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Sustainable Innovations/ Techs

Smog Filtering Tower

The Dutch city of Rotterdam has

opened the worlds first smog-
free tower.

Co-designed by Dutch artist Daan

Roosegaarde, the seven-metre
high tower sucks in dirty air like a
giant vacuum cleaner. Ion
technology then filters it, before
returning bubbles of smog-free
air through the towers vents. It
is able to clean 30,000 cubic
metres of air an hour, according
to Roosegaarde.

Roosegaarde has far-reaching ambitions for the tower, which is part of his Smog-Free Project. Its not
only intended to be a local solution that creates clean parks or playgrounds, he explains. Its also a
sensory experience of a clean future, a place where people can experience clean air.

He hopes to bring together governments, NGOs, the clean tech industry and ordinary citizens. We can
work together to make whole cities smog-free, he says. We can wait or we can participate.

The man behind the towers Hoover-like cleaning filter is Bob Ursem, a nanoparticles expert at the Delft
University of Technology. In outdoor tests, the filter has cleaned the air by 60%, measured by the share
of nanoparticles removed, and in indoor environments the reduction is even more significant, he claims.
Weve installed it in a parking garage here in the Netherlands and it sucks and cleans both the inside
and outside air, Ursem says. Inside the parking garage, the air became 70% cleaner. 1

Bladeless Wind Turbine

A new bladeless wind turbine that promises to be more efficient, less visually intrusive, and safer for
birdlife than conventional turbines has been welcomed by two of the UK wind energy industrys most
vocal critics.2

1 https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/sep/19/worlds-first-smog-filtering-tower-on-tour-
daan-roosegaarde-air-pollution
2 https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/jun/01/can-bladeless-wind-turbines-mute-opposition

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The RSPB and the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), which have both expressed concerns over
the impacts of industrial-scale windfarms on the landscape and wildlife, said the new turbine was
encouraging news for birds and had the potential to open up more urban environments to the sector.

The streamlined design contains no

contacting moving parts, making it
virtually noiseless and less prone to
vibration. Vortex Bladeless, the
turbines Spanish developers, hopes
these advantages could finally help
usher in a viable consumer wind
power market.

Wind turbines now are too noisy

for peoples backyard, says David
Suriol, who co-founded the
company with Raul Martin and the
turbines inventor, David Yez. We want to bring wind power generation to peoples houses like solar
power.

Using the scientific principles of natural frequency and vorticity, the turbine oscillates in swirling air
caused by the wind bypassing the mast, and then builds exponentially as it reaches the structures
natural resonance. Its a powerful effect that famously caused the coll apse of the Tacoma Narrows
Bridge in 1940, footage of which inspired Yez to try to build a structure to harness this energy rather
than prevent it.

The best wind turbine will collect around 50% of energy from the wind, says Suriol. We are close to
40% with bladeless turbines in our wind tunnel laboratory.

The turbine floats on

magnets, which as well as
significantly amplifying the
oscillation, also eliminates any
friction and the need for
expensive lubricating oils or
mechanical parts. So even if
newer conventional turbines
are promising greater and
greater power generation,
Vortex Bladeless claims that
the efficiency of their design
will always make it cheaper at
whatever scale.

We are using less parts so manufacturing costs will be 53% less, and the operational costs including
maintenance, land rental and administration will be 51% cheaper, predicts Suriol for a planned 150-
metre tall, one-megawatt bladeless turbine, compared to current onshore windfarms most common

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three-bladed turbines. We estimate that it will be 40% less expensive than conventional wind turbines
per megawatt of generation.

This industrial-sized turbine is at least four years away from reality, Suriol confesses, but within 18
months he hopes to sell a three-metre-high version, generating 100W, paired with a 125W solar panel
and small battery. This, he says, could be offered as a really cheap system for people living off -grid in
Africa and India, supplying enough electricity for three lights, a TV and a refrigerator.

