2012 Building Energy End-use Study Research Scholarships at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

January 27, 2012

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PhD and Masters Scholarships in Building Science, Architecture, Mathematics or Statistics, Social Science or Engineering at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand 2012

Study Subject(s):Building Science, Architecture, Mathematics or Statistics, Social Science or Engineering
Course Level:PhD and Masters
Scholarship Provider: Victoria University and the Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ)
Scholarship can be taken at: New Zealand

Eligibility:
These postgraduate scholarships will be awarded to candidates specialising in any areas of Building Science, Architecture, Mathematics or Statistics, Social Science or Engineering who feel that they can contribute to research into the areas outlined above. Selection will be based on academic merit and the relevance of the intended research project to the objectives of the Building Energy End-use Study.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: The commercial buildings sector spends over $900 million per year on energy, accounting for 9% of New Zealand’s energy and 20% of electricity use. It is responsible directly for 4% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions which, since 1990, have grown in absolute terms by 26%, this is 60% faster per year than those produced by the agriculture sector. In the commercial sector 54% of fuel usage is electricity, making it vulnerable to supply and transmission problems as well as future carbon costs and supply. Understanding how energy and water resources are used in today’s commercial buildings will make it possible to use them more efficiency and so enhance New Zealand’s sustainability. An efficiency improvement of 10% would give a $90m return. Over the next six years Building Energy End-use Study (BEES) will make the first step toward these efficiency improvements by establishing where and how resources are used, and the determinants of resource use.Victoria University and the Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) invite applications to apply for PhD and Masters Scholarships to carry out research that will assist in developing a holistic understanding of the relationships between energy and resource use, building type and use as well as the opportunities to improve energy and resource efficiency of commercial buildings in New Zealand. Note from 2011, Parts I and II of the Masters study will be funded separately – with separate applications and separate funding rates for the programme of study for each part.

How to Apply: Post

Scholarship Application Deadline: Monday 30 January 2012

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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