Green Building Assignment PDF
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Added on 2021-04-16
Green Building Assignment PDF
Added on 2021-04-16
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Running head: GREEN BUILDING ASSESSMENT STANDARDSGREEN BUILDING ASSESSMENT STANDARDSNameCourseProfessorUniversityCity/stateDate
GREEN BUILDING ASSESSMENT STANDARDS 2Green Building Assessment StandardsQuestion 1Question 1(a): Gap Analysis and economical proposals to attain Green Mark Platinum awardThe building’s Existing Non-Residential Buildings (Version 3) scorecard shows that there are several areas where the score was very low in comparison with the maximum score. Therefore the owner of the building should focus on improving the areas that were awarded less than 50% of the maximum points and those that did not get any point at all. The following are some of the proposals that may help the building owner achieve Green Mark Platinum:Install a suitable permanent measuring and verification (M&V) instrumentation to monitor the efficiency of the water-cooled chilled-water plant. The instrumentation installed should be effective and capable of calculating the plant’s resultant efficiency within 5% of the true value. Its design and installation should comply with the requirements of relevant standards including AHRI 550/590, ASHRAE Guide 22 and manufacturer’s recommendation. These devices will help the owner in ensuring that the plant operates at its design and expected efficiency so as to minimize energy consumption.The owner should hire a professionals to conduct a comprehensive indoor air quality (IAQ) audit. The audit must be carried out by following the NEA guidelines for IAQ in office premises or SS554:2009 code of practice guidelines for air-conditioned buildings. Information from the audit report will help the owner to identify the best strategies of improving IAQ of the building.
GREEN BUILDING ASSESSMENT STANDARDS 3The owner should put in place measures that facilitate use of energy efficient features andpractices. Some of these measures include: purchasing energy-efficient products certified by relevant rating systems such as Green Star; use of energy-efficient features such as light shelves, motion sensors, heat recovery systems, heat pumps, photocell sensors and sun pipes; and frequently calculating energy efficiency index (EEI) by using energy consumption data. These measures will help minimize energy consumption and improve energy efficiency of the building. The owner should develop an energy policy that includes setting energy targets for the building, discuss about it with the occupants and be committed by providing necessary support to ensure that the set targets are attained. This being a commercial building, occupants that achieve the set targets should be awarded.The owner should also consider capitalizing on available renewable energy. This includesinstalling photovoltaic (PV) solar panels on the building roof and car parking roof, and use of biomass. If available, the owner can also purchase electricity from companies generating and supplying renewable energy in the area.The owner should put in place measures that will facilitate use of alternative water sources such as water recycling and reuse especially for non-potable uses like tilet flushing, washing and irrigation. Some of these include installing rainwater harvesting system, reuse of greywater, use of AHU condensate and use of NEWater. A small water recycling system can also be installed at the building.The owner should set water efficiency targets, ensure that occupants are aware of and committed to these targets, and put in place measures to measure the water efficiency.
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