A 13-metre, 4kW turbine for domestic use is planned within a similar timeframe, which would fall foul of
current residential planning permission rules in England that stipulate free -standing turbines can be no
higher than 11.1 metres high. Even if these issues couldnt be surmounted, Suriol argues that the 13-
metre turbines could be used en masse as viable alternatives to current windfarms.

Bio-luminescence Light

Electrochemically active bacteria can emit small electrical currents in

their metabolism while cleaning waste water. I explored these specific
bacteria as a means to generate electricity for domestic use. The
research led me to develop Spark of Life, a lamp that emits light
without the need of a plug. This "living lamp" only needs a teaspoon
of acetate every two weeks and some new water every month. A tiny
bit of nourishment in return for energy and light. I imagine that having
to feed and thus take care of your lamp could result in a closer
relationship between the lamp and its user.

Winning project of the Keep an Eye grant, a price that stimulates

recent alumni of the Design Academy Eindhoven. Van Dongen won
the price so she can continue to develop her newest work Spark of
Life into a consumer friendly product.

Solar Powered Vapor Extraction Systems

Reliability: Clean, off-grid 3-phase pump power with

zero emissions, meet ASTM E2893 best management
practices for greener cleanups.

Flexibility: Use for irrigation, potable water, GWTS, air

sparge, vapor extraction & industrial wells

Customization: Create a modular, scalable solution to

meet your exact needs

Mobility: Skid-mounted systems anywhere you need

pumping power

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Economy: Affordable rental rates for site remediation

Utility: Harness direct solar, with no grid, no batteries, no pollution, no noise

Capability: Pump up to 70,000 gal/day or 70 CFM with 3HP pump. Options include level controls,
flowmeter, telemetry and control logic.

Savings: Use free, clean energy without tying to the grid or using expensive, dirty diesel. Purchased
systems eligible for 30% federal tax credit

The way we live now: the rise of the energy-producing home

Generating energy is one thing, building a house is another. But with its plant-decorated walls and
enormous double-glazed windows, the ArchiBlox Positive House, introduced in Melbournes City Square
last month, looks elegant and modernist. The trick is to make the sustainable and performance
products visually pleasing while also practical, reports David Martin, construction director of the
ArchiBlox Positive House - the worlds first pre-fab energy positive house.

Rooftop solar panels and cooling tubes

generate energy and regulate the
temperature, while double-glazed
windows and thick walls conserve
energy. The end result: surplus power.

Students at the Delft University of

Technology, meanwhile, have invented
a highly innovative skin that can be
attached to existing houses with
similar results. And in Norway,
architecture firm Future Built has
managed to turn two ordinary office buildings into energy-generating ones, cutting their energy use by
90% through additional insulation and the use of sensors to control light and heating. Here, too, solar
panels on the roof provide energy that can be sold back to the grid.

With cars and homes accounting for 44% of greenhouse gasses in United States (and similar percentages
in Europe), its no surprise that researchers and architects are trying to find ways of making homes more
energy-efficient.

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Kristian Edwards says building a plus-house is technically straightforward. We calculated how many
square meters of solar panels we needed and optimised the angle of the roof to get maximum solar
yield, he reports. But plus-houses are also about minimising energy consumption, so we used as much
recycled material as possible, such as whole bricks from a barn nearby. With its box-like wooden top
floor slanted over the lower floor for maximum sun exposure, Snhettas experiment - the ZEB Multi-
Comfort House, located in the Norwegian city of Larvik - boasts a visually striking appearance.

Theres just one thing: the cost. Cost is

always a factor when building houses
that are taking advantage of the newest
technology, notes Alslund-Lanthn.
Plus-houses will likely remain more
expensive than conventional houses,
but on the other hand the owners will
benefit from lower utility bills
throughout the lifetime of the house,
and in many cases from added benefits
such as a better indoor climate due to
improved ventilation, more daylight
and better insulation.

