EXISTING

GREEN BUILDINGS

RESEARCH OF KRISHNA RICA SALIMBANGON EPA

11/23/2020

TROPICAL DESIGN COURSE

+ ARCHITECT ARJAY TY
INTRODUCTION
Green Building (also known as green construction or sustainable building) refers to both a structure and the application of
processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-e cient throughout a building's life-cycle: from planning to design,
construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition.

This requires close cooperation of the contractor, the architects, the engineers, and the client at all project stages.

The Green Building practice expands and complements the classical building design concerns of economy, utility, durability, and
comfort.

In doing so, the three dimensions of sustainability, i.e., planet, people and pro t across the entire supply chain need to be
considered.

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a set of rating systems for the design, construction, operation, and
maintenance of green buildings which was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council. Another certi cate system that con rms
the sustainability of buildings is the British BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) for
buildings and large-scale developments. Currently, the World Green Building Council is conducting research on the e ects of green
buildings on the health and productivity of their users and is working with the World Bank to promote Green Buildings in Emerging
Markets through EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater E ciencies) Market Transformation Program and certi cation.

There are also other tools such as Green Star in Australia, Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) used in the Middle East
and the Green Building Index (GBI) predominantly used in Malaysia.

Building information modelling (BIM) is a process involving the generation and management of digital representations of physical
and functional characteristics of places. Building information models (BIMs) are les (often but not always in proprietary formats and
containing proprietary data) which can be extracted, exchanged or networked to support decision-making regarding a building or
other built asset. Current BIM software is used by individuals, businesses and government agencies that plan, design, construct,
operate and maintain diverse physical infrastructures, such as water, refuse, electricity, gas, communication utilities, roads, railways,
bridges, ports and tunnels.
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 Although new technologies are constantly being developed to complement current practices in creating greener structures, the
common objective of green buildings is to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on human health and the natural
environment by:

· E ciently using energy, water, and other resources.

· Protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity.
· Reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation.

Sustainability may be de ned as meeting the needs of present generations without compromising the ability of future generations
to meet their needs.

Although some green building programs don't address the issue of retro tting existing homes, others do, especially through public
schemes for energy e cient refurbishment. Green construction principles can easily be applied to retro t work as well as new
construction.
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FIVE EXISTING
INTERNATIONAL GREEN BUILDINGS
 01. Vancouver Convention Centre
West
The world’s rst double LEED Platinum convention center, Vancouver Convention Centre West
fully integrates the urban ecosystem at the intersection of a vibrant downtown core and one of
the most spectacular natural ecosystems in North America. The culmination of two decades of
planning and redevelopment for its waterfront neighborhood, the project weaves together
architecture, interior architecture, and urban design in a uni ed whole that functions literally as a
living part of both the city and the harbor

The extensive and complex program encompasses at once a single building and a new urban
district. Occupying a former brown eld site on the downtown waterfront, the development is
approximately 14 acres on land and 8 acres over water, with 1 million square feet of convention
space, 90,000 square feet of retail space, 450 parking stalls, and 400,000 square feet of walkways, bikeways, public open space, and plazas. The
public realm extends through and around the site including a waterfront promenade featuring restaurants, retail storefronts, and public art, while
infrastructure for future development extends into the water. An integrated oat plane terminal provides undoubtedly the most spectacular way of
arriving at the facility. At the center of the public realm, the project’s Jack Poole Plaza is the city’s rst major gathering space on the water’s edge,
and the permanent home of the 2010 Olympic Torch

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The architectural approach creates a community experience that is simultaneously a building, an urban plaza, a park, and an
ecosystem. The convention center program emphasizes spaces for both public and private events, gatherings, and circulation, mixing
the energy of convention visitors with the life of the city. The building’s landforms fold in speci c ways to embrace the downtown street
grid and preserve view corridors out to the water. The entire perimeter enclosure is an ultra-clear glass system, visually reinforcing the
integration of urban and waterfront context into the user experience of the building.
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 The iconic living roof, visible from throughout the city, forms the terminus of a chain of waterfront parks that rings the harbor and
creates continuous stepping-stone habitat between the convention center and Stanley Park. Less visible but equally productive, an
arti cial concrete reef drops below the waterfront promenade, designed in collaboration with marine biologists to restore the ecology of
the natural shoreline
The building’s landforms create a topographical experience on the interior. Materiality is based around the use of indigenous British
Columbia wood, expressed in the strong directional lines of the ceiling plane as well as wall cladding that simulates the texture of
stacks of lumber. The interior is constantly connected to daylight and views, setting up an extroverted, community-friendly relationship
with the exterior and connecting the interior experience with the life of the city and the waterfront. Transparency serves as an orienting
device for users in the facility, anchoring each space to the unique views available from its vantage point. By night, the lit interior
creates an urban lantern at the water’s edge
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Sustainability
The most visible evidence of the project’s deep approach to ecology is its living roof—at 6 acres it is the largest in Canada, hosting
some 400,000 indigenous plants and 240,000 bees in 4 colonies that provide honey for the convention center restaurant. The roof’s
sloping forms build on the topography of the region, creating a formal as well as ecological connection to nearby Stanley Park and the
North Shore Mountains in view across the Burrard Inlet. The slopes set up natural drainage and seed migration patterns for the roof’s
ecology. The roof has no public access points, allowing it to develop as a fully functional habitat for migrating wildlife, while the
landforms fold to allow views onto the lush vegetation from inside and outside the building
Some 35% of the project is built on piles over the water, surrounded by a custom-designed marine habitat skirt consisting of 5
concrete tiers that provide rocky surfaces for marine life to attach. Each tier supports a separate set of biota depending on the water
depth, forming a complete shoreline ecosystem including salmon, crabs, star sh, shell sh, and dozens of other native species.
Runnels built into the tide ats beneath the building create additional tidal habitats that ush daily.

