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1 Approach for Cost Effective Energy Efficient Buildings 6th "Zayed Seminar - Green Economy May 2013 Climatic Design EE Building Construction EE Installations Urban Planning Bench Marking Appliances Florentine Visser - Architect Key Expert Low Energy Building & Urban Planning Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 1 1 1

2 Why?? Residential Sector Appliances -> Cooling --> BUILDINGS Source: EE Indicators Report (ALCOR) PlanBlue, RCREEE,MED-ENEC, 2012 Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 2 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 2 2

3 Key Issues Regulations Arab EE Guidelines National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEAAP) EE Building Code > Enforcement Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 3 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 3 3

4 Key Issues Regulations ENERGY PRICES Responsibility > YOU: company, organisation, government Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 4 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 4 4

5 Construction Practice Designing & Building Problems! Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 5 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 5 5

6 HOW? Aqaba Residence Energy Efficiency AREE, Architect Florentine Visser Aqaba Jordan Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 6 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 6 6

7 Energy Savings Building Performance Energy Demand for Cooling (kwh/m2.yr) Modelling Monitoring Source: AREE, MED-ENEC I PP, H.Rosenlund CEC, May 2010 Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 7 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 7 7

8 Feasible EE Measures Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 8 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 8 8

9 Cost Effective EE Building Projects Use the most cost effective & easy to implement EE measures: Renewable Energy Installation 0 - Building Construction Architectural Design Building Morphology Urban Planning Cost Efficiency Behavior Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 9 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 9 9

10 EE Buildings HOW? Reduce Energy Demand: Cooling Heating Lighting Reduce Energy Consumption: HVAC MEP Appliances Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 10 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 10 10

11 Five Steps for EE buildings 1. Design 2. Building Construction Passive Measures Reduce Energy Demand: Cooling Heating Lighting 3. Installation Systems 4. Renewable Energy Active Measures Reduce Energy Consumption: HVAC MEP Appliances 5. Behaviour Occupant needs to know about most efficient use Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 11 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 11 11

12 Five Steps for AREE 1. Design ~ 20% Orientation Layout Mass Window Wall Ratio Ventilation Out door space Shading Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 12 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 12 12

13 Five Steps for AREE 1. Design ~ 20% Orientation Layout Mass Window Wall Ratio Ventilation Out door space Shading Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 13 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 13 13

14 Five Steps for AREE 1. Design ~ 20% Orientation Layout Mass Window Wall Ratio Ventilation Out door space Shading Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 14 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 14 14

15 Five Steps for AREE 2. Building Construction ~ 20% Shading Insulation Thermal Bridges Materials Double Glazing Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 15 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 15 15

16 Five Steps for AREE 2. Building Construction ~ 20% Shading Insulation Thermal Bridges Materials Double Glazing Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 16 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 16 16

17 Five Steps for AREE 2. Building Construction ~ 20% Shading Insulation Thermal Bridges Materials Double Glazing Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 17 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 17 17

18 Five Steps for AREE 3. Installation Systems ~ 20% System Design Efficient System Planning Integration Commissioning Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 18 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 18 18

19 Five Steps for AREE 3. Installation Systems ~ 5-24% Lighting CFL Electronic Ballast Timer occupancy Movement Sensors Public lighting AREE, Architect Florentine Visser Aqaba Jordan Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 19 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 19 19

20 Five Steps for AREE Source: 4. Renewable Energy ~ 10% Hot Water Supply Solar Water Heating Domestic Geo thermal / District Solar Cooling Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 20 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 20 20

21 Five Steps for AREE Promising Concept... Solar panel 25kW 15kW Cooling 40kW 4. Renewable Energy...Tested... Solar Water Heating Geo thermal Solar Cooling...Technology Development and Transfer is a long way to go... Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 21 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 21 21

22 Five Steps for AREE ~ 10-20% 5. Behaviour Foto: Joseph Zakarian Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 22 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 22 22

23 Success Factors 1. Design 2. Building Construction Coordination Integration 3. Installation Systems 4. Renewable Energy 5. Behaviour Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 23 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 23 23

24 Approach Cost Effective EE Buildings Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 24 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 24 24

25 Design Solutions 1. Design 2. Building Construction 3. Installation Systems 4. Renewable Energy 5. Behaviour Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development 25 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 25 25

26 Thank You Do It!! شكرا جزيلا! Aqaba Residence Energy Efficiency AREE, Architect Florentine Visser Aqaba Jordan Florentine Visser - Architect & Consultant Sustainable Building & Policy Development florentine.visser@gmail.com 26 Florentine Visser - Consultant Sustainable urban Planning Building and Policy Development May 2013 Seite 26 26

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