Tesla Beautifies Residential Solar Power through Glass Tiles

The roof tiles are actually made of textured

glass. From most viewing angles, they look just
like ordinary shingles, but they allow light to
pass through from above onto a standard flat
solar cell. The plan is for Panasonic to produce
the solar cells and for Tesla to put together the
glass tiles and everything that goes along with
them. Thats all predicated on shareholders
approving the $2.2 billion acquisition of
SolarCity, the biggest U.S. rooftop installer, on
Nov. 17.

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Tesla says the tempered glass is tough as steel, and can weather a lifetime of abuse from the
elements. It can also be fitted with heating elements to melt snow in colder climates. Its never going to
wear out, Musk said, Its made of quartz. It has a quasi-infinite lifetime.

Electricity storage is crucial for future uptake of solar power. Already in some solar-heavy regions, more
electricity is being produced during the middle of the day than people can consume, and utility prices
spike in the evening hours when the sun goes down. In the U.S., some states are abandoning payments
for daytime rooftop solar, undermining huge investments that families have made in their solar systems.
The only recourse is for customers to use that electricity the mselves, at night.

Like previous attempts at solar shingles, the solar-plus-battery package hasnt really caught on yet.
SolarCitys total bundled sales thus far number in just the hundreds. But an argument can be made that
the products just weren't compelling enough yet and the prices were still too high.

Green Building Rating Systems

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)

LEED is the most widely used green building rating system in the world
with 1.85 million square feet of construction space certifying every day.
Developed by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) it
includes a set of rating systems for the design, construction,
operation, and maintenance of green buildings, homes, and
neighborhoods that aims to help building owners and operators be
environmentally responsible and use resources efficiently. LEED
certification provides independent verification of a building or
neighborhoods green features, allowing for the design, construction,
operations and maintenance of resource-efficient, high-performing,
healthy, cost-effective buildings. LEED is the triple bottom line in action,
benefiting people, planet and profit.

LEED certification is granted by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), which handles the third-
party verification of a project's compliance with the LEED requirements.

The certification process for design teams is made up of two consecutive applications: one including
design credits, and one including construction credits. All of the LEED credits in each rating system are
assigned to either the design application or the construction application. The design credits include
those that are the purview of the architect and the engineer, and are documented in the official

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construction drawings. The construction credits include those that are predominantly under the purview
of the contractor, and are documented during the construction and commissioning of the building.

A fee is required to register the building, and to submit the design and construction applications. Total
fees are assessed based on building area. Fees range from a minimum of $2,900 to over $1 million for a
large project. "Soft" costs, i.e., added costs to the building project to quality for LEED certification, range
from 1% to 6% of the total project cost. The average cost increase was about 2%, or an extra $3$5 per
square foot.

Buildings can qualify for four levels of certification:

Certified: 4049 points

Silver: 5059 points
Gold: 6079 points
Platinum: 80 points and above

USGBC Strategic Plan 2013-2015

Expand our mission beyond individual buildings to embrace the larger built environment and
broader aspects of sustainability, including a more focused approach to social equity and human
health;
Focus on opportunities to improve the energy and environmental performance of existing
buildings;
Improve strategies that reduce the built environments contributions to climate change;
Increase the adoption of green planning, design, construction and operational strategies in
government buildings;
Increase the capacity within the building trades to meet the growing demand for green
buildings, infrastructure and communities;
Add new tools, strategies, technologies and data to measure building performance;
Deliver accessible education on how to manage, operate, and inhabit green buildings;
Increase the activity in the finance and insurance industries to promote green buildings;
Accelerate adoption of green building strategies globally; and
Enhance collaboration within our community of members, chapter networks, volunteers,
Accredited Professionals (APs), international green building councils and supporters.

CASBEE (Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency)

CASBEE was developed by a research committee established in 2001 through

the collaboration of academia, industry and national and local governments,
which established the Japan Sustainable Building Consortium (JSBC) under the
auspice of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).

