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Sustainable Strategies for High Rise


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Practice leader Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP
PracticeleaderSkidmoreOwings&MerrillLLP,
Chicago,USA

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DMC TOWER SEOULC

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Seoul,, Korea: DMC Tower

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CONVENTIONAL TOWER

INTEGRATIVE TOWER

IMPERMEABLE BLOCK

PERMEABLE / ADAPTAVE / INTERACTIVE

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Solar radiation
on the upper
portion of the
solar engine

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WIND

STACK EFFECT

Wind blowing
over the top of
the solar
engine.

Natural
N
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occurrence
with tall stacks

AIR RELIEF

TECHNOLOGY

WIND TURBINES

WIND

AIR BUOYANCY

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VERTICAL CORE

AIR INLETS
WIND TURBINES

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Solar Engine

SOLAR CAP

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An invention that couples


together three strong,
naturally occurring forces into
a singular linear and laminar
air stream capable of being
harnessed as wind energy
via building integrated wind
turbines.

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GLAZING
TYPES

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ABSORPTION
CYLINDER

COMBINATION

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CROWN CAVITY

LOWER MECHANICAL
ROOM

SUSTAINABILITY: WIND TURBINES

Use of on-site wind energy reduces environmental impacts


associated with energy production and fossil fuel energy use
use.

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SUSTAINABILITY:
WINDTRANSITION SEASON

The Seoul, Korea climate is favorable for natural


ventilation during a significant part of the spring,
summer and fall.

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FRESH AIR
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POWER

DAY LIGHT

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WHITE MAGNOLIA PLAZA
SHANGHAI
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North Bund
White Magnolia Plaza

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Ice Storage

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Ice storage is the most reliable and cost-effective


cost effective way for cooling buildings during peak cooling demands.
The main purpose of a thermal storage system is to create thermal energy at night and store it for use
during the day.
Benefits:

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Variable capacity
Improved system reliability
Reduced maintenance
Environmentally friendly
Proven technology

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Cost:

Systems with ice storage can be installed at the same or lower initial cost than traditional systems when
it has colder water supply available from ice.

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Computational Fluid Dynamics

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Condition 5

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Renewable Energy Daylighting of Atrium

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Renewable Energy Solar Hot Water

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Conditioning Systems

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Residences Fan Assisted Natural Ventilation

Conditioning Systems

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Residences AC Cooling

Conditioning Systems

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Residences Natural Ventilation from Central Ventilated Core

Conditioning Systems

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Office - Cooling

Solar Analysis

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South Face
Spring/Fall

South Face
Winter

South Face
Summer

West Face
Winter

East Face
Summer

West Face
Summer

Solar Analysis

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Sh di
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Diagonall Shading
Di
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(28% reduction)

Energy Efficiency

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Energy Efficiency

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16%
energy savings
+
34%
potential renewable
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50%
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less energy
from the grid

Water

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Potable water reduction strategies

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Potable water reduction

35%

Black water reduction

27%

27%

65%

Grey water reduction

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PEARL RIVER TOWER


GUANGZHOU

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HIGH PERFORMANCE ARCHITECTURE ?

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STRATEGIES

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Energy Efficient Equipment

Underfloor Ventilation with


Radiant Ceiling

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High Performance Facade

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Wind Turbines

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Daylighting

100%

Photovoltaics

On-Site Generation

FOUR STEPS TO OPTIMAL HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS

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REDUCTION

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RECLAMATION

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FOUR STEPS TO OPTIMAL HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS

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REDUCTION

Radiant
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High Performance Glazing
Daylight Responsive Controls
High Efficacy Lighting
Demand Based Ventilation
Low Discharge Ventilation
High Efficiency Plant
High Efficient Office Equipment

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FOUR STEPS TO OPTIMAL HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS

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Chiller Heat Recovery


Generator Heat Recovery
Exhaust Air Heat Recovery
Condensate Recovery

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FOUR STEPS TO OPTIMAL HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS

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PASSIVE
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Building Wind Turbines


Integrated Photovoltaics
Geo-Condenser Cooling

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GENERATION

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Micro Turbines

CHINA

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Area
Total: 9,596,960 sq
q km
Land: 9,326,410 sq km
Water: 270,550 sq km

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Population
1,313,973,713 (est. July)
Climate
Extremely diverse; tropical
in south to sub arctic in
north.

