Cundall Engineering

PRESENTATION
Green Forum Manila Sept 2009
Cundall Hong Kong Ltd
Sustainable Design & LEED Consultant
Contact Julian Bott

Award-winning, multidisciplinary consulting engineers

Innovative, deliverable solutions for the built environment

Cundall

Services

UK

Building services
UAE

Shanghai

Civil engineering

Hong Kong

Structural engineering
Ecologically sustainable design
Geotechnical engineering

Australia
China
Hong Kong
Cyprus
Libya
Spain
Romania
UAE
UK

IT & Communications
Australia

Transportation
Utilities management
Critical systems
Advisory services
Fire engineering
Specialist lighting

Leaders in building design

Building Services Awards

Major Project of the Year (2009)
Innovation of the Year (2009)
International Achievement Award (2009)

Sustainable Building Services Awards

Sustainable Refurbishment Award (2007)
Sustainability Champion of the Year (2008)

BCO Awards
Innovation of the Year (2008)
Best of the Best (2007)
plus numerous regional BCO awards

Cundall

Specialised Services
Sustainable Focus and Specialised services
Sustainable Masterplanning Advise:

Sustainability strategic advice

Planning
Energy infrastructure
Water infrastructure advice
Drainage and water treatment advice
Microclimate Analysis
Sun & Wind analysis
District cooling and heating design
Rating tool assessments (LEED, BEAM etc)
Energy & Daylight Modelling
Low Energy Systems Design
Faade thermal and daylight design
Building integrated renewable

Cundall
Sectors
Commercial Office
Residential
Infrastructure
Industrial
Hospitality
Healthcare
Retail
Aged Care

LEED
BREEAM
HK-BEAM
GREEN MARK
GREEN STAR
CASBEE

Highest Rated Buildings

SA Water Adelaide

33 Breakfast Creek Rd, Brisbane

First 6 Star Green Star Certified building in SA

Earned most Green Star points in history

First 6 Star Green Star Certified building in QLD

The Gauge, Melbourne

The Ark, Sydney

First 6 Star Green Star Certified

speculative office building in Australia

6 Star Green Star Certified building in NSW

33 Breakfast Creek Road,

Brisbane, Australia
33 Breakfast Creek Road, Brisbane
6 star Green Star Office Design
All Active Chilled Beam
100% outside air
Faade design to reduce loads and reduce infiltration
Heat recovery and thermal wheels to precondition air
Cundall role: All building services & ESD

Outdoor Retail Mall

Rouse Hill Town Centre, Sydney

180,000m retail & mixed-use town centre development completed 2007
Semi-outdoor mall environment
25% reduction in ecological footprint
40% energy saving and 60% water saving
Banksia Environmental Award 2008
AJC, Rice Daubney and GSA Group

Rouse Hill Outcomes

All retailers completed an Ecological

Footprint calculator

Several major tenants launch new Green

Stores

Waste is recycled and/or sent to biogas

generation

Green Travel

Recycled content

Over 130,000 tonnes of recycled materials

used in construction

Community and schools education

program

Building Upgrades

CAE Headquarters
Shenzhen
Shenzhen (border with HKSAR)
Target LEED GOLD Refurbishment
Radiant Slab Cooling with UFAD
15-20% lower energy than
upgrading to ASHRAE 90.1 systems
30% Increased O/A rates with
thermal wheel heat recovery AHU
Rainwater & Condensate recovery
and re-use
Double skin High performance
faade, double glazing
Solar PV and Hot Water
Roof garden
Re-use fitout materials
Recycled construction Waste
Low VOC paints

China projects

DaZhongLi Development,
Shanghai, Swire Properties
Sustainability consultancy
310,000 m GFA mixed development
2 offices towers, 3 hotels, 1 shopping mall
Targeting LEED Gold rating
Features:
Low energy faade
High efficiency & resilience MEP system
CHP for district heating and cooling
Recycle rainwater, condensate & grey water
Renewable energy integration BIPV, SHW

iHub, Suzhou - Ascendas

Ascendas iHub
Suzhou,China

Reflection on local issues

Many skills and the desire is here

Reflection
How do we get mass market focus?

How do I convince my clients?

How expensive is it to go green ?

