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ARUP
SARTHAK
POORNIMA
 ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN FEATURES
THE BUILDING DESIGN CONTAINS SOPHISTICATED AND FLEXIBLE CONTROL
SYSTEMS THAT CAN SUPPORT CONTINUOUS RESEARCH EQUIPMENTS ON
BUILDING MONITORING AND PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION

GENERAL INFO
LOCATION Ahmedabad

GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES 23° N, 73° E

OCCUPANCY TYPE Office & Educational

TYPOLOGY New Construction

CLIMATE TYPE Hot and Dry

PROJECT AREA 498 m2

INTEGRATED PASSIVE AND DAYLIGHTING CONTROLS
ACTIVE COOLING
VACANCY SENSORS OF INSULATED WALLS AND
LIGHTS ROOF GRID CONNECTIVITY Grid connected
TASK AMBIENT LIGHTING HVAC CONTROLS

PLUG LOAD CONTROLS OPTIMIZED WINDOW

GLAZING
ENERGY PERFORMANCE 58 kWh/m2/yr
INDICATOR
PASSIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES

Orientation

The building is north-south oriented with appropriate

shading and light shelves on the south.

Daylighting

Vision, clerestories, light shelves on south bring in

diffuse daylight with occupant control. North light is
used for introducing daylight into the building.

Natural Ventilation Mode

In this mode, the ventilation is based on current outdoor

weather conditions as well as indoor comfort
conditions. The active air-conditioning system is turned
off and chimney window is opened to allow the natural
draft through the building.

Design Features

● Radiant panels for cooling integrated with natural

ventilation.
● Stack effect design, solar chimney for natural
ventilation.
● Ground heat exchange - basement walls and floor
use ground as high thermal mass.
● Insulated walls and roof to reduce heat gain.
● Operable windows on north and south to allow
cross ventilation.
ACTIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES

HVAC Technologies

1. Mixed mode ventilation.

2. Radiant cooling floor and ceiling panels for
simulation lab and basement floor.
3. VRF for dedicated outdoor air system at 3.51 COP
with CO2 control.
4. Air cooled chiller with 3.35 COP (ARI).
5. Passive cooling in non-summer months with
underground tank and evaporative fluid cooler.
6. Premium efficiency pump motors with VFDs.

Lighting Design

1. Daylight autonomy 75% time for over 90% of

spaces.
2. Daylighting and vacancy sensor control of lights at
4.7 W/m2.
3. Office equipment control with occupancy sensor
control.

Mechanical system mode

In this mode, the building runs primary (active radiant

system with direct outdoor air units) and secondary
cooling system (VRV/ digital scroll) to maintain space
comfort.
 EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE MONITORING & CONTROL

Monitoring Integration Controls Display CEPT, A Living Laboratory

High accuracy research grade sensors to
Envelop Chiller HVAC Operation
continuously monitor building performance and
Environment HVAC Lighting Comfort occupant comfort.
Energy VFD Plus Loads Consumption Air conditioning and envelop monitoring system
contains built-in controllers with networking
Behavior Photovoltaic Photovoltaic Generation
capabilities and integrated with the building
Outdoor Operation Historical control system.
Building controls the system continuously,
monitors installed components, and efficient
algorithms to optimise building performance.

MONTHLY CONSUMPTION AND GENERATION

Key energy and operational parameters (such as
building information, current operation, historical
energy consumption, and current energy
consumptions) display screen located on the
ground floor.