Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)

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L E A D E R S H I P I N E N E R G Y & E N V I R O N M E N TA L D E S I G N ( L E E D )

FAITHFUL+GOULD HAS EXPERIENCE IN DELIVERING LEED PROJECTS ACROSS THE WORLD

Our experience in managing projects pursuing certification using the US Green Building Council (USGBC), Leadership Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) covers over a decade, with one of our first LEED certified project delivered in 2002 – Kirsch Center for Environmental Studies, California and the first LEED certified building in the UK – Chevron Head Office, 9 Cavendish Square, London.

Recent projects include the first double LEED Platinum ultra efficient office development for GlaxoSmithKline and the headquarters for OTE-COSMOTE, the national telecommunications company of Greece.

We are corporate members of the U.S Green Building Council (USGBC) and founding members of both the UK and Emirates Green Building Councils. Together with our parent company Atkins, we are one of a few organisations to be awarded LEED Proven Provider status by the USGBC, in acknowledgement of quality and consistency of our project guidance and submissions.

KIRSCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

LEED NC v2.1 Platinum

LEED NC v2.1 Platinum

© Courtesy VBN Architects

7TH DISTRICT POLICE STATION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

DOW SHANGHAI R&D CENTER, SHANGHAI, CHINA LEED NC v2.2 Gold

LEED NC v2.1 Gold

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, TEXAS

DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE, DUBAI, UAE

LEED NC v2.2 Certified

LEED CS v2.2 Platinum

STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION CULTURAL CENTER, ATHENS, GREECE

CHEVRON HEADQUARTERS FIT OUT, LONDON, UK LEED CI v2.0 Certified

LEED NC v2.2 Platinum

MEDTRONIC, CUSTOMER INNOVATION CENTRE, GALWAY, IRELAND LEED BD+C Gold

GLOBAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OFFICE, PORTMAN SQUARE, LONDON, UK

GLOBAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OFFICE, STIRLING SQUARE, LONDON, UK

LEED CI v2.0 Silver

LEED ID+C Silver

KARELA OFFICE PARK, ATHENS, GREECE LEED BD+C Gold

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEEDÂŽ) is an internationally recognised green building and development rating standard that provides independent third party verification of design, construction and operating processes. LEED is recognised throughout the globe as the premier mark of achievement in sustainable building design and construction.

Since inception in 1998, the LEED standard and rating systems has been applied to more than 7,000 projects across the UK, Europe, United States, Middle East and Asia – used within more than 30 countries around the world.

Many independent studies show that LEED buildings: a. have increased energy performance b. reduce water consumption c. increased staff productivity and occupants well-being due to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) measures and procedures d. cost the same or less to construct than conventional buildings

OUR APPROACH Our sustainability team is made up of experienced LEED Accredited Professionals, covering all LEED development and building certification types including New Neighbourhoods and Developments, Commercial Interiors and Refurbishments, as well as Operations and Maintenance of Existing Buildings. Using our interdisciplinary technical skills in building design, engineering and environmental sustainability, we put effort in understanding a project’s context, priorities and specific challenges.

We work collaboratively to shape effective and integrated sustainable development solutions that are balanced against improvements in operating costs.

Our aim is to ensure that project design and construction teams are provided with sufficient information and guidance to make informed decisions, while ensuring that the value-led outcomes meets our clients’ needs.

Our early engagement helps to realise high value and low impact solutions that create comfortable,

productive and effective environments that benefit the people that use and operate them We evaluate environmental and financial capital drivers in order to assess opportunities and risk at the earliest stages of the design process Our extensive experience of the USGBC LEED framework, together with our detailed understanding and appreciation of the development process, allows us to provide timely strategic guidance to our clients and their design and construction teams at any stage. From strategic planning to masterplanning, design and construction We undertake post-occupancy assessments and operating performance studies that help to validate and optimise actual performance, underlining the technical, environmental and social benefits of our advice Our understanding of economic and social aspects are core to our understanding of sustainability and form an integral part of the holistic solution achieved when delivering LEED certified developments

LEED Proven Provider Our expertise in sustainable buildings and construction is demonstrated by the fact that there are over 245 LEED APs globally. We are amongst the top performing LEED Project Administrator organisations selected by USGBC as their Proven Provider since 2012.