The internal metabolism of the building draws many of its inputs from the site’s renewable resources. A seawater heat pump system, for
example, takes advantage of the constant temperature of seawater to produce cooling for the building during warmer months and
heating in cooler months, contributing to a reduction in energy use of 60% over typical convention centers. A water conservation and
reuse system reduces potable water use by 70%, including an on-site blackwater treatment plant that cycles all wastewater from the
building including stormwater from the living roof, and returns it for irrigation and other gray water needs
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 02. SHANGHAI TOWER

The world's second tallest building at 2,073 feet, Shanghai Tower is an architectural wonder as well as a
sustainable one
A transparent second skin wrapped around the building creates a buffer of captured air that serves as natural
ventilation, reducing energy costs, and 270 wind turbines incorporated into the facade power its exterior lights
Thanks to measures like these, the tower uses signi cantly less power than other skyscrapers and has a
platinum LEED certi cation

Design
The Shanghai Tower was designed by the American architectural rm Gensler, with Shanghainese
architect Jun Xia leading the design team
The tower takes the form of nine cylindrical buildings stacked atop each other that total 128 oors, all
enclosed by the inner layer of the glass facade. Between that and the outer layer, which twists as it
rises, nine indoor zones provide public space for visitors. Each of these nine areas has its own
atrium, featuring gardens, cafés, restaurants and retail space, and providing panoramic views of the
city. Both layers of the façade are transparent, and retail and event spaces are provided at the tower's
base. The transparent façade is a unique design feature, because most buildings have only a single
façade using highly re ective glass to reduce heat absorption, but the Shanghai Tower's double layer of glass eliminates the need for
either layer to be opaqued. The tower can accommodate as many as 16,000 people daily
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 The Shanghai Tower joins the Jin Mao Tower and SWFC to form the world's rst adjacent grouping of three
supertall buildings. Its 258-room hotel, located between the 84th and 110th oors, is to be operated by Jin Jian
International Hotels as the Shanghai Tower J-Hotel, and at the time of its completion it will be the highest hotel
in the world. The tower will also incorporate a museum. The tower's sub-levels provide parking spaces for
1,800 vehicles

Vertical transportation syste

The vertical transportation system of Shanghai Tower was designed by an American consultant, Edgett
Williams Consulting Group, with principal Steve Edgett as a primary consultant. Working closely with
Gensler's design and technical teams to create a highly ef cient core, Edgett created an elevator system in
which of ce oors are served via 4 sky lobbies each served by double-deck shuttle elevators. Access to the
hotel is through a 5th sky lobby at levels 101/102. Each 2-level sky lobby serves as a community center for that
zone of the building, with such amenities as food and beverage and conference rooms. Local zones are served
by single-deck elevators throughout the tower, and the observation deck at the top of the tower is served by
three ultra-high-speed shuttle elevators that travel at 18 meters per second (40 mph), the highest speed yet
employed for commercial building use.

These three shuttle elevators are supplemented by three reman's elevators which will signi cantly increase the visitor throughput to
the observation deck at peak usage periods. In the event of a re or other emergency, the building's shuttle elevators are designed to
evacuate occupants from specially-designed refuge oors located at regular intervals throughout the height of the tower
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 In September 2011, Mitsubishi Electric announced that it had won a bid to construct the Shanghai Tower's elevator system. Mitsubishi
supplied all of the tower's 149 elevators, including three high-speed models capable of traveling 1,080 meters (3,540 ft) per minute (64.8
kilometers (40.3 mi) per hour). When they were installed (2014), they were the world's fastest single-deck elevators (18 meters per
second (40 mph)) and double-deck elevators (10 meters per second (22 mph), respectively. A 10 May 2016 Mitsubishi press release
stated that one of the three installed shuttle elevators traveled at 1230 meters/minute – the equivalent of 73.8 kilometers per hour
(46 mph), the highest speed ever attained by a passenger elevator installed in a functioning building. The building also broke the record
for the world's furthest-traveling single elevator, at 578.5 meters (1,898 ft), surpassing the record held by the Burj Khalifa. The Shanghai
Tower's tuned mass damper, designed to limit swaying at the top of the structure, was the world's largest at the time of its installation