CASBEE was developed according to the following policies:

1) The system should be structured to award high assessments to superior buildings, thereby enhancing
incentives to designers and others.

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2) The assessment system should be as simple as possible.

3) The system should be applicable to buildings in a wide range of building types.

4) The system should take into consideration issues and problems peculiar to Japan and Asia.

A building is rated based on a five-class assessment system :

S (excellent);
A (extremely good);
B+ (good);
B- (rather poor);
C (poor).

A building rated A or above is deemed to be excellent and sustainable (an environmentally friendly
building).

Green Star

Green Star is a voluntary sustainability rating

system for buildings in Australia. It was launched
in 2003 by the Green Building Council of Australia.

The Green Star rating system assesses the

sustainability of projects at all stages of the built environment lifecycle. Ratings can be achieved at the
planning phase for communities, during the design, construction or fitout phase of buildings, or during
the ongoing operational phase. The system considers assesses and rates buildings, fitouts and
communities against a range of environmental impact categories, and aims to encourage leadership in
environmentally sustainable design and construction, showcase innovation in sustainable building
practices, and consider occupant health, productivity and operational cost savings.

Green Star benchmarks projects against the nine Green Star categories of: Management; Indoor
Environment Quality; Energy; Transport; Water; Materials; Land Use & Ecology; Emissions and
Innovation.

Score Rating Category

10-19 One Star Minimum Practice

20-29 Two Star Average Practice

30-44 Three Star Good Practice

45-59 Four Star Best Practice

60-74 Five Star Australian Excellence

75+ Six Star World Leadership

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BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method)

BREEAM works to raise awareness amongst owners,

occupiers, designers and operators of the benefits of
taking a sustainability approach. It helps them to
successfully and cost effectively adopt sustainable
solutions, and provides market recognition of their achievements.

Using independent, licensed assessors, BREEAM assesses scientifically based criteria covering a range of
issues in categories that evaluate energy and water use, health and wellbeing, pollution, transport,
materials, waste, ecology and management processes. Buildings are rated and certified on a scale of
Pass, Good, Very Good, Excellent and Outstanding. By setting sustainability benchmarks and
targets that continue to stay ahead of regulatory requirements and by encouraging the use of
innovative means of achieving these targets BREEAM drives greater sustainability and innovation in
the built environment.

BREEAM measures sustainable value in a series of categories, ranging from energy to ecology. Each of
these categories addresses the most influential factors, including low impact design and carbon
emissions reduction; design durability and resilience; adaption to climate change; and ecological value
and biodiversity protection. Within every category, developments score points called credits for
achieving targets, and their final total determines their rating.

Estidama

Estidama is a building design methodology for constructing and

operating buildings and communities more sustainably. The program is
a key aspect of the "Abu Dhabi Vision 2030" drive to build the Abu
Dhabi emirate according to innovative green standards. "Estidama" is
the Arabic word for sustainability. The program is not itself a green
building rating system like LEED or BREEAM, but rather a collection of
ideals that are imposed in an elective building code type of format.

Within Estidama, however is a green building rating system called the

Pearl Rating System[2] that is utilized to evaluate sustainable building development practices in Abu
Dhabi.

The Estidama program is mandatory in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - all buildings must achieve a
minimum 1 Pearl Rating, and all government-funded buildings must achieve a minimum 2 Pearl Rating.

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Abu Dhabi Vision 2030

Abu Dhabi's Plan 2030 establishes a clear vision for sustainability as the foundation of any new
development occurring in the Emirate and capital city of Abu Dhabi. This commitment is a reflection of
the values and ideals of our nation. The tenets of sustainable living in the Middle East is the g uiding
force behind Estidama. More than just a sustainability program, Estidama is the symbol of an inspired
vision for governance and community development.

