Fairwater Living Lab

(Completed October 2022)

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40 houses

With active household participation in surveys

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216 monitors

Capturing data about energy, water, indoor and outdoor conditions and gas – learning useful information about energy use

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2 Reports

Delivered to ARENA, generating insights on the change in energy use

Key insights

What did the project learn?

Implications for Networks
UTS findings | Curtin University findings

Implications for the Property Sector
UTS findings

Implications for Customers/Community
UTS findings | Curtin University findings

Implications for Supply Chains
UTS findings

Project final reports

Project summary 2022

PDF 1 MB

Fairwater Living Lab - Residential Heat Pump Study - Annual Public Report

PDF 4 MB

This has been such an interesting project to support, and watch unfold. We were confident the installation of geothermal heating and cooling technology in our Fairwater homes would help our customers reduce their energy consumption, and their bills, and now we have confirmation of that.
Cameron Jackson
General Manager Development NSW, Frasers Property Australia

Get in touch

For more information about the Fairwater Living Lab project, research and methodology, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

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Project partners

Fairwater Living Lab Contact

Belinda Whelan
Director - Strategic Projects Climate-KIC Australia

As Director of Strategic Projects, Belinda brings her global experience in accounting, marketing, strategy and innovation for financial services to develop strategies to build greater resilience for Climate-KIC Australia.