Sustainability
The Shanghai Tower incorporates numerous green architecture elements; its owners received certi cations from the China Green
Building Committee and the U.S. Green Building Council for the building's sustainable design. In 2013, a Gensler spokesman described
the tower as "the greenest super high-rise building on earth at this point in time". The building is designed to capture rainwater for
internal use, and to recycle a portion of its wastewater.
The design of the tower's glass façade, which completes a 120° twist as it rises, is intended to reduce wind loads on the building by
24%. This reduced the amount of construction materials needed; the Shanghai Tower used 25% less structural steel than a conventional
design of a similar height. As a result, the building's constructors saved an estimated US$58 million in material costs. Construction
practices were also sustainable. Though the majority of the tower's energy will be provided by conventional power systems, 270
vertical-axis wind turbines located in the facade and near the top of the tower are capable of generating up to 350,000 kWh of
supplementary electricity per year, and are expected to provide 10% of the building's electrical needs. The double-layered insulating
glass façade was designed to reduce the need for indoor air conditioning, and is composed of an advanced reinforced glass with a high
tolerance for temperature variations. In addition, the building's heating and cooling systems use geothermal sources. Furthermore, rain
and waste water are recycled to ush toilets and irrigate the tower's green spaces.

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 03. SUZLON ONE EARTH

Suzlon One Earth is a LEED Platinum and GRIHA 5 star certi ed building and is
one of the greenest corporate campuses in the world. It is divided into ve
interconnected, individual buildings that are aptly named after the elements of
nature – Sun, Aqua, Sky, Tree and SEA

Suzlon believes in creating and maintaining a positive environment, both outside

its o ce walls as well as on the inside. Suzlon One Earth is the embodiment of
this belief. Situated in Pune, India, it is the eco-friendly, self-su cient
headquarters of the company. The campus is spread across 10 acres and is
completely powered by renewable energy, including hybrid wind turbines, solar
panels and photovoltaic cells.
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Drawing clues from vernacular architecture, while respecting nature and culture, this sustainable and ef cient design provides 75% of
the work stations with daylight and external views, allowing inhabitants to enjoy seasons, weather conditions and to connect with the
time of the day.

The needs of the client were growing and changing almost from week to week during the design process. There was a need to create a
transformational system that by its very nature was less speci c and more general! So it led to the creation of a simple arrangement of
Server Spaces and Served Spaces. The Served Spaces cover the lion's share of the campus where people work. These are in fact
exible and adaptive cold shells that can accommodate modular walls and furniture systems. These are served by more rigid cores that
house wet areas, utility shafts, ducts, re stairs, elevators, entry and reception areas that will not change over time. "Modules" like the
silo re stairs; the benchmark glass cylinders and the 8.4 by 8.4 meter modules that can be used like a Lego Set and moved about in
one's mind to create internal and external spaces.

The design process started with a premise of creating a central

gathering space, or Brahmasthan, with the sky as its ceiling! It
was conceived as a "secret internal garden" that gifts an
exclusive and unique feel to the campus. There is visual access
to the large central gardens from everywhere. There is a sense
of connection between the various kinds of spaces right from
the underground entries vide the sunlight that descends there
from the Sky Courts and the Glass Cylinders and the vegetation
that ows from these elements, up through the cylinders into
the main circulation nodes of the building. They act as visual
connectors between all oors and allow aeration of the
basement parking area.
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 The Deepa Stambh is set in the centre of the Suzlon re ecting pool. The pool rests at the basement level, wherein all of the cafeteria and
the dining room open onto the water. In the background, these see a cascade of water falls, ying down three levels of tiers, with
traditional step-like objects giving rhythm to the backdrop. A long water basin feeds the water falls through a pumping system. The
lineal basin links the Brahmasthal to a fountain toward the east. These auspicious components protect the campus from unwanted
in uences and create a central focus and landmark. They bring very Indian features within a very global, high-tech ambiance. Large
water body in the central court helps in improving the air quality and for evaporative cooling. All the external landscape areas are
brought into the indoors along the perimeter of the building bringing fresh air, nature and natural light into the work areas so as to
improve productivity of occupants. This central garden plaza encourages communication, interaction and innovation among the 2300
colleagues and provides a stunning aesthetic presentation for visitors.

In the Wind Lounge, there is a very traditional Indian Chowk here, with kund-like steps leading into a water pool shaded by photovoltaic
panels allowing ltered light in, as if through an ancient jaali.

Aluminum louvers act as a protective skin allowing daylight and cross ventilation. All areas have operable fenestration allowing natural
air and ventilation when possible. These strategies resulted in lower, thinner and longer building shapes that increase the ratio of
fenestration to volume, enhancing natural light and ventilation in a hot and dry climatic conditions.
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 The building employs a complex building management systems. Lighting of individual of ces is controlled by combined daylight and
occupancy sensors. Sixty ve percent of energy is saved by use of LED outdoor light systems in comparison to conventional scheme.
Thirty to 40% reduction in operating cost, due to energy savings and water savings at 30%.