PROJECT CERTIFICATION PROCESS TRADITIONAL PROJECT CERTIFICATION PATH

Review Submittal

Review Comments

25 days

DESIGN CHARETTE Register

25 days

Final Submission

Design

Relocate

PRE-CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP

Construction

USGBC Discussion

15 Days

15-25 Days

CERTIFY

Review Submit

Post-Review Final Discussion Submission

PROVEN PROVIDER PROJECT CERTIFICATION PATH

BENEFITS OF PROVEN PROVIDER CERTIFICATION PROCESS Less risk on credit denials Reduced documentation Direct communication with usgbc Faster reviews turnaround Option for cheaper certification costs Time savings

CERTIFY

GLOBAL REACH AMERICAS GlaxoSmithKline Office Building, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Atkins North America, Inc. Corporate Headquarters, Tampa, Florida Tyndall Air Force Base, Fitness Center, Florida

AMERICAS

UK & EUROPE Goldman Sachs Data Centre, West Sussex Global Financial Institution Office,

Portman Square, London Global Financial Institution Office, Stirling Square, London Chevron, 9 Cavendish Square, London Marriott New European Courtyard Hotel, Scotland La Tour Phare, France

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural

Center, Athens, Greece Karela Office Park, Athens, Greece Medtronic Customer Innovation Centre, Galway, Ireland Analog Devices Inc. European R&D Centre, Limerick, Ireland

ASIA PACIFIC ITC headquarter Offices, Bangalore, India Coca Cola Science based Industrial Park, Shanghai, China Siemens Center Offices, Shanghai, China Dow Shanghai R&D Center, Shanghai, China

UK & EUROPE ASIA PACIFIC

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST D ubai International Financial Centre, Dubai, UAE

MARRIOTT’S NEW EUROPEAN COURTYARD HOTEL, SCOTLAND LEED VOLUME PROGRAMME

New design concept will grow the courtyard

by Marriott brand across Europe

Marriott International chose Faithful+Gould to provide LEED consultancy services, project and cost management, to pilot the development and launch the European version of the Courtyard Hotel. The 194-room Courtyard

by Marriott Aberdeen Hotel, at Aberdeen International Airport is a ground-breaking environmentally conscious hotel design that through partnership with the US Green Building Council (USGBC), has had key sustainable design principles preapproved, to simplify the LEED certification process.

Working with Marriott and the locally appointed design team the Faithful+Gould sustainability team identified key opportunities for the proposed Aberdeen Courtyard Hotel and co-ordinated the LEED strategy, which included reductions in water consumption generated from state-of the-art sanitary ware fixtures; approximately 15% reduction in total operating energy requirements from the use of high performance walls, roof and windows. Additional strategies included the use of lighting and intelligent controls, including LED lighting, low mercury content fluorescent lamps, occupancy sensors, daylight controls, all of which ensured compliance with the approved sustainable design LEED certification requirements.

Faithful+Gould has a strong global relationship with Marriott International, supporting the company in Europe, the US and the Middle East. We are working on a variety of projects including the New York Edition, the iconic New York City landmark formally named the Metropolitan Life Clock Tower.

CHEVRON, 9 CAVENDISH SQUARE, LONDON Faithful+Gould supported Chevron to assess the sustainability performance of their fit out of their six floors Georgian building and to plan their strategy for energy efficiency, responsible material resourcing and minimisation of construction waste sent to the landfill.

The tool used to monitor and certify the environmental performance of the building was LEED CIv2 certified.

FACTS MARRIOTT’S NEW EUROPEAN COURTYARD HOTEL

15%

energy reduction due to passive design

Sustainable strategies included reducing potable water by over 30% by using water efficient fixtures and fittings. Over 67% of the existing interior elements have been reused and around 90% of the construction waste was recycled. Through the LEED process changes were made to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, which saved Chevron annually in utility costs. The project committed for two years to purchase at least 50% of its electricity from renewable sources.

