Doctoral thesis of Philosophy: Energy performance and water usage of aquatic centres

The aim of this research is to investigate the energy performance and water usage of aquatic centres. The objectives are to: 1. develop a guideline for the definition of aquatic centres in Victoria for the purpose of energy and water benchmarking; 2. benchmark the energy and water consumption of aquatic centres by analysing the data collected from existing facilities in Victoria; 3. To investigate operational and building design features that will improve the energy and water performance of a sample aquatic centre by using building performance simulation.