It promotes a new mindset for building a forward thinking global capital. To establish a distinctive
overarching framework for measuring sustainability performance beyond the usual planning and
construction phases, UPC has worked with the team guiding Esti dama to assure that sustainability is
continually addressed through four pre-defined angles: environmental, economic, social and cultural.

The purpose of Estidama is to create a new sustainability framework that will direct our current course
while allowing adaptation as new understanding evolves.

By promoting a new sense of responsibility with Estidama, UPC is going beyond other sustainable
development initiatives around the world, by creating new tools, resources and procedures crucial to
the 2030 vision.

BERDE

BERDE (Building for Ecologically Responsive Design

Excellence) is the Green Building Rating scheme of the
Philippine Green Building Council (PHILGBC) and is the
Philippines Voluntary Green Building Rating System
adopted as such under the Philippine Energy Efficiency
Project Efficient Building Initiative (PEEP-EBI) of the DoE.
BERDE building are rated between 1 and 5 stars. PHILGBC
is a member of the World Green Building Council represented by Green Building Councils in more than
90 countries across the globe.

BERDE is a green building rating system developed by the Philippine Green Building Council (PHILGBC),
and is used to measure, verify, and monitor the environmental performance of buildings that exceeds
existing mandatory regulations and standards. It is consensus-driven, and achieved through a multi-
stakeholder consultation and collaboration process. Find out more about the program and its
continuous development, get involved, contribute, and go above and beyond the limits.

The BERDE Green Building Rating System focuses on the following categories as part of its framework:

Management. Management focuses on the environmental performance of a building, from its

pre-construction or design phase to the construction, post-construction, commissioning and
operation. This category incorporates commitment to the compliance of national and local
laws, establishment of teams and commissioning team, conducting a stakeholder consultation

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and formation of design charrettes, all constituting the design and construction phase to
properly address different environmental issues.
Land Use and Ecology. Land Use and Ecology tackles different issues on the condition and the
development of the site during the certification period. This category includes the promotion of
the integrated design process for pollution control from construction activities, utilizing lands
previously developed, protection of ecological features and biodiversity, and reduction of
environmental impacts through encouraging environment-resilient site development.
Water. Water mainly addresses the reduction of potable water consumption and wastewater
discharge. The category covers effluent monitoring to manage the sewage discharging and
minimize effluent discharge, providing a water meter to create management efficiency, and the
reduction of potable water for landscape irrigation.
Energy. Energy mainly focuses on the reduction of energy consumption. Aspects affecting
energy efficiency of the building is an integral part of the category. The category encompasses
monitoring of energy consumption, energy efficiency improvement, improvement of operation
and maintenance, integration of sustainable design, use of improving technologies and energy
efficient equipment, energy simulation, and use of automation.
Transportation. Transportation focuses on lessening transport circulation and encouraging the
use of alternative transportation, thus lowering emission and use of energy. This category
covers use of alternative and greener mode of transportation and providing enough parking to
encourage use of alternative transportation, and reduce emission, congestion and hardscapes.
The category also deals with the proximity of key establishments, public access, and transport
amenities to further reduce the extended travels.
Indoor Environment Quality. Indoor Environment Quality deals with human comfort, lighting,
thermal levels, acoustics, and views. The category includes lighting design to acquire good
lighting levels, control the illumination and prevent glare, thermal levels, and indoor acoustics.
Materials. Materials generally deals with hazardous substances, measure of recycled content,
and the building materials reduction of CO2 emissions. This category covers different
engineering disciplines specifically civil works, electrical works, and architectural finishes.
Emissions. Emission deals with the buildings emissions and ways to measure and prevent
further emissions. This category includes carbon inventory, prevention of refrigerant leak
through providing measure to monitor it, and controlling emissions from equipment which
involve combustion and burning.
Waste. Waste deals with the management of waste in the building from the design to the
construction, operation and deconstruction stage. This category includes formulating an overall
waste management plan and recycling plan, looking over waste management during
construction, and the establishment of a materials recovery facility.
Heritage Conservation. Heritage Conservation deals with the conservation of the Philippine
historic and heritage sites and preservation of the countrys culture. The category includes
conservation assessment, protection of significant features of a heritage building, and
promotion of heritage features.
Innovation. Innovation focuses on encouraging the industry to go above and beyond the rating
scheme, and to recognize and reward those who innovate new technology, design and
processes that will impact the environmental performance of the building. The category
provides additional recognition for initiatives that innovate in the field of sustainability.