We cant afford the technology

Green Evolution

Green
develops
vision
Green
becomes a
value
proposition
Green
becomes
defined and
measured

Green
introduced
to industry

1990s

2000

Architecture Inspired
Supply
Reactionary - Reducing Unsustainability

2009
Green Analysis
Supply + Demand

Purpose Creation
Mass Demand
Sustainability

Two driving forces in green building

Government Policy

Market forces

How

Legislation to target
worst practises

Rating systems to define value

What

Prescriptive requirements Early adopters sought recognition

Fabric (Glazing,
insulation)
Competition
Demand
Equipment efficiency
Demand fuelled innovation

Now

Performance targets
Energy targets

Rating systems upgraded

Higher targets set

Future

Future legislation will

penalise high carbon
users

CSR and carbon reporting

Dow Jones Sustainability index

Goals for the market

Environment
Greenhouse Gases
Waste reduction
Water saving
Renewables

Joint Objectives

Environment

Greenhouse Gases
Waste
Water
Renewables
Indoor Air Quality

Economic

Return on investment
Running costs
Occupant satisfaction
Investment in Quality

Understanding your clients

Environmental
Sustainability

External Environment

Greenhouse Gases
Waste
Water
Renewables
Indoor Air Quality

Business
Sustainability

Economic
Running costs
Return on investment
Occupant satisfaction
Investment in Quality

Create a link

Sustainability

Environmental
Sustainability

Business
Sustainability

Economic

Environment
Greenhouse Gases
Waste
Water
Renewables
Indoor Air Quality

Running costs
Return on investment
Occupant satisfaction
Investment in Quality

Sustainability

Environmental
Sustainability

Business
Sustainability

Social
Sustainability

Environment

Economics

Social

Greenhouse Gases
Waste & Water
Indoor Environment
Renewables

Running costs
Return on investment
Occupant satisfaction
Investment in Quality

Urban planning
Mobility
Quality of living
Culture and History

Related benefits

Green Evolution

Green
Organisations
Green
Real Estate
Green Buildings

Green Cities

How to move towards greener buildings?

Keep it Simple

Brief

Concept

Design

Integrated Design

Delivery

Sustainability Strategy

Whats important

Master
Planning

Concept
Design

Detail
Design

Construct

Operate

Steps to lower carbon in design

On-site
renewables

Renewables

off site renewables

Air to air, waste heat from chillers

Aquifer Thermal Storage

Internal Loads
Passive Design
Design Criteria

Reducing energy consumption

Heat
Recovery
Energy Efficiency

biomass, geothermal, solar, wind

fuel cells?

Heating, cooling & ventilation systems

Control strategy
Lighting & Equipment (W/m2)
Controls turn off
Form: daylight & natural ventilation
Fabric: insulation, facade, thermal mass
Comfort criteria, lighting levels,
fresh air quantity, operating hours

Design Response

Site

Climate Responsive

Prevailing Conditions

Trends Summer all winds

Design response Built Form

Site

Built Form

Resources

Design
Response

Services

Envelope

Built Form

Built Form

Does the floor plan suit the use of daylighting and natural
ventilation?

Can courtyards or atriums be used to increase natural light /

ventilation?

How does the built form affect services design?

Can it be used to exploit prevailing site conditions?

Can the thermal mass of structural systems be used beneficially?

Are green roofs viable?

Built Form orientation

North South
Orientation
Effective
External
Shading

East West
Orientation
Difficult to
Shade

Closed Vs Open Box

Leasing Preference
Closed Box

Open Street Mall

Thermal Comfort Do we need AC 22-24 Degrees

30

OUT_SET
SET Temperature (o)C

25

Air Temperature

20

Radiant Temperature

15

Air Speed

10

Relative Humidity
5

Clothing Level
0
0.5

1.5

2.5

Air Velocity m/s

Summer 30

Mid-Season 20

Lower Limit

Upper Limit

Winter 14

Activity Level

Standard
Effective
Temperature
(SET)
provides a
comfort index
that factors in all
elements of
comfort and
returns a single
temperature
reference point

Open Street Malls

Raise setpoint in malls

Promote and improve outdoor comfort

Inspired by Traditional Filipino Architecture

bahay-kubo
Living quarters are raised above
ground and kept cool with stone floor
below and airflow through slotted floor

Underfloor natural cooling

Shading

Landscaping

Landscaping to create a microclimate and provide water features for evaporative cooling

Daylight streets & buildings

Daylight to develop form

Atrium cut-outs for significantly

improved daylight

Westfield Centrepoint, Sydney

DaylightAnalysis
ForTropicalClimate

Retail improved internal space

Daylight

Design Response - Envelope

Site

Built Form

Resources

Design
Response

Services

Envelope

Envelope

Envelope
Is the building to be sealed tight or is the envelope to
breathe?

What glazed area is desired: full height, strip or punched?

How does this affect mechanical and electrical services?

Is external shading suitable? Should this be fixed or

adjustable?

What is the whole-of-life cost of the faade system?

What are comfort and daylight implications of different

facade options?