FACTS CHEVRON 9 CAVENDISH SQUARE

50% green energy purchases

GLOBAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OFFICE, STIRLING SQUARE, LONDON LEED ID+C SILVER The design of the fit out of a global financial institution office involved high end specification both in building materials and interior finishes. It prioritises thermal comfort, natural light and views for the occupant’s thermal comfort. Faithful+Gould used the Commercial Interiors 2009 version of the LEED Standard to carry out the assessment in order to support their corporate objectives for 2015.  29% potable water reduction due to high efficient fixtures and fittings  over 21% reduction in connected lighting power density due to light sensitive automatic controls intelligent electrical lighting system and 84% ENERGY STAR rated equipment have been installed  90% of construction waste was diverted from landfill

STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION CULTURAL CENTER, ATHENS, GREECE LEED NC V2.2 PLATINUM

The new Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) designed by Renzo Piano will house the National Library of Greece and the Greek National Opera complete with a 28,000 square metres auditorium. The new Cultural Center will be the centrepiece of a new 42 acre public park containing about 1,000 trees, providing a much needed green space within Athens’s metropolitan area.

A development of such scale comes with a fair share of challenges, such as being located within an earthquake zone and having part of the building being submerged under a 14m high artificial hill; having a ferrocement roof energy canopy of 10,000 square metres, with PVs generating a peak energy output of 1.5MW, crowing the development as a ‘cloud hovering over its highest point’; discovering dead horses from the site’s previous use, as a horse racing stadium and burials of the people who inhabited the area from the 7th to the 4th century BC during the excavations works; and embedding sustainability strategies from the outset of the project throughout its construction aiming at the highest LEED certification in Greece, LEED Platinum.

Some of the most interesting finds of the rescue excavations will go on permanent display in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center as it “tells” stories of horrible punishment methods of prisoners during antiquity.

We were commissioned to assist the client to identify and manage an appropriate sustainability framework for the project to achieve the highest possible sustainability performance: LEED for new construction was selected and the project is to achieve a Platinum rating and to be an example of green performance to inspire more to follow. We are also providing programme management and cost management services as well as expert support for procurement

of facilities management services and other related operational issues.

Our hands on approach in providing detailed technical guidance and regular meetings to the various international design and construction teams has helped to safeguard attaining the challenging LEED Platinum rating. The integrated sustainability services and project management allowed independence from the design team ensuring that design strategies offering best whole life benefits were aligned and the most appropriate solutions identified:  70% less water will be consumed for irrigation, as a result of designing with native and drought tolerant plant species; no potable water will be used for irrigation but water from the boreholes, which provides an annual water saving of around 9,000 cubic metre and an estimated cost saving of €7,000  Greywater will be recovered from the Opera’s wastewater sources of hand washing basins, showers and kitchen sinks and reused for flushing the Opera’s toilets; a strategy that provides an overall annual water saving of 1,648 cubic metre and a €1,300 cost saving  Water efficient fixtures and fittings will provide over 50% saving on water consumption, i.e. 4,753 cubic metre water and a €3,700 cost saving  Energy efficient design and conservation measures, high performance thermal envelope, efficient equipment and controls provide more than 30% savings in energy costs which equates to an annual saving of approximately €400,000  The PV canopy will provide a 13% energy cost savings for the building through the production of renewable energy.  The project has provided a catalyst for recycling of construction building wastes and boost the local economy by encouraging local procurement within the region

FACTS STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION CULTURAL CENTER, GREECE

70%

less water will be consumed for irrigation, which provides an estimated cost saving of €7,000

ITC HEADQUARTER OFFICES BANGALORE, INDIA LEED BD+C PLATINUM ITC’s new headquarters will house a working population of 12,000 people and sets a new benchmark for quality office design.

Having a strong social and sustainable agenda, centred around people, planet and economics, the project strategy aimed to deliver highest possible LEED Platinum Green Building rating, encouraging the multidiscipline design team to push the envelope of best practice in sustainable design.

E xisting trees, some of which are over 100 years old, were retained and their canopies provided shading Passive cooling from courtyards Greatly reduced solar exposure with eastwest orientation Maximised the use of daylighting design within office areas

MEDTRONIC CUSTOMER INNOVATION CENTRE, GALWAY, IRELAND LEED BD+C GOLD

Medtronic Galway’s new Customer Innovation Centre was one of the first to achieve the US Green Building Council’s LEED Gold rating for New Construction in Ireland. Not having used the LEED sustainability standard outside the US, Medtronic were concerned about the impact on the project programme, for which a concept design was already in place, and impacts on project costs.

content such as the replacement of the Portland Cement with Ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag (GGBS) in the concrete mixtures, which provided a saving of 8% on concrete cost and the construction waste management strategy diverted 98% of the all construction waste from costly landfill.

