Intelligent Building Case Study

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Hindmarsh Shire Council Corporate Centre, Australia Architect :K20 architects The new civic building incorporates community use facilities, multi-functional spaces, council chambers, Vic Roads services, meeting and interview rooms.

Environmentally sustainable design

(ESD) principles are at the core of the building’s design intent

minimize embodied energy and energy loadings within the building reduce carbon output for the life of the project.

Over 80% of the existing building's materials were recycled before the existing infrastructure was demolished

a laminated timber product to replace steel

Construction

for structural purposes

An under-floor air distribution air conditioning system

(UFAD)

By constructing a series of thermal

chambers underground via earth tubes and under-floor ventilation plenums, fresh air is drawn in from the

exterior and cooled (or warmed) naturally by the earth before being redistributed back throughout the building via air displacement plenums.

Thermal performance

consumes less energy via passive solar design

• cross-flow ventilation principles •

LED lighting systems

• zoned motion-detecting lighting • a number of vertical green walls aim to enhance the indoor air quality use 60 per cent less electricity than the building they replaced

Energy Consumption

An electronic

control and monitoring

system has also been installed to test the effectiveness of the measures taken to minimize energy consumption,

Fit out and finishes include •

locally manufactured highest performing low VOC paint,

• durable finishes for lower maintenance and longevity

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Green Star certified modular carpets with 35% recycled content

•

low formaldehyde substrates

• low energy zoned lighting with motion sensors.

Materials

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