Sustainability
Suzlon Energy Limited, a world-leading wind energy company based in Pune India, together with the architect, pledged to create the
greenest of ce in India. Benninger calls the Tanti Family true patrons of architecture comparable to the Sarabhais, the Guggenheims
and the Rockefellers. Living the motto of the company, ‘powering a greener tomorrow’, the architect relied exclusively on non-toxic and
recycled materials
A million S.F. of ground plus two levels in a 10.4 acre urban setting achieved a leed Platinum and Teri Griha 5 Star certi cation with 8%
of its annual energy generated on-site through photovoltaic panels and windmills with a total incremental cost of about 11%. There are
no other leed certi ed buildings with this level of certi cation and on-site renewable energy that have achieved this kind of cost
ef ciency. With 92 % (4 MW) being consumed by the project is ‘sustainable energy’ making this a Zero Energy Project!

04. TORRE REFORMA

Rising 246m, Torre Reforma

is one of the tallest building
in Mexico. Credit Torre
Reforma.
With its sustainable design
and energy-saving systems,
it is one of the rst towers in
Latin America to achieve
LEED Platinum designation.
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 Design
The 57-story tower is a mixed-use project with The tower’s slimness contributes to energy e ciency
approximately 40,000m² of oor space for goals by maximising the use of natural light to illuminate
o ces, a conference centre, a sports facility, interior spaces, permitting the building to be naturally
and retail space. ventilated when outdoor conditions are favourable.

Ten below-ground levels house parking

and building services systems. Its
triangular shape is designed to give
tenants optimum views of nearby
Chapultepec Park.

Naturally ventilated atria throughout

the building to improve internal air
quality and give occupants a
connection to the outdoors without
leaving the building.

Automated controls open

windows before dawn,
allowing cool air into the
building and releasing, or
“exhaling,” warmer air.
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Designed for Mexico City’s high seismic activity, the building can withstand a 2500yr seismic event while achieving a life safety
performance level; making it one the most secure buildings in the region.
Arup provided structural, geotechnical, and complete building services engineering (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing), along with
consulting services for re protection and life safety, façades, acoustics, sustainability and LEED certi cation.
Amid a building boom in Mexico City, Torre Reforma stands out, not only for its great height, but also for its ambitious sustainability
goals.

Other features include:

• Automated controls to open windows before dawn, allowing cool air into the building and releasing, or “exhaling,” warmer air.
• Water conservation systems, including rainwater collection, water reuse, and advanced wastewater treatment to eliminate solid
waste.
• A high e ciency cooling plant that uses ice storage to reduce operating costs and maintain cooling, even after a power failure.
• Naturally ventilated atria throughout the building to improve internal air quality and give occupants a connection to the outdoors
without leaving the building.
Additionally, a below-ground parking area for more than 1,000 vehicles encourages visitors and residents of the Reforma District to
leave their vehicles behind and use other methods of transportation. An advanced robotic system automatically parks cars, signi cantly
reducing the amount of space and ventilation required.
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05. THE EDGE
The Edge, a light, bright and app-controlled building with a large atrium as its nucleus, is as green as it
is worker-friendly -- a key directive by PLP Architects when designing the building
Eschewing traditional electric lights and wiring, LEDs are powered by a "digital ceiling" with computer
cables connected to sensors, anticipating lighitng needs rather than running at a steady rate. The
architects estimate an 80% savings over traditional lighting
The skin of the building is made of solar panels. Temperatures are regulated by pumping warmer and
cooler water from different levels in an aquifer. Workers can even adjust their window blinds with the
app. The Edge got an enviable sustainability score of 98.3% from the British rating agency BREEAM

Design
PLP Architecture was commissioned to design The Edge, Deloitte’s new o ces
in Zuidas, Amsterdam’s business centre. The ambition of the project was two-
fold: to consolidate Deloitte’s employees, previously spread around multiple
buildings throughout the city, within a single environment; and to create a ‘smart
building’, intended as a catalyst for Deloitte’s transition into the digital age.

Our starting point was the design of a social condenser – a nucleus for the
building. Taking the form of an atrium interspersed with bridges and exposed lift
cores, which act as nodes of horizontal and vertical activity; this nucleus collates
a series of social environments in order to galvanize a speci c internal working
culture. The atrium acts as a giant theatrical device: a stage that is visible from
the surrounding o ces which are arrayed as an amphitheatre around it as well as
a lens that broadcasts the multiplicity of social encounters as a civic spectacle to
the city beyond.