However, our hands-on management and close collaboration with the design and subsequent construction teams’ activities was the significant part of the approach in limiting increases in capital cost, resulting from required adjustments to the concept design. The increase in overall construction cost was 1.15% (€67,100), which was not passed through to the client. The bulk of this, approximately 70%, was attributed to the required increased record keeping required for LEED documentation. Also other important factors contributed to offsetting the increase in capital cost, which included; procuring materials with high recycled

3 0% of the materials used in the project contain recycled content 50% of the materials were locally extracted and manufactured inclusion of a rainwater harvesting system, removed the need for an onsite detention (OSD) system

A sample of the cost neutral elements that contributed to the overall sustainability performance:

Overall, the sustainable design measures, integrated in response to the various LEED requirements, contributed to an overall savings in energy cost of 11.4% and 60% reduction in water consumption with no increase in the project budget.

FACTS MEDTRONIC CUSTOMER INNOVATION CENTRE, GALWAY, IRELAND

60%

water reduction with no CAPEX added

DOW SHANGHAI R&D CENTER SHANGHAI, CHINA LEED NC V2.2 GOLD The Dow Chemical Asia Pacific R&D Center in Shanghai brings the R&D expertise and the market focused application development capabilities together under one roof. The center is powered by 500 leading scientists and engineers working in over 80 integrated laboratories, which are spread in the center’s total area of 93,000 square metres, developing innovative solutions for many markets.

The project was certified under the LEED NC v2.2 scheme since Dow, named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index eleven times has been an active contributor to sustainable development in China. The multidisciplinary design developed the following green building strategies in order to create a sustainably responsible end product:

ice storage system to reduce peak electricity load extensive day lighting use and associated controls high efficiency irrigation system rainwater harvesting

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FITNESS CENTER, FLORIDA LEED NC V2.2 PLATINUM

Completed in 2010 the two storey 7,530m2 fitness center facility was a demonstration project conceived by the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence.

The building’s high performance environmental design was achieved through the collaborative teamwork of Atkins architects and LEED accredited professionals working in conjunction with the United States Army Corps of Engineers consultant team.

Key to the project’s success was our LEED integrated design workshops and standardisation methods of Building Integrated Modelling (BIM) to coordinate design options. This approach improved the teams’ ability to evaluate opportunities and improve the integration of options.

Although the project was initially contracted to be designed to meet LEED Silver certification, our approach using BIM to conduct early design assessments and the use of lifecycle cost analysis to evaluate the energy saving features, allowed the project to achieve a LEED Platinum standards without increasing the original project budget of $17million.

The fitness center is currently the US military’s most energy-efficient facility and was awarded the 2009 Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environmental Merit Award for Concept Design and the 2011 Building of America Gold Medal Award. It was also awarded the 2012 Chief of Engineers Award of Excellence from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – the jury for which comprised nationally recognised design and environmental professionals.

GLOBAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OFFICE, PORTMAN SQUARE, LONDON The fit out of Portman Square comprised the redevelopment of circa 2,000 square metres space split over two floors. Resource efficiency reflected this global financial institution corporate objectives: R educing green house gas emissions by 25%, overall waste volumes by 40% and operational water use by 20% against 2005 levels Obtaining LEED certification (Silver)

FACTS TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FITNESS CENTER, FLORIDA

40% reduction in energy consumption, supported by roof-mounted PVs

Faithful+Gould guided the design team in developing a suitable LEED strategy for the project and identifying the ‘easy wins’ without modifying the aesthetics of the design. The inclusion of the contractual clauses in the construction contract was integrated in reinforcing the requirements for LEED. Outcomes include: 8 6% of the furniture was reused.

