Energy Efficiency
Integrating smart design with innovative technology
Goal:
100 kW hrs/m2/yr energy consumption
(This is less than half the energy that would be used by a conventional building of same nature)
Energy efficiency has been achieved through integrating smart building design with innovative technology.
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Design features include:
multi-layered external shell with concrete (greatest
thermal mass) on the inside- fibreglass insulation layer in walls plus double glazed windows
- optimal use of natural lighting, heating and ventilation.
Innovative technology features include:
- waste heat recovery from refrigerator/freezer systems, fume cupboards, and dehumidifying systems
- recovered heat used to warm the building and supplement water heating
- solar water heating for the cafetaria, laboratories and toilets
- wind powered generator supplies enough power to pump rainwater to roof tanks for toilets and irrigation.
The building fabric helps cool the air on hot days and warm it in cold
weather.
Additional technology provides some of the building’s special requirements.