The scale of the space, and the atmospheres created by a subtle di erentiation in materials and lighting, make the atrium a natural
gathering place. It is lofty but calm, lled with steady north light which lters in through the low-e glass of the atrium façade. As a
continuous surface, this façade folds into the roof to animate the building, not only acting as a window that unveils its daily activities to
the outside but also framing the varying surroundings to the inside.
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 In The Edge, employees no longer have assigned desks. This allows them to work anywhere in the building in varying
levels of introspection or sociability: there are work-booths, focus rooms, concentration rooms, sitting desks, standing
desks, balcony desks, along with the many work-stations within the sun- lled atrium itself. The building adapts to the
users’ preferences for lighting and heating via a mobile app, which also allows users to locate their colleagues and nd
free desks. The combination of app and architecture supports activity-based working: employees actively choose the
environment, mood and atmosphere they want to work in for di erent tasks throughout the day.

While sustainability as a purely technological narrative has been exhausted by its overuse, The Edge creates a radically
new working environment which is enabled by sustainable technologies. With the world’s highest rating awarded to an
of ce building by the Building Research Establishment (BRE), the global assessor of sustainable buildings, The Edge
combines numerous smart technologies in tandem to create an adaptable and intelligent working environment.
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Sustainability
BREEAM helped the team to develop an of ce building that is not only energy neutral but also energy positive. The Edge uses 70% less
electricity than comparable of ce buildings. The roof and the south-facing facade incorporate the largest array of photovoltaic panels of
any European of ce building, and an aquifer thermal energy storage system provides all of the energy required for heating and cooling.
A heath-pump was applied to this storage system signi cantly increases ef ciency. These and several other innovations (see below)
have ensured that The Edge scored particularly well on innovation credits.
Occupancy, movement, lighting levels, humidity and temperature are continuously measured, and using smart technology – including
Ethernet-powered LED connected lighting – the building systems respond to maximise ef ciency. But the real outcome of The Edge is
not just the reduction in water and energy use of its own users, but also the project’s role as a feasible, high quality example of new
technologies, new ways of designing, and news ways of working
Environmental Features
Orientation – The building’s orientation is based on the path of the sun. The atrium bathes the building in northern daylight while the
solar panels on the southern facade shield the workspaces from the sun.
Façades – Each facade is uniquely detailed according to its orientation and purpose:
• Load bearing walls to the south, east and west have smaller openings to provide thermal mass and shading, and solid openable
panels for ventilation.
• Louvers on the south facades are designed according to sun angles and provide additional shading for the of ce spaces, reducing
solar heat gain.
• Solar panels on the south facade provide enough sustainable electricity to power all smartphones, laptops and electric cars.
• The North facades are highly transparent and use thicker glass to dampen noise from the motorway.
• The Atrium façade is totally transparent, allowing views out over the dyke, and steady north light in.
Smart lighting – The building’s Ethernet-powered LED lighting system is integrated with 30,000 sensors to continuously measure
occupancy, movement, lighting levels, humidity and temperature, allowing it to automatically adjust energy use.
Solar panel roof
65.000 sq ft of solar panels are located on the facades and roof, and remotely on the roofs of buildings of the University of Amsterdam –
thereby making use of neighbourhood level energy sourcing.
Energy reuse – The atrium acts as a buffer between the workspace and the external environment. Excess ventilation air from the of ces
is used again to air condition the atrium space. The air is then ventilated back out through the top of the atrium where it passes through
a heat exchanger to make use of any warmth.
Rain water reuse – Rain water is collected on the roof and used to ush toilets, and irrigate the green terraces in the atrium and other
garden areas surrounding the building.
Thermal energy storage – Two 129m deep wells reach down to an aquifer, allowing thermal energy differentials to be stored deep
underground.
Light over Ethernet – In The Edge a new LED-lighting system has been co-developed with Philips. The Light over Ethernet (LoE) LED
system is powered by Ethernet and 100% IP based. This makes the system (i.e. each luminaire individually) computer controllable, so
that changes can be implemented quickly and easily without opening suspended ceilings. The luminaires are furthermore equipped with
Philips’ ‘coded-light’ system allowing for a highly precise localisation via smartphone down to 20cm accuracy, much more precise than
known WiFi or beacon systems.
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 Around 6,000 of these luminaires were placed in The Edge with every second luminaire being equipped with an additional multi-sensor
to detect movement, light, infrared and temperature.
The Philips LoE LED system was used in all of ce spaces to reduce the energy requirement by around 50% compared to conventional
TL-5 Lighting. Via the LoE system daily building use can be monitored. This data is fed to facility managers via the BMS allowing:
• Remote insight into the presence of people in the building (anonymous). Heating, cooling, fresh air and lighting are fully IoT
(Internet of Things) integrated and BMS controlled per 200 sqft based on occupancy – with zero occupancy there is next-to-zero
energy use.
• Predictions of occupancy at lunchtime based on real time historical data and traf c and weather information to avoid food-waste.
• Unused rooms to be skipped for cleaning.
• Managers to be alerted to lights that need replacing.
• Noti cation of printers needing paper.
The mobile app – personalised workspaces – Every employee is connected to the building via an app on their smartphone. Using the
app they can nd parking spaces, free desks or other colleagues, report issues to the facilities team, or even navigate within the
building.
Employees can customise the temperature and light levels anywhere they choose to work in the building via the mobile app. The app
remembers how they like their coffee, and tracks their energy use so they’re aware of it.
Data – The vast amount of data generated by the building’s digital systems and the mobile app on everything from energy use to
working patterns, has huge potential for informing not only Deloitte’s own operations, but also our understanding of working
environments as a whole. Discussions are currently ongoing regarding the future of this data and its use for research and knowledge
transfer.
Ecological corridor – The greenspace that separates the building from the nearby motorway acts as an ecological corridor, allowing
animals and insects cross the site safely
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FIVE EXISTING
GREEN BUILDINGS IN THE PHILIPPINES
 01. ARYA RESIDENCES