This saved a total of £300,000 when compared to new alternatives 96% diversion of waste from landfill was ultimately achieved (22.2 out of 23.5 tonnes) 87.5% of Energy Star equipment and appliances were installed 17% energy consumption reduction due to the selected lighting strategy and fixtures – daylight and occupancy sensors control 71% and 100% respectively of the total lighting load; saving a total of 7,350 kWh 80% of all the regularly occupied floor area is daylit and 95% has access to outdoor views enhancing occupants well-being

FACTS GLOBAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OFFICE, PORTMAN SQUARE, LONDON

£300K saved by reusing furniture

SIEMENS CENTER OFFICES SHANGHAI, CHINA LEED BD+C GOLD Siemens objective to create a flexible, modern and environmentally sound workspace for its staff, led to the creation of the new Siemens offices in Shanghai in a 14 storey tower with a green roof occupying a total area of 61,645 square metres. The aspiration was to bring all business units under one roof in order to minimise travelling and transportation emissions and provide more efficient internal communications.

The green building design adopted for the building to ensure the LEED Gold certification focused on high efficiency and low maintenance features including the following strategies:

Dimming of the lighting system Breathable curtain wall Green roof Ice storage system Rainwater harvesting Natural ventilation

China is the world’s third largest market for LEED and more than five Faithful+Gould projects are using the new LEED v4 rating tool. © siemens.com

DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE, DUBAI, UAE LEED CS V2.2 PLATINUM

A low carbon 64 storey commercial building

Faithful+Gould was appointed by Atkins to provide cost management for the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Lighthouse Tower. DIFC is a 400 metre tower which accommodates prestigious offices over 64 floors which sit above a two storey podium and a leisure deck with health club, swimming pool, executive lounge and cultural spaces. Atkins was appointed to provide architectural, structural, MEP engineering and sustainable design services for LEED certification.

In setting a new benchmark for Dubai, Atkins was commissioned to carry out a separate sustainability design study to identify innovative ways to design a low carbon commercial building and achieve a LEED Platinum rating by reducing its: t otal energy consumption by up to 50% water consumption by up to 40%; when compared to the current Dubai standard design. The project adopted the Core & Shell Rating system and achieved a LEED Platinum Pre-Certification in 2009 The design provisions include passive solar architecture, many low energy, low water engineering solutions, recovery strategies for both energy and water and integrated renewables and photovoltaic panels within the façade. For example: a digital lighting system is proposed with daylight and movement sensors to reduce energy consumption grey water recycling to service the irrigation needs of the landscaped areas flow restrictors on taps and showers as well as low flushing WCs along with waterless urinals 150 solar water collectors to meet the hot water requirements for the whole building

GOLDMAN SACHS DATA CENTRE, WEST SUSSEX An opportunity to integrate environmentally sustainable and resource efficient operating practices was realised when Goldman Sachs turned to Faithful+Gould to deliver the first the data centre of its type, in the UK to achieve a Gold certification award using LEED Existing Building Operation & Maintenance (LEED-EBOM).

FACTS DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE, UAE

150

solar water collectors providing hot water

The existing site in East Grinstead is the company’s largest UK facility and home to its main data centre, comprising 400 square metres of raised floor space within the 800 square metres building.

Our extensive range of project controls and sustainability consulting services enabled an integrated approach, working closely with the estates and facilities management teams’ to develop and deliver solutions, sustainable operating policies and new green management strategies.

For example, we were able to help identify energy cost savings as part of the Level 1 and 2 Energy Audits conducted to ASHRAE Standards. The new sustainable operational policies including Sustainable Purchasing, Solid Waste Management Policy; Green Cleaning Policy; and Indoor Air Quality Best Management Practices, are used across all existing building sites.

Goldman Sachs has now become one of the world’s largest owners and tenants of LEED certified property.

As part of the established target of LEED Gold, our experts developed all the required operational strategies and policies, which included measures to achieve a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of less than 1.5 over a 12 month period, together with building maintenance and travel policies to reduce the operational energy consumption and pollutant emissions.

FACTS GOLDMAN SACHS DATA CENTRE, WEST SUSSEX

REDUCING PUE to less than 1.5 over a 12 month period

ATKINS NORTH AMERICA, INC. CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS LEED CIV2 GOLD Atkins decided to ‘walk the talk’ during design of our corporate headquarters for North America. We elevated interior design to the next level through our environmentally conscious, highly efficient, LEED Gold certified office space within the MetWest Building. Located in Tampa, Florida, the project was named the 2010 Outstanding Project of the Year in the commercial interiors category by the local chapter of the US Green Building Council.

