Enerphit Australia

Congratulations!! 🏆🏆 Continuing our charge into the new financial year, Nu-Rock Building Products has been named as one of the The Australian Financial Review’s Sustainability Leaders for 2024, in association with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) We have featured on the Sustainability Leaders list for 2024 and recognised as - - WINNER in the Property & Construction category for our Nu-Rock Building Products!! Congratulations to one of our amazing brands from all of your family at - Shorebird Group Enerphit Australia Australian AGTech Ltd Shorebird Sustainable Communities #AFRSustainabilityLeaders2024

1st of July and we are kicking off the new financial year strongly with the appointments of four new colleagues at Enerphit Australia Welcome to the team - Simon Gobbo Shawn Li James Idle Ciaran O'Connell We’re all looking forward to pursuing the retrofit of thousands of energy inefficient buildings - reducing their energy consumption and carbon emissions resulting in reducing their operating costs. Enerphit Australia is a member of the Shorebird Group of companies.

A $2.2 million renovation has put a 1960 Melbourne apartment block on track to become the country’s first energy-positive residential retrofit and cutting mains water consumption by more than one-third. The Fitzroy renovation by impact investor Tripple, headed by cost $3500 a square metre and cut embodied carbon by 80 per cent compared with a knockdown rebuild At a time when soaring costs make new projects – particularly multi-residential builds – unviable, the Wilam Ngarrang building retrofit shows quicker and cheaper renovations can improve the quality of housing and cut the emissions of the two-thirds of existing buildings that will still be here by 2050. Melbourne had 70,000-odd “walk-up” medium-density public housing blocks, but the idea would also work for privately owned strata buildings of the same scale, said Ross Harding, the chief executive of Finding Infinity, the environmental consultancy working on the project. “These buildings are reaching their end of their life,” Mr Harding told The Australian Financial Review. “The cost to build new was, at a minimum – when we were doing it – $5000 per square metre. Now it’s upwards of that. We can retrofit these existing buildings, reduce embodied carbon by 80 per cent-plus and also not just fix them up, make them look prettier, but take them from the worst possible building you can find to something that is almost as good as you can get it.” The $2.2 million retrofit meant a cost of about $150,000 per studio apartment. “It was led with numbers and feasibility,” he said. “And the architects came into help us solve the problem.” The work included repairing cancerous concrete, injecting insulation into the 50-millimetre-cavity between double brick walls, upgrading windows, making the building airtight and installing a 33kW rooftop solar system. The hot water system was upgraded to include a heat pump and a new variable refrigerant flow heat recovery system connected to each apartment for efficient heating and cooling. Rainwater collected off the roof was channelled into tanks and used for the new communal laundry and gardens. The retrofit of the 1960 building saved 80 per cent of the embodied carbon of knocking down and rebuilding a new structure on the site. Ok Mr Milgrom-Marabel said lessons from the project could be used more widely to preserve other walk-up buildings and avoid the common knockdown-and-rebuild alternative. “The environmental cost of this would be devastating, but we would also lose the character of suburbs and the city,” “This model shows an alternative that can save costs, improve outcomes for the people living there and the environment, and keep our city intact.” Mr Harding said Melbourne alone had 1 million detached houses, multi-residential homes and commercial buildings that collectively wasted $4.5 billion a year due to inefficient use of energy. Retrofits could cut the city’s emissions by more than 40 per cent. Credit - Michael Bleby AFR

All of us at Shorebird Group are excited to share that we now own and operate Enerphit Australia! Enerphit Australia brings together a group of industry professionals to create a holistic, turnkey delivery partner who can upgrade your current building stock in the key areas to meet the EnerPHit standard retrofit. Utilising our group of experts and our range of products, services, engineers and trades people, we can tailor a complete retrofit package that meets your unique requirements whilst also Project Managing your job and certifying your upgrade upon completion. Meet the Team here - https://lnkd.in/gDk_Zzp3 Key areas we include are -  Insulation: Enhance internal and external insulation to meet the high thermal performance standards. Windows: Replace existing windows with high performance double and / or triple glazed systems, meeting specific U-value thresholds. Thermal Bridges: Minimize thermal bridges through careful design and insulation techniques. Airtightness: Improve airtightness by selecting windows with robust seals and employing best practices to reduce air leaks. Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR): Install an efficient MVHR system to ensure continuous fresh air supply with heat recovery. Renewable Energy Sources: Integrate or upgrade renewable energy sources, such as solar panels, wind turbines, or heat pumps. Structural Considerations: Assess and address any structural issues to ensure the building can support the retrofit measures. Moisture Control: Implement measures to control moisture and prevent surface condensation-related damage and mold growth. Energy Efficiency Systems: Upgrade heating and cooling systems for optimal energy efficiency. Airtight Construction Techniques: Employ airtight construction techniques throughout the building envelope. Ventilation System Design: Design and install a ventilation system that meets EnerPHit standards, providing adequate air quality. Property Envelope Improvements: Consider over-cladding concepts and weather-proofing measures to enhance the building envelope. Uplift in Property Value Considerations: Evaluate and enhance aspects of the property that could contribute to an increase in its market value. Cost-Benefit Analysis: Conduct a thorough cost-benefit analysis to ensure the economic viability of the retrofit over the building's lifespan. Certification and Documentation: Follow the EnerPHit Retrofit Plan provided by the Passive House Institute and use the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) for accurate energy performance calculations. By addressing these areas, a retrofit project can successfully meet the EnerPHit standard, achieving substantial energy savings and creating a more comfortable, energy-efficient building. Contact Us for more information Enerphit Australia is a Shorebird Group Company #energyefficiency #energysavings #passivehouse #passivehousedesign #costsavings #sustainability