Arya Residences prides itself as the rst LEED Gold Certi ed

Residential Condominium in the Philippines. A team played a vital
role in ensuring that sustainable design principles were adopted in
the building’s orientation, con guration, façade design, material
selection, engineering systems, and maintenance protocols. As the
front-runner, it paved the way for other developments to aim for
similar environment-friendly and green building initiatives,
contributing to a healthier planet

Arya Residences is also the benchmark vertical residential

development in the Philippine Green Building Council's Building for
Ecologically Responsive Design Excellence rating system

Design
This iconic building, described by one writer as
‘devastatingly handsome’, was designed by world-
renowned architectural rm SOM-New York; the same rm
that did the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and One World Trade
Center in New York.
Arya Residences is the fusion of architectural re nement,
and environmentally sensitive design.
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Arya Residences is the Philippines’ rst residential development undergoing dual green building certi cation using the BERDE New
Construction v1.1.0 for Residential development and the LEED rating system. The two-tower residential development is a project of the
ArthaLand Corporation, a member of the Philippine Green Building Council.
Among the green building features being considered in the project include:
- Close proximity to basic amenities such as hospital, institutions, commercial and business areas;
- Provision for bicycle racks to encourage bikers;
- Maximize natural ventilation and natural daylight;
- Employment of low ow, low ush xtures which may result of 40% less water consumption;
- Provision for dual piping for irrigation and ushing;
- Usage of local vegetation that may require minimal maintenance and water usage
- Usage of low VOC paint and sealants for a healthier home;
- Usage of high-quality, eco-friendly sustainable materials
- Usage of low energy consumption appliances and systems such as energy-e cient air conditioning units which may contribute to a
reduction of at least 14% energy demand.
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 02. THE ZUELLIG BUILDING

The rst premium-grade o ce tower in the Philippines to be

erected after 2000, the Zuellig Building is notable for its
environmentally conscious design, distinctive facade, and
superior nishes. It is the rst o ce building in Manila’s Makati
Central Business District that was pre-certi ed by the U.S.
Green Building Council at the LEED® Gold level; the project is
now LEED® Platinum certi ed.
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The tower provides approximately 65,000 square meters of Class-A o ce

space and approximately 2,000 square meters of retail area.
The building expands on its north side and contracts on its south, resulting
in a fan-shaped oor plan.

Glass is used as the primary expressive material. A

double-paned low-emissivity curtain wall, with a
ceramic frit pattern, minimizes solar heat gain and
energy loss while allowing 90 percent of interior
spaces to have access to natural light and views. The
frit pattern references local organic motifs and
reinforces the vertical proportions of the tower.
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The Zuellig Building is the first building in the Philippines to earn LEED® Platinum certification. With its premium
finishes, the building incorporates eco-friendly systems and features to deliver sustainable advantages. Such
features include double glazed Low Emission (Low E) glass, rainwater harvesting facilities, low-flow plumbing
fixtures and more.

Energy Efficiency
To reduce overall energy consumption the building is equipped with a double glazed Low-E curtain wall, daylight
dimming sensors, motion sensors and high-efficiency building management and air-conditioning systems.

Indoor Environment Quality

An efficient central air conditioning system regulates and CO2 sensors regulate the supply and flow of fresh air.

Water Efficiency
A rainwater harvesting and grey water system and the low-flow/water-saving fixtures help achieve high water
efficiency.

Materials and Resources

The building is equipped with a dedicated area for the collection and storage of materials for recycling (ie. paper,
corrugated cardboard, glass, plastics and metals).
 03. BTTC CENTER

BTTC Centre is a Class A 12-story green building located at Ortigas

Avenue corner Roosevelt Avenue, Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila,
Philippines. It is the rst green building in Greenhills, San Juan to
receive a Gold pre-certi cation for Core & Shell under LEED.
Developed by Hantex Corporation, it is an o ce, commercial and retail
type of property with a oor plate of 1,384 square meters per oor.
BTTC Centre is also among the 58 projects currently registered for
LEED certi cation, together with the Zuellig Building in Makati and
Megaworld 8 Campus Building and Wells Fargo Headquarters, which
are both in Bonifacio Global City. It is also an IT-Center PEZA Certi ed
Building.
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Architect Daniel Go said the challenge to designing the building was not only in the materials that had to be
used but how his team of architects in ADGO Architecture and Design Inc. would maximize their artistic
passion
That is why when they were designing the building, they made it a point to always think out of the box.