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Philippine Energy Efficiency Project (PEEP)

Energy development support project being implemented by the Philippine Department of Energy (DOE)
funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

It aims to demonstrate the societal benefits of implementing energy efficiency and conservation
(EE&C) projects in residential, public and government sectors.
Project Duration is originally 2 years and extended to 2 more years (2009-2013).
Benefits

Reduced peak load power demand and imported fossil fuels for power generation through the
use of energy efficient lighting systems.
Deferral of investment in power generation and associated network capacity.
Avoidance of carbon dioxide emission.
Monetary savings by the beneficiaries due to corresponding reduction of electricity
consumption.
Minimize health risk associated with kerosene (in offgrid areas).

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RELATED STUDIES
TAIPEI 101: The Green Skyscraper
Standing in the Xinyi District of Taipei, an area known for its
financial services and vibrant shopping malls, TAIPEI 101
represents a worldwide precedent for sustainable
skyscraper development. It achieved a LEED Platinum
certification for Operations and Maintenance in 2011, an
impressive feat for a tower of its size and complexity.

The tower rises from its base in a series of eight-story

modules that flare outward, evoking the form of a Chinese
pagoda. The top of each module houses mechanical floors
that accommodate garbage systems, ventilation equipment,
water storage, and MEP services. Near the top, a smaller
tower caps the structure, forming a pinnacle that has
become a familiar sight for the city. The faade of the tower
features double-paned green glass curtain walls that are
highly reflective and block solar heat gain by 50 percent.
Other sustainable features include energy efficient
luminaries, custom lighting controls, low-flow water fixtures,
and a smart Energy Management and Control System.

TAIPEI 101 contains a 728-ton tuned mass damper (TMD), a large

spherical steel pendulum that offsets lateral movements caused by
strong winds. The TMD is located in a large multi-story cavity near
the top of the tower. This location is ideal for countering
overturning forces, a necessary precaution in a typhoon-prone part
of the world.

Nearly every aspect of the buildings design is steeped in

symbolism. The number 101 represents January 1, the first day of
the year. As such, the building has become a central component of
New Years celebrations in Taiwan. Every year, all of the towers
lights are turned off and each of the stacked modules light up in
sequential order, counting down the last eight seconds before the
New Year, which is followed by a dazzling fireworks display. 3

3 https://skyscrapercenter.com/building/taipei -101/117

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GPT Group Head Office: Green Interiors

Achieving 6 Star Green Star Office Interiors v1.1 certification in July 2012, the project has pushed the
envelope of sustainable fitouts through the delivery of an exceptionally sustainable World Leadership
workspace, all within a building that is more than 30 years-old.

The new fitout, which

spans floors 50-52 of one
of Sydneys most iconic
office towers,
represented a
challenging project, not
only for its location
within the upper-reaches
of a CBD skyscraper, but
for the ambitious
structural changes that
were required to the
base building itself.

Architect Harry Seidler

originally designed the
MLC Centre between
1972 and 1975; it
opened in 1978 and was
awarded the coveted Sir
John Sulman medal in 1983. Fitout architect Woods Bagot, has introduced modern inter-floor workplace
connectivity to GPTs new office via a sweeping central staircase, which required major reconfiguration
of each floor plate, and the buildings faade was also altered in order to effect visual and environmental
improvements.

