Kia ora Natasha

We acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request.

If we have any questions or need to seek clarification on any points we will be in touch soon. Otherwise, we will seek to respond to your request as soon as practicable and no later than 20 working days after the date your request was received (by 23 August 2022). If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of this timeframe.

Ngā mihi
Kelsey

Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator

Office of the Registrar | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te Kaunihera
University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo
New Zealand | Aotearoa
Email | Īmera [University of Otago request email]

-----Original Message-----
From: Natasha George <[FOI #20021 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 26 July 2022 12:40 pm
To: UoO - Official Information Act <[University of Otago request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Richardson Building Heat and Energy Efficiency

Dear University of Otago,

Staff have made numerous complaints about the installation of window film on the west side of the Richardson Building. The rest of the building has been left untouched

The main complaint is that the film has reduced the natural light and warmth in the offices, which has negatively impacted the physical and mental health and wellbeing of staff affected. Property Services have advised repeatedly that the installation of film on the west facing windows is important to "improve the energy efficiency and temperature regulation of the building and insulation is an important part of that solution", n.b. insulation refers to the window film.

Since the film has been installed all occupants agree that the overhead lights are used much more, and that the heating is turned up much higher and left on to reduce the negative impact of the film on the office environment.

As such, we would like to see the scientifically supported data that confirms the positive sustainability impact of the film on the west facing windows of the Richardson Building.

Yours faithfully,
Natasha George

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Kia ora Natasha

 

I refer to your Official Information Act request dated 26 July 2022. You
have requested the "scientifically supported data that confirm the
positive sustainability impact of the film on the west facing windows of
the Richardson Building".

 

Please find attached information that the University holds within scope of
your request:

 

o a copy of a Summer Studentship final report that sought to develop a
method for testing window film. Some of the references listed in this
report were also used to justify the decision to install the window
film.
o a copy of the Commercial Brochure from the window film manufacturer
o a case study where window film was installed in an historic building
o a specification sheet for the window film from the manufacturer

 

I trust you will find this information helpful.

 

Ngā mihi

Kelsey

 

 

Kelsey Kennard

Official Information and Compliance Coordinator

 

Office of the Registrar | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te
Kaunihera

University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo

New Zealand | Aotearoa

Email | Īmera [University of Otago request email]

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: UoO - Official Information Act

Sent: Wednesday, 27 July 2022 4:41 pm

To: Natasha George <[FYI request #20021 email]>

Subject: RE: Official Information request - Richardson Building Heat and
Energy Efficiency

 

Kia ora Natasha

 

We acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request.

 

If we have any questions or need to seek clarification on any points we
will be in touch soon. Otherwise, we will seek to respond to your request
as soon as practicable and no later than 20 working days after the date
your request was received (by 23 August 2022). If we are unable to respond
to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of this
timeframe.

 

Ngā mihi

Kelsey

 

 

Kelsey Kennard

Official Information and Compliance Coordinator

 

Office of the Registrar | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te
Kaunihera University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo New Zealand |
Aotearoa Email | Īmera mailto:[University of Otago request email]

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Natasha George
<mailto:[FYI request #20021 email]>

Sent: Tuesday, 26 July 2022 12:40 pm

To: UoO - Official Information Act <mailto:[University of Otago request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Richardson Building Heat and
Energy Efficiency

 

Dear University of Otago,

 

Staff have made numerous complaints about the installation of window film
on the west side of the Richardson Building.  The rest of the building has
been left untouched

 

The main complaint is that the film has reduced the natural light and
warmth in the offices, which has negatively impacted the physical and
mental health and wellbeing of staff affected. Property  Services  have
advised repeatedly that the installation of film on the west facing
windows is important to "improve the energy efficiency and temperature
regulation of the building and insulation is an important part of that
solution", n.b. insulation refers to the window film.

 

Since the film has been installed all occupants agree that the overhead
lights are used much more, and that the heating is turned up much higher
and left on to reduce the negative impact of the film on the office
environment.

 

As such, we would like to see the scientifically supported data that
confirms the positive sustainability impact of the film on the west facing
windows of the Richardson Building.

 

Yours faithfully,

Natasha George

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

mailto:[FYI request #20021 email]

 

Is mailto:[University of Otago request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to University of Otago? If so, please contact us using this form:

https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

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ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

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