This building must have a character and forms. It must be composed of geometric gures coming together to
form a singular design of the unit that gives the impression of mobility, action, creativity, and dynamism. It
must envision a sense that it was a well thought out design instead of just being a box.

Go added that the four sides of the BTTC Centre building consist of different shapes and designs. He said the
majority of the oors are rectangular but has a combination of geometric shapes and curved lines for the
exterior. If I really wanted to be economical, I would just put up a box. Very simple design, just a box with a
double-glazed glass and walls that are just insulated and then that’s it, right? But where’s the art there?
Where’s the creativity? Where’s the passion for architectural excellence? he noted.

Sustainability
BTTC Centre is the rst green building in Greenhills, San Juan to receive a Gold
certi cation under LEED. This green building uses double-glazed glass or insulated
glass unit (IGU), which helps regulate and maintain the temperature inside the building
and lessens AC use. The building’s walls also insulate heat through a green feature
called the Exterior Insulated Façade System (EIFS)
Another innovation of BTTC Centre is the use of a power regenerating electrical system
for the elevators. In the event that an elevator is not fully loaded, some of its energy will
be converted back into the building’s electrical system. AC units have a variable
refrigerant ow (VRF) system that allows less electricity use when running the
compressors
The building also has a water system and sewage treatment. Rainwater and wastewater
are gathered and processed repeatedly for other uses.
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 04. LAGUNA LAKE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), one of the

attached agencies of the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR), is responsible for the
preservation, development, and sustainability of the Laguna
de Bay and its 21 major tributary rivers.
The new o ce, a leading example of the "Green Building
Revolution", is considered as the rst-ever Philippine
structure to be accredited as a "Green Building" after
passing the stringent international standards set by the
Building for Ecologically Responsive Design Excellence
(BERDE) in conjunction with the Green Buildings Council of
the Philippines.
"This Green Building is LLDA's share in the protection of our
environment and de nes the very purpose of our work and
mission, "Ibalik ang Luntiang Yaman at Diwa ng Lawa". It is a
testimony of our commitment to preserve and protect the
Earth and its ecosystems," said Presidential Adviser for
Environmental Protection and LLDA General Manager J.R.
Nereus O. Acosta.
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Designed by Architect Cascante, the two four-storey buildings interconnected by bridge ways on all levels, are "energy-e cient,
climate-smart, ecologically adaptive and occupant-friendly".
It stands on 3,021 sq. m of land with a gross oor area of 5,600 sq.m.
Its 149 sq. m. green roof planted with plants and small trees reduces the building's footprint or the area of the slab by 11%.
Acosta added that the building orientation of having the longest sides at the east-west axis minimizes heat gain and captures wind from
the northeastern, southwestern and southeastern sides thus promoting natural ventilation in 86% of the total gross oor area.
Double low-emitting glass windows with argon gas boost energy e ciency and insulated walls prevent heat absorption thus rooms are
cooler and air conditioning units do not have to be set very low.
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The Laguna Lake Development Authority Building is the rst green building government o ce in the country to be BERDE (or Building
for Ecologically Responsive Design Excellence) certi ed.
The two four-story buildings interconnected by bridge ways on all levels, are energy-e cient, climate-smart, ecologically adaptive and
occupant-friendly. The building’s orientation minimizes heat gain and captures wind thus promoting natural ventilation in 86% of the
total gross oor area. The LLDA building has double low-emitting argon windows that improves energy e ciency, and insulate walls
that prevent heat absorption making rooms naturally cooler. The new headquarters also has its own waste water treatment facility and
three rainwater harvesting tanks.

"As a result of all these combined features, only 49% of our gross oor area require air-conditioning and we have reduced our power
consumption by 12.5%. This de nitely reduces our carbon footprint and in a way supports the Philippines' commitment in the Paris
Agreement to help reduce global temperature rise by below 1.5 degrees Celcius."
The new headquarters also has its own waste water treatment facility. Water from the comfort rooms and sinks is recycled by passing
through the aerated tank, reed bed, polishing pond and is nally collected in the constructed wetland. Natural plants and
microorganisms in the wetland allow natural cleansing of the water which can be used to water plants.
Aside from the wetland, the building also has three (3) rainwater harvesting tanks with a capacity of 1,000 gallons each. After ltration,
the collected water is used to ush toilets and urinals.
"The wetland and rainwater catchment has reduced our water consumption by 20%. This and the reduction in power consumption
resulted to considerable savings for the o ce," said Acosta.
Pervious pavements, a materials recovery facility, solar-assisted air conditioning units, LED lighting for the entire building are the other
green building features that the agency has employed.
"All these features put together translate to pleasant working conditions, increased e ciency and improved productivity for all our
employees," he remarked. "These have put our o ce building in harmony with nature and our environment."
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Found in the country’s rst and largest eco-city