At first glance, airy open-plan common areas and picture-postcard windows make the GPT office more
reminiscent of a trendy inner city caf or club than commercial office space. However, the layout and
design features are as sustainable and functional as they are aesthetically appealing.

The GPT project team has combined the effective use of innovative design, technology and organisation-
wide behavioural change to consolidate and reduce the size of the GPT tenancy from five floors to three,
and create a showcase of GPTs Green Star expertise and industry leadership.

GPT staff members no longer have dedicated desks, instead embracing the benefits of activity-based
working. In combination with dematerialisation, this new work model has allowed GPT to reduce

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individual desk spaces by 17 per cent. Weve saved space through clever design and, despite the
increased density, people feel they have more space, not less, explains one GPT worker.

Huge efficiencies have been gained at GPT with the installation of suspended T5 lights, LED downl ights
and desk lamps. Energy-efficient fittings, combined with lower overall artificial light provision and the
installation of motion sensors, have cut the amount of energy used for lighting within the GPT tenancy
by 70 per cent, with overall energy bills halved.

ESD consultants Arup completed a comprehensive survey to determine the effectiveness of existing air
conditioning which then informed the engineering and implementation of new systems. To boost the air
change and energy efficiency of the base buildings dual active chilled beam and variable air volume
(VAV) systems, the project team introduced supplementary air conditioning for meeting rooms and
installed louvres within the faade to increase the levels of fresh outside air. Optimising air conditio ning
efficiency has helped to achieve significant reductions in energy use across the tenancy, with air change
efficiency now 50 per cent higher than Australian standard requirements.

In line with aims of the Green Star IEQ category, a significant boost to indoor environment quality has
been achieved through the specification of sustainable low-VOC furniture, carpets and soft furnishings
and the introduction of more than 500 plants to further improve air quality for GPT workers. As a result,
occupant comfort has increased significantly, with the latest post occupancy study showing a massive
jump in GPT employees comfort and satisfaction in their new workplace. Prior to the move, GPT
workers rated their overall comfort with aspects of the space including temperature, ventilation and
acoustics at 54 per cent, while in the new space the overall comfort ratings have jumped up to 97 per
cent.

I find the control I have over the environment as a user of the space is fabulous being able to move
around and chase the sunshine around the building, or adjust the lighting and air as I need it is great,
said one GPT worker.

Another GPT employee sums up the sense of pride the people at GPT feel for their new workplace. Im
proud to say I work in a green environment, the employee said. Achieving the 6 Star Green Star rating
was a wonderful acknowledgement of the importance we place on sustainability. Ive never worked in
an environment that feels this open, fresh and healthy, while also providing me with all the f acilities I
need to be productive and effective in my role. 4

4 http://www.gbca.org.au/green-star/green-building-case-studies/the-gpt-group-head-office-fitout/

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THE EDGE BUILDING: BREEAMS Smartest and Greenest Building

It knows where you live. It knows what car you drive. It knows who youre meeting with today and how
much sugar you take in your coffee. (At least it will, after the next software update.) This is the Edge,
and its quite possibly the smartest office space ever constructed.

A day at the Edge in Amsterdam starts

with a smartphone app developed with
the buildings main tenant, consulting
firm Deloitte. From the minute you wake
up, youre connected. The app checks
your schedule, and the building
recognizes your car when you arrive and
directs you to a parking spot.

Then the app finds you a desk. Because

at the Edge, you dont have one. No one
does. Workspaces are based on your
schedule: sitting desk, standing desk,
work booth, meeting room, balcony seat,
or concentration room. Wherever you
go, the app knows your preferences for
light and temperature, and it tweaks the
environment accordingly.

The Edge is also the -greenest building in

the world, according to British rating
agency BREEAM, which gave it the
highest -sustainability score ever
awarded: 98.4 percent. The Dutch have a
phrase for all of this: het nieuwe werken,
or roughly, the new way of working. Its
about using information technology to shape both the way we work and the spaces in which we do it.
Its about resource efficiency in the traditional sensethe solar panels create more electricity than the
building usesbut its also about the best use of the humans.