Does the building fabric meet or exceed code requirements

Envelope Code requirements

Part L UK (Glazing and thermal performance)
BCA Section J Australia (Glazing and thermal performance)
ASHRAE 90.1 US (Services & Fabric performance)
China Building Code (Glazing requirements)
BCA OTTV Singapore (Combined Fabric energy index)
The OTTV concept takes into consideration the three basic
elements of heat gain through the external walls of a building,
as follows:
a. heat conduction through opaque walls;
b. heat conduction through glass windows;
c. solar radiation through the glass windows
Reference Philippines DOE Guideline
http://www.doe.gov.ph/pelmatp/Guidelines_on_Energy_Conserving_Design_on_B
uildings_(v._2008).

Envelope & energy

Advances in Glazing

Illustration depicts single-, double-, and triple-silver-coated glass

technology.

Glazing

Colour

Shading
Coefficient

Visible Light
Transmittance

Sc

VLT

Standard Double Glazed

Clear

0.7

70%

Double Glazed Tinted

Grey

0.3

30%

Double Glazed Low E

Spectrally reflective

Light Grey 0.26

45%

Double Glazed Low E

Spectrally reflective

Neutral

0.28

55%

Double Glazed Low E

Spectrally reflective

Clear

0.4

60%

Day
Energy

light

Beyond Low E
Spectrally selective glazing

Insulation

Roof Essential
Use highest performance

Walls

Insulation is cost effective

Reduces AC plant costs

Windows & Skylight frames

For higher performance

Shading

Shading optimisation
Detailed analysis of faade
Shading can be optimised on each
faade where necessary
Reduce peak loads and energy
consumption
Reduced OTTV

Design response - Services

Site

Built Form

Resources

Design
Response

Services

Envelope

Concept Design

Energy Modelling

Predict energy consumption

Predict occupants comfort
Advise on building form, faade
Advise on M&E options

Option Studies

500

400

300

200

100

0
VAV

UnderfloorAir

Centralplant&AHU

PassiveChilled
Beam

ActiveChilled
Beam

Onfloorsystem

ActiveChilled
Beam&Inffusers

Ceiling&Sprinkler

Active&Passive Underfloor&no
ChilledBeam
ceiling

Raisedfloor&Sprinkler

Conceptual Design

VS1 Project, Adelaide

Floor layout
Atrium light, air, connectivity
Faade
Services ceiling v floor air
Water & energy systems

Welcome Trust Ceiling

(Completed 2005)

Radiant Cooling ceiling panels

With exposed slab (thermal mass)

Naturally
ventilated
faadesystem
reducesthe
solargaininto
thespace.

Fresh air introduced to the space via a

pressurised floor void at 2.3l/s per m

Passive chilled beams

The Gauge, Melbourne
6 Star Green Star

Efficient lighting

Office lighting now

targets 5-6W/m2
Saving 50%-75% on
conventional design
Task lights

61W light fitting

Modelling lighting options

62W but 30% more light output

Not all light fittings are the same!

Improving Technologies
GaN LED 10x cheaper
(available in 2011?)

Radiant cooling

CAE Headquarters
Shenzhen, China
Shenzhen (border with HKSAR)
Target LEED GOLD Refurbishment

Radiant Slab Cooling with UFAD

20-25% lower energy than upgrading
to ASHRAE 90.1 standard
30% Increased O/A rates with thermal
wheel heat recovery AHU
Rainwater & Condensate recovery
Double skin High performance faade,
double glazing

New Building Design

VS1 Project, Adelaide

6 star Green Star Office Design
Underfloor air
100% outside air
No heat recovery relies on wider
temperature band and Adelaide climate
wide economy cycle
Fritted glass veil to west
Shading to north and south
Performance double glazing
340kWe cogeneration with absorption
chiller

Cundall role: ESD & concept designs

Underfloor AC

VS1 Building, Adelaide

Underfloor air conditioning

100% Outside air provided under most operating conditions

Cooling from the floor only

Improved fresh air to occupants

Faade design is fundamental

VS1 Building, Adelaide

Horizontal walkways
block high angle sun

8m

Fritted glass reduces

low angle sun

Conclusion

Design for the climate STOP using energy to compensate for

lack of climate responsive design
Create positive visions create and understand the value of
building green

New ways of thinking think beyond the boundary of building

design
Collaborate with clients leave the client knowing more

Whats needed?

Common goals for the industry common reporting and benchmarks

Clear government direction & strong policy - we cant rely on the
industry alone if we are to influence all buildings
Technology & skills exist for cost effective solutions
Time to complete design & focus on operation
Evaluation of buildings actual performance The long term focus
needs to be on the results

How can we help ?

Quantify and evaluate the design options

Guide our clients towards cost effective solutions

Identify the cost effective solutions specific to the climate and

building type

Introduce the whole building design approach to building

services by designing the building to be energy efficient.

Challenge the standard approach to engineering design.

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