The Campus has embed the principles, within

which the building design ensures that our

campus is as 'green' as possible.. With the green
consideration and specification the campus is
rated BCA's Green Mark Platinum standards.

ABOUT BCA GREEN MARK

BCA Green Mark, is a Singapore green building
grading system. This certification recognises a
sustainable approach to construction and an
environmentally conscious approach to design.
The East Campus achieved Platinum certification.
Dover Campus, Singapore
SITE PLAN
GREEN FEATURES AND CONSIDERATIONS The campus monitor how the system works on a minute
INCLUDE: Air by minute basis, checking temperature, carbon dioxide,
conditioning humidity and pollutants.
Green features of the campus at
• Provision of motion light sensor in lift, lobbies, UWCSEA • The campus collaborates with Singapore ETH centre
classrooms, private area. and has reduce its carbon footprint and make a real
• It incorporates roof top garden and green wall to reduce contribution to environmental stewardship.
ambient temperature. • 60% of energy consumption
• Use of rain water for landscape • It’s premised on the implementation of three key
innovations to:
ENERGY EFFICIENCY  Split cooling (sensible cooling)
• Air conditioning represents over 60% of the overall energy  Dehumidifying (latent cooling)
consumption of Dover Campus.  Use water instead of air for heat transport
• The air conditioning system has been designed in such a • Other green features of the campus includes of having
way to ensure energy efficiency in excess of 0.58kwt, which fresh air, channelled through the air-handling unit,
will make it one of the most efficient system. blowing onto a cooled coil before making its way into
the classrooms.
Other initiatives include: •Two 15-watt ceiling fans spin the cooled air in the
• Installation of fans where possible to better circulate and classrooms, where some of which overflows into the
reduce the use of air conditioning. corridor, thereby reducing the need for air-conditioning
• Use of energy efficient LED and T5 lamps in areas such and the use of ducts in the corridor.
as offices and car park. • The green features helped the UWCSEA’s campus to
• All electrical items will specify the highest 'four clinch the Building and Construction Authority’s (BCA)
tick' Energy Label as registered with the NEA. Green Mark Platinum award in September.
Initiatives funded in 2018/2019
BUILDING DESIGN
• The building has a very significant impact on its energy •Solar for UWCSEA programme
efficiency. •Dover Green Heart
• Heat absorbed from the environment (especially solar •Campus-wide composting Project
heat) by the walls, windows and roof of a building needs •Marine Conservation Programme
large portion of cooling needs to the building. •Bio mimicry and Biodiversity Conservation
• Minimizing the heat gain by using the facade as a green •Rooftop garden
shield with green walls. •Adopt a Tree
• Sun shading around some parts of the building; creating •Zero Waste project
non-air conditioned areas by providing buffer between areas
of solar heat and air conditioned sections of the building; and Install 860 panels across
the building orientation. three locations—the Art
Block, The Senior Sports
WATER EFFICIENCY Hall and the Junior Sports
• Water efficient fittings, which will reduce the use of water Hall.
and the flow of water fittings is lower than normal water
fittings. It will prevent over
• Rain water is used for irrigation of green walls and the 137,500kg of Carbon
green corridor where possible. Dioxide from being
released into the
The campus is currently serviced by four TRANE
INDOOR ENVIRONMENT QUALITY atmosphere each year - in
centrifugal chillers, five chilled water pumps, five
• Use of paints, carpets and other internal fillings with low condenser water pumps and four cooling towers.
CO2 terms, that's the
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) levels will minimise equivalent of 790 flights to
the amount released into the atmosphere. Bangkok.
With the demand Flow, the school is expected to
enjoy energy savings between 20 and 50 per cent.
GREEN SPACES • The campus will also be install Total Room Automation
• Use of internal spaces , wall façade as a planting (green (TRA) controllers for HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air
wall), which will provide shade and cooling effect. conditioning) and lighting.
• The corridor area/ space in the campus , is designed as • Artificial light is switched on or off depending on the
landscaped area in the campus. natural light entering a room.
• The campus also has solar-powered air conditioning and • With information from presence detectors and
hot water system, its most energy efficient air conditioning integrated brightness sensors, energy-saving control of the
systems. lighting.
• The buildings is designed with measures, to increase water • TRA will ensure optimised conditions within the office
efficiency and to reduce consumption through special space.
fixtures and fittings.
• The campus were designed to consume around 40% less
electricity consumption than conventional buildings of
similar size and function without any compromise in
functionality.
INTERNATIONAL GREEN BUILDING LITERATURE STUDY JAGRUTHI BAFNA
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