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- CIA World Fact book

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Guangzhou

Hong Kong

GUANGZHOU CITY, CHINA

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GUANGZHOU CITY, CHINA

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Area
Total: 7,434 sq
q km

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8,000,000 +
Climate
Sub-Tropical

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Tower Site

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Pearl River

New Town

CLIMATE & SITE

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BASE CASE

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2.2 million sq. ft.


Headquarters Building
Chinese Energy Code Compliant Building

20,854,997,467
Lbs of CO2

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CO2 Molecule

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CRADIATION
CAPTURING SOLAR
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SOLAR RADIATION

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Units
1800+
1720-1800

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1560-1640
1480-1560

1400-1480
1320-1400
1240-1320

1180-1240
1080-1180
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BIPV s

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BUILDING
INTEGRATED
PHOTO VOLTAICS
PHOTO-VOLTAICS

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BIPVss EAST FAADE & TURBINE APERTURES


BIPV
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OFFICE AREAS
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WIND GENERATION

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P = V3

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WIND TURBINE GENERATORS


Upper Tunnel
340

350

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STATIC PRESSURE

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VELOCITY VECTORS

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WIND TURBINE GENERATORS

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VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINES

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Wind Turbines

Battery

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RADIANT COOLING & FLOOR-FED VENTILATION SYSTEMS

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Radiant Cooling

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INSIDE OUT RETURN AIR PATHS

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RADIANT COOLING WITH FLOOR FED VENTILATION (FFV)

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63F
63F
65F
Return
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Chilled
Air(base
Ceiling
Ceiling
at Perimeter
simulation)
at 55w/m

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FAADE SYSTEMSC

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Solar energy is collected within the


buildings double wall faade. The
energy is transferred to the mechanical
floors and is used as the heating for the
dehumidification system
system.

SOLAR RADIATION [W/M2]

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Aug 08
Angle ~ 77
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Nov 11
Angle ~ 46
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STACK EFFECT INFILTRATION - WINTER

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R adiant C o oling

Pearl D es ign Bas eling

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H ighh Effic ienc y Equipm eent

H ig h Performanc e G lazz ing

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30000000

G eothermal C oooling

Reduction

Wind T urbbines

35000000

Integratedd PV

40000000

H eat R ec o v ery

25000000

D emad Bas e V
Vent

5000000

H igh Effic ienc y Plant

10000000

D ay lig ht R es pons iv e C onttrols

15000000

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Baseline

"N o F low " F eatuures

THE PATH TO LOW ENERGY

Reclamation

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Pearl Dessign Baseling

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High Performance Glazing

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High Efficien
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10000000

5000000

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Reduction

30000000

25000000

15000000

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W

35000000

In
ntegrated PV

40000000

He
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20000000

Demad Base Vent

High Efficciency Plant

Daylight Responssive Controls

Baseline

"No Flo
ow" Features

THE PATH TO LOW ENERGY

Reclamation

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Absorption

Base Case:
Design Case:
2.2 million sq. ft.
Headquarters Building
Chinese Energy Code Compliant Building

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ENERGY CONSUMPTION (KWH/SQM)

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Pumps

Baseline Case

Fans
Design Case

Lighting

EFFICIENCY OF MATERIALS

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Base Case

Design Case

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5 Additional Floors
(100,000 sq ft.)

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COOLING

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CUMULATIVE INVESTMENT IMPACT OF SUSTAINABLE MEASURES

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Decreased Cost of Energy


Increased
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Increased Rent from Floor Efficiency

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RMB

300000

Payback
Occurs in
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SITE PHOTOGRAPHS JAN 2010

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IN LARGE MEASURE THE NATURE OF THEIR
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WELL THEIR
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- NATHANIEL OWINGS

THE AMERICAN AESTHETIC 1969

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