michael Donn                                                       
Director Centre for Building Performance Research
School of Architecture  
Victoria University      +64 4 463 6221  work
PO Box 600              +64 21 611 280  mobile
Wellington                +64 4 463 6204  work fax
New Zealand             +64 21 611 594  mobilefax

 

 


 
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