Located on 3.5 floors within a LEED certified core and shell building, the project includes 90,251 square feet of commercial office space. There are over 350 employees in the new space, which consists of 146 private offices, open office areas and 10 conference rooms. The project provides an excellent example of how to reduce costs by incorporating sustainable design elements into a project from beginning to end.

Green Awards 2 010 USGBC Florida Gulf Coast Chapter Commercial Interior Project of the Year

KARELA OFFICE PARK, ATHENS, GREECE LEED BD+C GOLD

The new offices of OTE-COSMOTE are located at the first LEED certified building in Greece

The first building in Greece to achieve certification using LEED sustainable design and construction rating tool. The LEED Gold rating is representative of the current thinking and practices regarding sustainable design within the region.

For example, the existing site contained olive trees thought to be up to 1,000 years old and the site was not in the vicinity of the public sewer. These issues became the key drivers used in adopting a more environmentally sensitive approach for the development of the site. Faithful+Gould sustainability team, commissioned by Dimand SA, provided the sustainable design advice and planning.

At the start of the project, a comprehensive exercise which maps the developer’s requirements and aspirations, with constraints and opportunities associated with the site was undertaken.

“ The Karela Office Park building complex has achieved the LEED Gold certification, the highest recognition ever achieved in the Greek real estate sector, leading the market to greener horizons.

This success wouldn’t be possible without the team’s vision, passion, and persistence, which resulted in producing the greener building in Greece.”

D. Andriopoulos, Managing Director, DIMAND SA

Our LEED accredited professionals drew together elements of the concept design and best practice development strategies known to deliver improved environmental performance. The sustainable development strategy included temporarily relocating and preserving the 63 existing olive trees, which were then re-integrated into the completed development’s landscaping plan.

The design of the building included a dominant skylight above the three storey atrium, provided with energy efficient glazing with sensor controlled operable louvres throughout its 46 metres total length. Low Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) natural bamboo was used extensively as screening to control daylight and as floor finishing. Also, low (VOC) paints, adhesives, carpets and plastic laminates contribute to maintaining a healthy environment.

The HVAC, plumbing and electrical systems as well as thermal envelope of the building are state-of-the-art. The façade incorporates solar controlled operative shading screens, which actuate to completely shade the office areas from harsh solar heat gain to reduce energy operating cost and improve occupant comfort.

Greece suffers from frequent periods of low rainfall and droughts. Therefore, to reduce the reliance on municipal water supplies, the design team incorporated a packaged wastewater treatment plant and a rainwater harvesting system which recycled water for flushing the WC. Together with highly efficient low flow sanitary fixtures, these measures contributed to reducing the building’s water demand by 42%.

FACTS KARELA OFFICE PARK, ATHENS, GREECE Environmental performance is within the

TOP 23% of all projects certified using USGBC’s LEED BD+C

FACTS Greek building regulations allow

10%

INCREASE in zoning ratio for buildings targeting LEED Gold

LA TOUR PHARE, FRANCE LEED BD+C PLATINUM This is a planned 300 metre tall skyscraper designed as a green building to be built in the Paris district of La Défense. The building will have a floor area of 175,000 square meters and its predominant use will be for commercial offices.

The predicted energy consumption will be 30% lower than French building code requirements; rain and waste water collection tanks in basement levels will minimise the potable water use together with water efficient fixtures and fittings. Careful consideration during the design is given to ‘transport, habitats and wildlife’ and ‘equite and fair trade’ Faithful+Gould was appointed in 2008 to undertake the LEED assessment for the project and under a separate commission undertaking the BREEAM assessment. Faithful+Gould was one of the first consultants in the UK to offer both LEED and BREEAM.

GLAXOSMITHKLINE OFFICE BUILDING, NAVY YARD, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

Philadelphia is the first double LEED project to be awarded CS+CI PLATINUM

Photo credit: Francis Dzikowski / Esto for Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has opened its new ultra efficient corporate office building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, with Atkins/Faithful+Gould support as sustainability and project/programme management consultant. Faithful+Gould was also responsible for the delivery and occupation of the new Navy Yard building and the decommissioning of GSK’s former office space. The four storey, 208,000 square foot building was recently awarded the city’s first double LEED Platinum rating from the US Green Building Council (USGBC) for both Core & Shell and Commercial Interiors.