development, Nuvali One Evotech’s effort to develop a
sustainable design has earned it a Silver LEED
Certi cation
Tenants in One Evotech enjoy 14 percent lower
energy costs as consumption is only at 74 kilowatt-
hours per square meter compared to Southeast Asia’s
standard 200 kWh/sqm. Its other green features are its
eco-friendly location, water and energy ef ciencies,
bike ramp, and sun baf es.
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One Evotech is the maiden structure in NUVALI TechnoHub, the rst of three of ce campus developments in NUVALI’s Lakeside
Evozone. Now fully operational, it is home to multinational solutions management group Convergys. A project of the Ayala Business
Capes Group of Ayala Land, Inc., it caters to the of ce space requirements of call centers, business process outsourcing, and the
information technology/information technology-enabled services (IT/ITES) rms. This is the rst of several buildings in the Lakeside
Evozone
Aside from these features, it has a sustainable design that is consistent with NUVALI’s overall vision. A bike ramp going up to the
building encourages alternative means of mobilizing. Its stairs are strategically located to have access to the scenic open areas outside.
The placement discourages the use of elevators and introduces a healthier way of roaming the area
There are commercial establishments nearby. Dining options include as 7-11, Royal Caribbean Patties, Reyes Barbeque, and Kanin Get
It. There’s also the Indulgence Day Spa and a branch of the Bank of the Philippine Islands
All of these makes One Evotech a promising of ce working spaces in NUVALI
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Given the heightened public awareness of the bene ts of green buildings in recent years, a number of of ce projects in Metro Manila by
various developers have sought LEED certi cation. The rst to be granted such a certi cate in the Philippines is One Evotech, an Ayala
Land BPO facility in NUVALI TechnoHub in Laguna
“Based on a points system that measures a project’s sustainability in terms of sustainable sites, water ef ciency, energy and
atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality and innovation in design, among other factors, One Evotech was
granted the distinction of a silver rating which is a level higher than the standard LEED score,” according to Cora Dizon, vice president
and head of business development, Commercial Business Group
The four-level building in the campus-like setting of the NUVALI TechnoHub serves as a model not only for those concerned about
carbon footprints but also for its tenants and property managers who will bene t from a healthier work environment and will enjoy
considerable savings from this highly-ef cient building. In 2010, for instance, its energy consumption measured a mere 74kwh/sqm or
way below the ASEAN standard of 200 kwh/sqm. Its water ef ciency registered at 0.54 cum/sqm or 0.10 below the adopted standard
By orienting the building away from the sun’s hottest rays and incorporating sun screens at areas exposed to the direct sunlight, the
project sought energy savings for those who work there, observed Joel Luna, Ayala Land’s chief architect and head of Innovation and
Design Group. Greater savings was achieved by installing an innovative district cooling air-conditioning system with a central plant that
provides chilled water through an underground loop for a number of buildings. All told, One Evotech provides 14 percent energy cost
savings for its tenants like Convergys Corporation. Recycled water is used for toilet ushing and landscape irrigation, saving as much
as 45 percent of potable water than your average building
“In practice, many of our cost reduction programs are actually closely tied up to our sustainability efforts,” said Ayala Land president
and CEO Antonino T. Aquino. ”We have made sustainability one of our key competitive and differentiating advantages and as we
continue to embed our sustainability objectives into our business models, these will be re ected in our masterplans and
developments ,” Aquino added
One Evotech’s location in former sugarcane elds now master planned as a new growth center with strong environmentally-friendly
features won it high points in the LEED system. For one, the of ce building gives its occupants great views of the manmade lake beside
it. In addition, its campus settings in the NUVALI community de ned by wide open spaces provides a stark contrast to the dense, urban
environment of most other of ce developments, pointed out Rowena Tomeldan, vice president and head of operations, Commerical
Business Group. In keeping with the feel of a campus, the building also provides bike ramps and paths that give its occupants quick
access to the retail and other areas within the NUVALI area
A less obvious sustainable feature of One Evotech is the use of pervious pavements which allow rain water to seep quickly into the
water aquifer while reducing stormwater runoff. Just as remarkable is the fact that during the construction of One Evotech, Ayala Land
exerted effort to reuse and recycle its construction debris. As a result, the project has diverted 87 percent of on-site generated
construction waste from land ll
Luna recalled that when One Evotech was built in 2008, it was not designed and planned to formally conform to the LEED rating system.
“We wanted a green building in keeping with the sustainability thrust of the NUVALI area and designing to obtain LEED points were not
even part of our consideration.” The LEED certi cation was merely a con rmation that the company was making its mark where it
objectively mattered.

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Sustainability, after all, is a continuous learning process. What is important is that
one never stops learning.
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