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Enhancing Sustainability in Commercial Buildings

Explore ways to minimize the environmental impact of commercial buildings by implementing energy-efficient improvements, sustainable practices, and innovative technologies. Topics include natural ventilation, daylight optimization, waste management, water efficiency, renewable energy sources, and green travel initiatives. Learn from Professor Christopher Gorse's insights on non-domestic construction sustainability.

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Enhancing Sustainability in Commercial Buildings

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  1. Sustainability in Non Domestic Construction By Professor Christopher Gorse – licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution – Non-Commercial – Share Alike License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/

  2. Sustainability and Non Domestic Buildings: Reducing the impactEnergy efficient improvements in commercial buildings Christopher Gorse

  3. Identify ways in which commercial buildings can be improved to reduce their impact on the environment.

  4.  Natural ventilation • Natural light • Daylight compensation lighting • Effective recycling • Water efficiency measures within the building • Solar shading and control  • Reduced Water Consumption • Low flow taps / showers • Surface water management • Site Waste Management • Use of reclaimed materials

  5. Maximise daylight – reducing need for lighting • High air-tightness – reduced thermal loss • Highly insulated – increased u-values throughout • Low carbon heat and power from CHP (combined heat and power) • Using internet protocol to monitor building performance • Feedback systems on energy use • Temperature and humidity • Average building use, annual cycles

  6. Free cooling chillers • Heating, cooling and ventilation distributed by active chilled beams • Rainwater harvesting • Grey water – water capture, reuse • Grey water used to flush WC’s and washing machines • Work with water authority to utilise black water • Low water fitting to sanitary areas

  7. Green travel plan • Cycling storage • Showers to encourage alternative means to get to the place of work • Re-use of brown field land • Natural grasses and plants introduced • Dedicated Energy Efficient Lighting, PIR’s (passive infrared • sensors)

  8. Material Sourcing • Recycling Facilities • Photovoltaics • Wind power – local wind turbines, large scale turbines that feed into the grid • Hydropower • Rooftop wind turbines to communal electricity supply or Large scale wind turbine • Rooftop solar thermal system - hot water • Heat Recovery mechanisms - Heating/Cooling & Hot Water system

  9. Reducing need to travel • On site amenities • Cycle storage • Carbon Footprinting • Health & Wellbeing on site • Ecological assessment of site • A/A+ Rated Appliances • On Site Renewable Energy • Heating/Cooling via Open Loop Borehole & VRF (variable refrigerant flow)

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