The new facility, built as two four storey office blocks connected by an 80 foot high glass atrium, incorporated a green roof with a terrace that accommodates 500 associates for conferences and receptions. Herbs and vegetables grown in the rooftop garden will be used in the building’s cafeteria. The rooftop vegetation will also help absorb rainwater and reduce the amount of stormwater runoff from the building, create wildlife habitat and help to lower surrounding air temperatures and reduce the heat island effect typical of urban buildings.

High efficiency, low flow fixtures used throughout the building will reduce water use by 50%, which amounts to 1.8 million gallons of water saved per year.

‘Daylighting’ strategies help make the most out of natural lighting and reduce the need for electric lighting significantly and maximising heating and cooling mechanical system performance reduces energy consumption to well below the level experienced in typical buildings. The energy saving measures incorporated into the GSK building design adds up to an estimated 30% reduction in annual energy costs.

COCA-COLA SCIENCE BASED INDUSTRIAL PARK, SHANGHAI, CHINA The new Coca-Cola campus is located in Shanghai Zizhu Scientific Industrial Park, which houses the concentrated liquid plant, the regional headquarters, the Asia Pacific R&D centre and the global sample testing centre, in a site area of 123,468 square metres. The total building gross floor area is 67,360 square metres.

The sustainability was very high in the project’s design agenda with a requirement to achieve USGBC’s LEED NC v2.2 Gold (office complex) and LEED Silver (manufacturing) ratings respectively.

The multidisciplinary green strategies applied to the design and construction of the project includes:  O n-site rainwater collection for irrigation and toilet flushing  Efficient daylight and lighting design  H igh efficient chillers and HVAC equipment  Solar energy facilities  Wind powered street lamps

FACTS GSK OFFICE BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA

30% reduction in annual energy cost

FACTS COCA-COLA SCIENCE BASED INDUSTRIAL PARK, SHANGHAI

DOUBLE LEED rating: NC v2.2 Gold and NC v2.2 Silver

FACTS ANALOG DEVICES, INC.

SAVE

1/3

energy reduction due to passive design

ANALOG DEVICES, INC. EUROPEAN R&D CENTRE, IRELAND Wanting to develop a building capable of achieving quantifiable improvements in environmental performance, Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a global leader in highperformance semiconductors and data conversion technology adopted the LEED rating tool as part of a global strategy.

They commissioned Faithful+Gould to guide the development of its new research and development building at its campus in Raheen, Co. Limerick.

The resulting sustainability strategy targeted practical environmentally sensitive design and construction strategies to maximise site opportunities such as, harvesting and using rainwater to consume just 50% of the mains water required by a similar building. Also saving a third of the total energy required to run the site by using climate based modelling to guide the design and selection of heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting equipment and their associated control systems.

All aspects of the development were considered to ensure sustainability lay at the heart of the scheme. All the suitable waste from the demolition of the existing storage and workshop buildings were removed to make way for the new building, was donated and reused locally providing base material for a new access road for a local farmer and as part of the construction of parking facilities at a new sports field. Efforts were made to procure materials made locally to reduce impacts of the development and simulate the local economy; this amounted to at least 10% of the total cost of all materials. The faรงade was developed to minimise solar gain, while maximising natural light. Energy efficient equipment was installed and materials with recycled content and low embodied energy were chosen. Electric vehicle charging points and secure cycle parking facilities were incorporated as part of a sustainable transport strategy for the new building, helping to achieve its LEED Gold rating.

ABOUT FAITHFUL+GOULD Faithful+Gould is a worldwide integrated project and programme management consultancy. Wherever in the world, we support clients with the construction and management of their key assets, important projects and programmes. High profile projects we have worked on include the World Trade Center site and ITER and our clients include such companies as GSK, EDF, Michelin, Rolls Royce, Intel, Exxon and Coca-Cola Co.

With a turnover in excess of £230 million we employ over 2,300 passionate and experienced professionals operating from a network of more than 50 offices throughout Asia Pacific, UK and Europe, the Middle East and the Americas.

We are a member of the Atkins Group, one of the world’s leading design, engineering and project management consultancies.

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