The building of the future necessitated invention. Several stand out. The super-efficient LED panels,
made by Philips specifically for the Edge, require such a trickle of electricity they can be powered using
the same cables that carry data for the Internet. The panels are also packed with sensorsmotion, light,
temperature, humidity, infraredcreating a digital ceiling that wires the building like synapses in a
brain.

The atrium is the gravitational center of the Edges solar system. Mesh panels between each floor let
stale office air spill into open space, where it rises and is exhaled through the roof, creating a loop of

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natural ventilation. Slight heat variations and air currents make it feel like the outdoors. Ev en on a
stormy day, the building remains opalescent with natural light and angles of glass.

About 2,500 Deloitte workers share 1,000 desks. The concept is called hot desking, and its supposed to
encourage new relationships, chance interactions, and, just as important, efficient use of space. Desks
are only used when they're needed. Some tiny rooms at the Edge contain just a lounge chair and a lamp
(no desk)perfect for a phone call. There are also game rooms and coffee bars with espresso machines
that remember how you like your coffee. Massive flatscreens around every corner can be synced
wirelessly with any phone or laptop.

Deloitte is collecting gigabytes of data on how the Edge and its employees interact. Central dashboards
track everything from energy use to when the coffee machines need to be refilled. On days when fewer
employees are expected, an entire section might even be shut down, cutting the costs of heating,
cooling, lighting, and cleaning.

When you arrive at the Edge, garage entry is automated. A camera snaps a photo of your license plate,
matches it with your employment record, and raises the gate. Even the garage uses sensor-equipped
LED lights, which brighten as you approach and dim as you leave. Its the Netherlands, so a separate
garage for bicycles and free chargers for electric vehicles arent surprising. In Amsterdam, even the
airport taxis are Teslas. 5

5 http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-the-edge-the-worlds-greenest-building/

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ONE EVOTECH @ NUVALI: PHs First Office Green Building Certified

By owning the first office building in the Philippines to be given a high international green rating, Ayala
Land is demonstrating to the growing office market that sustainable buildings make great economic as
well as environmental sense for all.

The US Green Building Council, one of the most prestigious global institutions leading the initiative
towards sustainable development, recently granted property giant Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) its first
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certification for One Evotech in NUVALI,
the companys new self-contained community in Laguna. The LEED green building certification system is
a globally-accepted, third-party rating program for the design, construction and operation of high-
performance sustainable buildings.

Given the heightened public awareness of the benefits of green buildings in recent years, a number of
office projects in Metro Manila by various developers have sought LEED certification. The first to be
granted such a certificate in the Philippines is One Evotech, an Ayala Land BPO facility in NUVALI
TechnoHub in Laguna.

Based on a points system that measures a projects sustainability in terms of sustainable sites, water
efficiency, 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.

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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
benefit from a healthier work environment and will enjoy considerable savings from this h ighly-efficient
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 efficiency registered at 0.54 cum/sqm or 0.10 below the
adopted standard.

By orienting the building away from the suns 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 Lands 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 flushing 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 reflected in our masterplans and developments ,
Aquino added.

One Evotechs location in former sugarcane fields now master planned as a new growth center with
strong environmentally-friendly features won it high points in the LEED system. For one, the office
building gives its occupants great views of the manmade lake beside it. In addition, its campus settings in
the NUVALI community defined by wide open spaces provides a stark contrast to the dense, urban
environment of most other office 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 re tail 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 landfill.

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 conside ration.
The LEED certification was merely a confirmation that the company was making its mark where it
objectively mattered. Sustainability, after all, is a continuous learning process. What is important is that
one never stops learning. 6

6 http://www.philstar.com/real -estate/673685/alis-one-evotech-gets-leed-silver

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